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This message is for Bangalore Residents Hi, We are doing the first harvest of the season and it will be available for sale from Monday Morning. We are harvesting about 1.5 tonnes and this is expected to be sold out by wednesday. Please drop in between Monday and Wednesday. Naturally ripened...

Thanks for your inputs on the solution to Monkey menace. We have trees outside of our farm, adjacent to our farm barbed wire fence. They jump in to our farm from the adjacent trees. I would also like to know the economics of this solution for large farms (> 10 acres) Regards, Ramesh

Please check out the following links for info on pheromone traps and Panchagavya http://www.techno-preneur.net/information-desk/sciencetech-magazine/2010/dec10/Fruit%20Fly.pdf ORGANIC FARMING :: Panchakavya Thanks, Ramesh

Hi, Thanks. I am excited to learn and contribute through these forums. Regards, Ramesh

Hi, Thanks and wish you the very best. Regards, Ramesh

Thanks Mr Panigrahi. This is a very interesting input. Regards, Ramesh

Thanks Mr Ananthan. I will connect with you. Regards, Ramesh

Hi, It is not just paddy straw. It is the hay that is used for thatched roof huts and it is very commonly available in villages. It is basically denser than paddy hay, which helps to trap heat and ripen faster. It renders a unique aroma to mangos. Regards, Ramesh

Hi, Please drop me an e-mail and I will send the list of nurseries which I have short listed based on my visits. Thanks, Ramesh rkestur@gmail.com

Thanks Dear Swamy, I agree that we need to intercrop to optimize usage of land and reduce the risks associated with mono cropping. We are working on planting arid and semi arid zone fruit trees. I realized that there are quite a few varieties that can be grown. Cashew is one among them. I look...

This is the first year I harvested mango. I had to spend quite an amount on Capital expenditure in cleaning up the weeds, setting up Drip irrigation etc, I was effectively negative the first year considering the capex involved. Hope to turn around this year if the yield and the rates are good ...