#winter crop

[indizombie]

The lockdown couldn't have come at a worse time. India's peak farm activity happens between April and June. This is when the winter crop - wheat, rice and pulses - is harvested and sold. It is also peak season for fruits. And it is also when farmers begin sowing the summer rain-fed crop, comprising paddy, pulses, cotton and sugarcane. "The lockdown has hit both these seasons," says Mekhala Krishnamurthy, an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Ashoka University.

Soutik Biswas, ‘Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?‘, BBC

[mauricesmall]

Two different types of mustard plants.

[regnum-plantae]

A break at the -ghost- farm

I spent the 26th of December with the paternal side of my family and during lunch, between the last course and dessert, some of us went to the place you see above. It’s a corner of a large, disused farm where a relative I call uncle has been keeping poultry and a vegetable garden for years in accord with the late owners. Unfortunately nobody is currently living on the estate as the last elderly resident passed away recently, living nobody to make use of the space. 

We first of all cut up and loaded in the car boot some wood for the fireplace -I hadn’t seen this part coming when a visit to the farm was mentioned, but I actually love hands-on work so was quite happy with it! We then went around and I could photograph the beautiful chickens and pheasants (Phasianus colchicus, female with chicks visible in the fourth small photo in the background) and the compact cabbage patch. We even found an egg that my little cousin got to take home. I wish I had more of this in my life!

[cinader]

Pink Grapefruit Bliss

Pink Grapefruit Bliss

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[nawanagartime]

જામનગર જિલ્લામાં 1600 હેક્ટરમાં રવિ પાકનું વાવેતર

જામનગર જિલ્લામાં 1600 હેક્ટરમાં રવિ પાકનું વાવેતર

જામનગર સહિત સમગ્ર રાજ્યમાં આ વર્ષે મેઘરાજાએ વર્ષોની પાણીની તરસ છિપાવી ભારે કૃપા કરી છે. નબળી શરૂઆત બાદ દોઢ મહિના પછી વિધિવત બેસેલાં ચોમાસાએ પાછું વળવાનું નામ ન લેતાં અતિવૃષ્ટિ જેવો માહોલ સર્જી દીધો હતો. આ માહોલ વચ્ચે છેલ્લે-છેલ્લે ખરીફ પાક પર માવઠાની અસર જોવા મળી છે. ખરીફ સિઝન અંત પર છે ત્યારે જામનગર સહિત સૌરાષ્ટ્રમાં રવિ પાક સિઝનની શરૂઆત થઇ ચૂકી છે. જો કે, જામનગર જિલ્લાના મોટાભાગના જિલ્લાઓમાં…

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[blueprintlog]

Noname Chicken Ranch winter crop suggestions

one bed in root crops (carrots,beets, and onions), another in cole crops (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and bok choy), and another in salad greens (lettuces, mesclun, spinach, and chard).