Its been close to 2 months since I started the plantation in
the polyhouse. The Journey has been quite eventful, to say the least. I say
this since apart from the taking care of the plants, I was also busy tackling
some administrative issues.
As I started the 2 months back, the monsoon season had just
started. In this part of the world, it rains quite heavily and I was ready for
that. However planning on paper and actually facing a situation are 2 different
things. As heavy rains continued, I kept the polyhouse windows closed to
prevent rain water from entering inside. This led to lack of ventilation
inside. Higher humidity all around compounded the problem and I realised that
plant growth was slow. However remedial steps have been taken in time.
A weekly schedule has been drawn up for sowing seeds and
vegetables are being planned in different rows. Both direct sowing and
transplantation methods are being adopted. However currently I am seeing better
results with direct sowing than with transplantation.
This week I have started the harvest for the produce. The first Cucumber and Basil from the polyhouse was harvested this week. But the quantity is very less right now.
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| Basil |
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| Coriander |
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| Cucumber |
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| Okra |
In the coming fortnite, I am looking forward to coriander,
Okra (Lady’s Finger) and Karela (Bitter Gourd), apart from Cucumber and Basil.
