1. The windpump is down for the past 1 week. The bearing has slipped. Subbu has given up fixing it temperorily. It is raining in the farm. We need a permanent solution. I have asked ABS for a solution and they have sent the design problem to POLDAW engineers. Solution has been found in the form of an iron patti to keep the bearing in its place. This is ready last saturday and is being sent through courier. As usual ABS company required too much of followup to get this done. The spare should reach by Monday.
/// Subbu was so happy today to talk about his fish project. May be it was his dream for many months which came true atlast. Hard work pays. ///
2. The fishlings are doing well. This is 2nd day. Subbu said he brought around 1500 Catla and balance 1000 other mixed varities. There was large number of people buying fish from the Papanasam vendor. Standing in queue, people were seen buying 40K etc. Just for fun, we have gone for all varities. Each fishling cost Rs. 1/- . Oil cakes (punnakku) of 40Kg has been dissolved in water as feed on the pond. It should take care for another 15 days. Cowdung also will be dissolved after few days. I asked Subbu to fetch lotus roots from the Chirumalanji Sastha Temple to be put in the pond.
3. There is a large bird hovering around it seems. Subbu told next week we can expect more birds. I asked him to take photos. We need to protect the fish siblings from them. A net perhaps will do. we can expect more life forms to emerge from the pond. Frog, snakes etc.. This is pure fun.
4. The first lot of banana trees may need support. Per subbu they will start flowering and fruit bearing in next 10 days hence. They are Andhra Tholuvai variety and are around 40 trees in all.
5. The new kerosene pump is yet to be started. Need to purchase tubes for drawing water. It may require oil mixed petrol to start and run on kerosene. It is a Korean make Model LT30CX 5.5 HP mini portable costing 15K INR. This is to be used as emergency in case of windmill down.
6. As the ground is soaked with water with continous rain, not attempting to sow any vegetable seeds. Waiting for rain to stop.
7. The seeds sent for my "point forest" (Click here) is finally in its place. We have made a round corner raised mud pit with bricks for lining and have strewn the 200 odd wild species seeds that I had collected over a period of one year and couriered it. I hope to grow here all things that can be conceived. The plants must grow on its own. No help will be provided. Fittest will survive. This will be micro forest for insects, birds and small mammals.
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/// Subbu was so happy today to talk about his fish project. May be it was his dream for many months which came true atlast. Hard work pays. ///
2. The fishlings are doing well. This is 2nd day. Subbu said he brought around 1500 Catla and balance 1000 other mixed varities. There was large number of people buying fish from the Papanasam vendor. Standing in queue, people were seen buying 40K etc. Just for fun, we have gone for all varities. Each fishling cost Rs. 1/- . Oil cakes (punnakku) of 40Kg has been dissolved in water as feed on the pond. It should take care for another 15 days. Cowdung also will be dissolved after few days. I asked Subbu to fetch lotus roots from the Chirumalanji Sastha Temple to be put in the pond.
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| Our Fish tank |
3. There is a large bird hovering around it seems. Subbu told next week we can expect more birds. I asked him to take photos. We need to protect the fish siblings from them. A net perhaps will do. we can expect more life forms to emerge from the pond. Frog, snakes etc.. This is pure fun.
4. The first lot of banana trees may need support. Per subbu they will start flowering and fruit bearing in next 10 days hence. They are Andhra Tholuvai variety and are around 40 trees in all.
5. The new kerosene pump is yet to be started. Need to purchase tubes for drawing water. It may require oil mixed petrol to start and run on kerosene. It is a Korean make Model LT30CX 5.5 HP mini portable costing 15K INR. This is to be used as emergency in case of windmill down.
6. As the ground is soaked with water with continous rain, not attempting to sow any vegetable seeds. Waiting for rain to stop.
7. The seeds sent for my "point forest" (Click here) is finally in its place. We have made a round corner raised mud pit with bricks for lining and have strewn the 200 odd wild species seeds that I had collected over a period of one year and couriered it. I hope to grow here all things that can be conceived. The plants must grow on its own. No help will be provided. Fittest will survive. This will be micro forest for insects, birds and small mammals.
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