The red soil was rich but compacted. There was much bush undergrowth that needed to be cleared. However, our greatest avantage was that the land had been left untended. This translated to a basic natural self-healing process, that provided a gentle foundation for our recovery. We unfortunately badly trimmed the mango trees since there were really stinging red ants that feel on your unsuspecting self, leading to many a merry dance.

Over the course of 6 months, I learned much about mulching with sugarcane scraps and mushroom substrate. We rotated the greens, and grow okra and tomatoes. We had abumper harvest of raddish, corn, spinach and coriander. Cabbage, cauliflower and bok choi had problems, while celery and gongura and 1000+ lettuce since we did not have a proper sale system setup.

Allure 29, A Demo

ArunoDaya is a combination of 3 different plots, 2 adjacent and one on the northern border. Open to the road and will 9 mango trees, the food forest offers just the right amount of light and shade to grow different plants. Wedid use the JCB for the first cultivation and tilling, yet we were not able to break many a rock that lies beneath the beds.

We grow only greens in three of the sectors, 5 sections stand home to okra and beans and beetroot, while the last two sections are lined with gourds. We also grow corn and towar dal along the borders

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With the presence of great soil ecosystem, all 8 beds in Arundhathi are rotated to grow greens strategically, both keeping in mind both space and time. We grow spianch, coriander, dill, amaranthus, methi or fenugreen, lettuce, and raddish.

The entire plot is divided into 8 sections each containing approximately for 18 sets of beds which are 20 feet long and 3 feet wide. The plot itself contains about food contains 14 mango trees two in the first section 123 in the second section 6 in the third section and three in the food section it also has cheese, which double up as Lampost given that that the plot faces the road on two sides that are on and it’s constrained to the north north and west direction with a lot of weeds and plants from the neighbors plot. With open road access to the north-east and south-east, Arundhathi receives plenty of sunshine and air. 14 mango trees provide an ecosystem for multiple microclimates. However, a portion of the forest shares its boundary with a neighbor, whose inaccessible plot is filled with weeds and grass. 

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East, South, NorthEast and SouthEast border neighbor's thick weed grass growth and mango trees that create 6 different microclimates. The land slopes towards the eastern section where the collection of soil in the berm and trenches provide for excellent produce and manure. Sarathy is Allure reconfigured. For personal reasons, I had to leave the land unattended, resulting in a whole section filled with weeds. When we cut down the weeds, we failed to realise that there were a bunch of lettuce that had gone to seed. And voila, we got some really amazing lettuce and marigold transplants.

Today, Sarathy has a section of greens, 2 sections of gourds, and another section of lettuce and spinach and raddish. In between two plantings, we also rotated using paladanyam which helps with the soil microbial diversity.

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Situated in the middle with thick forest like weedy growth on 3 sides, Anika still has plently of air and water and sunshine. The 9 mango trees offer strategic spots to create micrclimates for herbs and shade-loving plant alike.

Corn along the borders doubles up as a seperator for the okra and beans from the brinjal. One section grows greens such as spinach, methi, and gongura, while two sections are intercropped with beans and okra and beetroot. A third section caries many different types of brinjals, interspersed with onions. The production cycles are one, two, and three months, allowing for planned crop rotation.

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Mandakini, or garden plot as we lovingly call this plot, has beautifully maintained chickoo, pomegranate, and neem trees. With a house on the eastern side, and a very dense forest growth on the southern boundary, greens and veggies alike struggled to grow in some sections, while the excellent soil pushed the lettuce to flourish in other sections.

Today, we grow corn and towar dal at the entrance to the plot, while the sanguine portion has been dedicated to growing saplings. One section is dedicated to greens, while 2 sections are intercropped with okra, beans, leeks, lettuce, spinach, coriander, and methi along the drip irrigation lines. The greens are added to outcompete the weeds while providing ground cover and revenue.

Mandakini Guru Saran 50

Ahana Gunjan 66

Set silently towards the back of the plots, Annaga is open to the road on the south and west sides. The east side borders aneighbor, and has a high wall

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A plot with 2 edges facing the road, the area is awashed with sun through the entire day, resulting in immense cracks and compaction, best suited for the growth of hardy plants like okrA. 

However, with immense cracks and compaction, the space offers a huge challenge to the bold and brave to plan out layout and design to arrive at multiple microclimates to grow greens.Furthermore, we have taken advantage of the many gradients and slopes to build berms and trenches, which also now double up as compost manure pits

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A plot with 2 edges facing the road, the area is awashed with sun through the entire day, resulting in immense cracks and compaction, best suited for the growth of hardy plants like okra. In addition, the space offers a huge challenge to the bold and brave to plan out layout and design to arrive at multiple microclimates to grow greens.Furthermore, we have taken advantage of the many gradients and slopes to build berms and trenches, which also now double up as compost manure pits.

Unbelievably, we discovered that a broken and spread out anthill coupled with paladanyam led to a bumper first cycle yield of greens. THus this area is a dedicated green plot with boundaries comprising of agathi, sunflower seeds, marigold spewed around, and castor oil plants to form a living boundary that can also provide a shady microclimate in the upcoming summer

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Neem Oil Baking Soda

Agathi

Amaranthus - Dantu

Argulla

Basil

Beans

BeetRoot

Bitter gourd

Bok Choi

Bottle gourd

Brinjal

Brocolli

Green Cabbage

Red Cabbage

Carrot

Cauliflower

Batuwa Saag or Chakotai Keerai

Celery

Green Chilli

Coriander

Corn

Cucumber

Dill - Sabbaki

Gongura - Rosella

Kale

Okra Bindi

Leeks

Lemon Grass

Lettuce Green

Lettuce Red

Lettuce Romaine

Lettuce Iceberg

Mango

Marigold

Methi - Fenugreek

Mint

Mustard

Onion

Papaya

Peanut or Groundnut

Pumpkin White

Pumpkin Yellow

Raddish

Ridge gourd

Snake Gourd

Sponge Gourd

Sunflower oil or sun gold

Palak Spinach

Cherry Tomato

Tomato

Towar Dal - Pigeon pea

Urad Dal - Pigeon pea

Partly open on the southeast side where it has the all day sun, this section is bounded by a neighbor whose field has tall grassy weeds as well as sick mango trees.Bed 1 and 2 hpwever have historically struggled with plant growth.

Pisa Bottom

Close to the tall well, this section receives the warmth of the morning sun. Tall agathi trees form a lovely border.

South Facing

Middle and close to the road, watering is a problem, one that the hose does not always reach the end. In addition, sandy soil and slope ensure that the water drains away rather quickly

West and North West

The top of the middle pile, and with two mango trees, this section has tended to yield good bhindi.

South-east Facing

A sunk well was built into this section, and areas flush with overflow of water have had a solid growth of vegetables

A home to red and green lettuce, this area has been flush with green and bhindi. I do believe that the flow of water and washout of manue that is trapped by the mango tree has helped the greens in this section flourish

3 Mango trees are well placed in bed 3, 10, and 15. The edge adjoining the neighbor does take on the challenge of staying weed free

1-East and Road on 2 sides

6 Mango trees provide abundant shade and coolnees creating a microclimate that is conducive to the growing of greens. With a gentle slope, this section begins as a cool and semi-wet microclimate, a great place to grow greens

2-South East Road

A home to 3 mango trees, this section is bathed with the southern sun. Open to the plot on its southern border, and adjoining Allure on its western border, the 16 beds are in a hot and dry zone

Allure 29, A Demo

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