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In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we are going to see a Data Oriented Complete Guide to Vegetables Crops. The first table (Parameters Template) will contain the parameters filter while the second table (Detailed Template) will contain more details about the crop. Note: Request readers to help update the parameters of the crops and let me know of any other parameters. Parameters Template S.No. Common Name ST / MT / LT (age) SSH / MSH SH / MH SC (%) 1 Amaranth ???? ?????? WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 2 Annual Moringa ???? ???????? WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 3 Ash Gourd WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 4 Asparagus WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 5 Babycorn WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 6 Basella WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 7 Beetroot ???????? WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 8 Bellary Onion WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 9 Bhendi WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 10 Bitter Gourd WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 11 Bottle Gourd WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 12 Bread Fruit WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 13 Brinjal WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 14 Broadbeans WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 15 Brussels Sprout WIP2 WI...

In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we will cover the water irrigation methods generally followed in and around the country.  Only the important methods are covered here. Flood Irrigation This is the traditional method that is being used even today in most parts of our country This is the cheapest method in terms of cost and maintenance is very less The water loss is very high in this method This method is suitable for Paddy, Wheat etc Furrow Irrigation This is another traditional method that is being used even today This method is cheaper as well as easy to maintain The water loss is somewhat average in this method This method is suited for row crops or tree crops This method is suitable for Coconut, Mango, Sugarcane, Vegetables etc Pot Irrigation This method is generally used in areas where the waterfall is very less and hence recommended for dryland agriculture This involves filling up the pot every week or so and hence is a tedious work No or...

In our last blog, we have covered the difference between Internal Water Sources and External Water Sources. In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we will do a deeper analysis and understand the different Internal Water Sources and their advantages and disavantages. Borewells Advantages Disadvantages 1. Occupies very less space 2. Digging of borewell is quite fast 3. No evaporation of water at all 1. Need power for lifting water 2. Identifying the water point is not fool proof 3. How much water available cannot be established? Open Wells Advantages Disadvantages 1. Occupies a little more space 2. Takes more time to dig an Open Well 3. Can measure the amount of water available and plan crops accordingly 4. Can be utilized to store water harvested 5. Recharge of groundwater happens automatically 6. Water can also be lifted by mechanical power 1. Need power for lifting water 2. Little bit of evaporation takes place 3. Mosquito menace can be a problem fo...

We all know Water is a very important requirement for farming activities.  In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we will understand the various sources from where we can get the water for our crops. We can classify the Water Sources into two as below. Internal Water Source External Water Source Internal Water Source Internal Water Sources are those that are available within our farms.  We have some limited control on these water sources. Generally, the Internal Water Sources are created by us and some of them are given below. Borewells Open Wells Ponds I mentioned limited control in the previous paragraph, just to highlight the point, that the water in these sources can become dry if other farms in the area exploit the underground water indiscriminately by using borewells. External Water Source Any water source that is outside of our farm are considered External Water Source.  We have literally no control on these water sources. Some examples of Ex...