Thiruvananthapuram: Prasannan G is elated that he has set a brand new document along with his experimental farming of the much less standard sort of tuber crop – mukkizhangu. Not too long ago, he harvested round 125 kg of the yam type from his 20-cent land in Attingal.
“In line with Central Tuber Crop Analysis Institute (CTCRI) officers, it is a first for this explicit selection which has nice well being advantages. The result’s astonishing, however the secret lies within the systematic strategy of prepping the soil earlier than planting. The suitable depth is the important thing for the reason that crop calls for a number of room to develop,” he stated.
This isn’t the primary time that he has earned reward from fellow farmers and associations. Prasannan, who retired as sub-inspector in 2011, began his journey as a farmer in 2015 with a small vegetable backyard on his terrace at Pongummoodu. Over time, the backyard expanded to a full-blown farm of greens, spices, fruits and even rice inside his 16-cent home compound. “After my retirement, I made a decision to return to the roots and harvest fruit and veggies at house,” he stated.
From 10 kinds of spinach, eight kinds of tomatoes, cauliflower, carrot, bitter gourd, capsicum, sugar-free tapioca, and mint to spices like turmeric, coriander, ginger and pepper, his terrace farm can also be house to fruits like Chinese language oranges, pineapples, cherry and vines bearing violet ardour fruits. “I’ve planted the Uma number of rice in massive pots which yield simply 300-500 gm in complete. The concept, due to this fact, is to plant extra progressively. We get extra of the remainder of the objects usually, which we promote on the weekly Gandhi Smaraka Market,” Prasannan stated.
The 68-year-old who gained the award for the perfect terrace farmer in 2019 continues to set an instance for the city-dwellers that it’s certainly attainable to develop elements utilising the out there house.
“In line with Central Tuber Crop Analysis Institute (CTCRI) officers, it is a first for this explicit selection which has nice well being advantages. The result’s astonishing, however the secret lies within the systematic strategy of prepping the soil earlier than planting. The suitable depth is the important thing for the reason that crop calls for a number of room to develop,” he stated.
This isn’t the primary time that he has earned reward from fellow farmers and associations. Prasannan, who retired as sub-inspector in 2011, began his journey as a farmer in 2015 with a small vegetable backyard on his terrace at Pongummoodu. Over time, the backyard expanded to a full-blown farm of greens, spices, fruits and even rice inside his 16-cent home compound. “After my retirement, I made a decision to return to the roots and harvest fruit and veggies at house,” he stated.
From 10 kinds of spinach, eight kinds of tomatoes, cauliflower, carrot, bitter gourd, capsicum, sugar-free tapioca, and mint to spices like turmeric, coriander, ginger and pepper, his terrace farm can also be house to fruits like Chinese language oranges, pineapples, cherry and vines bearing violet ardour fruits. “I’ve planted the Uma number of rice in massive pots which yield simply 300-500 gm in complete. The concept, due to this fact, is to plant extra progressively. We get extra of the remainder of the objects usually, which we promote on the weekly Gandhi Smaraka Market,” Prasannan stated.
The 68-year-old who gained the award for the perfect terrace farmer in 2019 continues to set an instance for the city-dwellers that it’s certainly attainable to develop elements utilising the out there house.
