The Nursary Plants are picked at Ramji Nursary in Nagarcoil. This includes around 35 coconut saplings of 4 varieties.
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Our purchase is normally a mix of everything to create a genetically diversity natural farm. Hope I will not end up creating a nursary instead of a farm. |
Mallikai - Jasmine Plants are first to go. These are Nagapattinam variety
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Jasmine baby |
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Jasmine being planted after tilling. |
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Jasmine is mulched with local nochi weeds. Sufficient space is provided so that there can be an inter crop later
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Banana 2nd Round. The roots are procured from the nearby farm. Details covered already.
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Banana tubers |
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Banana is planted just after a rain |
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Another view of Banana in place |
Coconut is mostly planted at the fence side.
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The young one inside the pit. Some red soil is added to increase quality. Also some pith. and natural fertiliser |
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Coconut lined up as 2nd row from a fence |
Sweet Potato is a vein. We obtained this from neighbours farm through Subbu Contact for a small price. But the land preparation is a very delicate thing as can be seen. It cost 2 labor days.
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The raised bars prepared for sweet potato and planted |
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Planting in progress |
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