Farm Activities

Irrigation means watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth. Irrigation is important to promote proper growth of plants and maintaining the right levels of moisture for the soil. Irrigation is a vital aspect of farming. Any plant or tree that wants to grow needs the right amount of water. Farmers decide from a number of irrigation methods based on the availability of water and their specific demands. Several of them are often used by us. The drip irrigation method is one of them.

Drip Irrigation: It distributes water through a network of valves, pipes, tubing and emitters. It has potetital to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants.

Advantages of Drip irrigation:

• Higher Consistent quality Yields
• Huge water savings: no evaporation, no run off, no waste
• 100% land utilization – drip irrigates uniformly in any topography and soil type
• Energy savings: drip irrigation works on low pressure
• Efficient use of fertilizer and crop protection, with no leaching
• Less dependency on weather, greater stability and lower risks

Border Irrigation is another type of irrigation we used to water mango saplings for grafting process. The top end of the boundary is watered by diverting a stream of water from the canal. The water flows down a ramp. The stream is switched off once the required volume of water has been delivered to the boundary. Plant your little seeds and make sure they’re well-watered. They’ll get bigger soon.