Tuesday 27 October 2015

Vegetable Sowing Chart for Tamilnadu

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series,  we are going to see Vegetable Sowing Chart for Tamilnadu.
  • The chart below is for the best season.
  • The chart below is for Plains and NOT for Hills.
  • The chart below is for irrigated lands and NOT for Rainfed lands.

Crop Name
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr 
May
Jun
JulAugSepOctNovDec
AmaranthYYYYYYYYYYYY
Annual Moringa YYYY
Ash GourdYY
Asparagus

BabycornYYYYYYYYYYYY
Basella

BeetrootYY
Bellary OnionYY
BhendiYYYY
Bitter GourdYY
Bottle GourdYY
BrinjalYYYY
BroadbeansYYYY
Brussels Sprout

Butter Bean







Cabbage

YYYY
CapsicumYYYYYY
CarrotY
CauliflowerYYYYYY
CeleryYYYYYYYYYY
Ceylon Spinach






Chakravathi Keerai

Chekurmanis

Chickpea


YY
ChilliesYYYYYY
Chinese Cabbage

Chinese PotatoYY

Chow chowYY

Cluster BeansYYYY
Coccinia

ColocasiaYYYY
CucumberYYYYY
Curry LeafYY
DioscoreaYY
Elephant Foot YamYY

French BeanYY
GherkinYYYYYY
Knol-khol

LablabYYYYYYYYYYYY
Lablab (Pandal)





YY



Lettuce





Mint

Musk MelonYYYY
Palak

PaprikaYY
PeasYY


YY
Potato

YY
PumpkinYYYY
Radish



Y
Rhubarb

Ribbed GourdYY
Small OnionYYYY
Snake GourdYY
Soybean







Sweet PotatoYYY
TapiocaYYYYYYYYYYYY
TindaYY

TomatoYYYY
Turnip



Vegetable CowpeaYYYY
WatermelonYY
Winged Bean







Friday 16 October 2015

Vegetable Sowing Chart for South India

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series,  we are going to see Vegetable Sowing Chart for South India.


Crop Name
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr 
May
Jun
JulAugSepOctNovDec
AmaranthYYYY
Annual Moringa
Ash GourdYYYYYYY
AsparagusYY
BabycornYY
BasellaYY
BeetrootYYYY
Bellary OnionYYYYYYY
BhendiYYYYYYYY
Bitter GourdYYYYYYY
Bottle GourdYYYYYYY
BrinjalYYYYYY
BroadbeansYYYYYYYY
Brussels SproutYY
Butter BeanYYYYYYYY
CabbageYYYYY
CapsicumYYY
CarrotYYYYYY
CauliflowerYYYY
CeleryYY
Ceylon SpinachYYYYYYY
Chakravathi KeeraiYY
ChekurmanisYY
ChickpeaYYYY
ChilliesYYYYY
Chinese CabbageYY
Chinese PotatoYY
Chow chowYY
Cluster BeansYYYYYYYY
CocciniaYY
ColocasiaYY
CucumberYYYYY
Curry LeafYY
DioscoreaYY
Elephant Foot YamYY
French BeanYYYYYYYY
GherkinYY
Knol-kholYY
LablabYY
LettuceYYYYYY
MintYY
Musk MelonYYYYYYY
PalakYY
PaprikaYY
PeasYYYY
PotatoYY
PumpkinYYY
RadishYYYY
RhubarbYY
Ribbed GourdYYYYYYY
Small OnionYYYYYYY
Snake GourdYYYYYYY
SoybeanYYYYYYYY
Sweet PotatoYY
TapiocaYY
TindaYY
TomatoYYYYY
TurnipYYYY
Vegetable CowpeaYYYYYYYYY
WatermelonYYYYYYYY
Winged BeanYYYYYYYY

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Manures - Misc

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series,  we are going to see the Misc. Manures.


Wood Ash
  1. Burn the dead woods which result in wood ash.
  2. Allow the wood ash to cool down.
  3. Wood Ash contains Lime and Potash.
  4. Wood Ash should be used in small quantities only on the soil.
  5. Hardwood plants contains good amount of minerals compared to Softwood plants.

Pesticides - Misc

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series,  we are going to see the Misc. pesticides.


Wood Ash
  1. Burn the dead woods which result in wood ash.
  2. Allow the wood ash to cool down.
  3. Wood Ash can be placed around the base of the plant as well as sprinkle the ash on the foliage of the crop as well.
  4. Wood Ash is mainly used for Vegetable Crops.
  5. Wood Ash provides excellent results against Cutworms, Caterpillars, Grass Hoppers etc.
  6. Wood Ash provides only temporary protection against pests.

Tuesday 6 October 2015

Categories or Types of Vegetables

As part of our Agriculture for Everybody blog series,  we are going to see the different Categories or Types of Vegetables.

A new farmer or even an experienced farmer does have doubts regarding the different types of vegetables and how they have to be handled in terms of whether to Stake, allow Creeping or allow Climbing.  I hope the data provided below will give a ready answer to that.


Crop Name
Type (Fruit / Root & Tuber / Green Leafy / Cole / Bulb)
Creeper (Ground Creeper / Natural Climber / Assisted Climber / Stakes)
Require Pandal  / Trellises System?
3
4
AmaranthG
Annual Moringa F
Ash GourdFG
AsparagusG
BabycornF
BasellaG
BeetrootR
Bellary OnionB

BhendiF
Bitter GourdFNY
Bottle GourdFNY
BrinjalF
BroadbeansFS
Brussels SproutG
Butter BeanF
CabbageC
CapsicumF
CarrotR
CauliflowerC
CeleryG
Ceylon SpinachGN
Chakravathi KeeraiG
ChekurmanisG
ChickpeaF
ChilliesF
Chinese CabbageC
Chinese PotatoR

Chow chowFN
Cluster BeansFS
CocciniaFNY
ColocasiaR

CucumberFN
Curry LeafG
DioscoreaR

Elephant Foot YamR

French BeanFN
GherkinFN
Knol-kholR
LablabFNY (Pandal Type)
LettuceG
MintG
Musk MelonFG
PalakG
PaprikaFN
PeasFN
PotatoR

PumpkinFG
RadishR
RhubarbF

Ribbed GourdFNY
Small OnionB

Snake GourdFNY
SoybeanF
Sweet PotatoR

TapiocaR
TindaFA
TomatoFS
TurnipR
Vegetable CowpeaFN
WatermelonFG
Winged BeanFN