Field Guide / FIELD READING
Before sowing, read the seed
A practical route from the seed bag to the field: identity, germination, sowing conditions and a record worth keeping.
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Understand the work.
From the seed bag to the pantry. Explore soil, feeding, crop problems, water, field work and harvest, with examples from our farm notebook.
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Seed & soil
Begin with the seed, the soil and a plan for the crop.
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Turn a soil test into a field decision
Sampling, units, crop history and timing: how to turn laboratory results into a fertiliser plan that fits the field.
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Mustard after the monsoon
From seedbed to the first field visits: follow mustard establishment without letting a sowing date stand in for a growing crop.
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What pulses bring to a crop rotation
Chana can change a field’s sequence of work and biology, but its contribution needs local assessment.
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Feeding the crop
Understand the nutrients, the product and the route to the plant.
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What the numbers on a fertiliser bag mean
A straightforward guide to NPK, nutrient labels and choosing what your soil needs.
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Feeding the soil, feeding the leaves
Basal feeding, top-dressing and foliar sprays, explained through a season in the banana and paddy fields.
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Pests, weeds & damage
Look closer at leaves, roots, weeds and uneven growth.
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Before the sprayer comes out
Leafroller, insecticides, fungicides and the observations that make a treatment record useful.
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The work between the rows
Hand weeding, rogueing and herbicides: different ways of responding to a growing weed problem.
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Open the fold: reading rice leaffolder damage
Folded leaves are a reason to look closely. Learn what supports an identification and what to record before deciding on action.
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When a crop falls over
How to inspect lodging, record its extent and plan the next step without mistaking a flattened patch for a confirmed cause.
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One field, several harvest clocks
Green patches beside mature plants need closer inspection. A guide to mapping differences and keeping harvest decisions and records clear.
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What a marked banana leaf can tell you
Start with leaf age, pattern and new growth. A practical guide to useful observations before naming a nutrient problem or disease.
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Water & roots
Follow irrigation, rain and the conditions below the surface.
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Roots need air as well as water
What prolonged saturation changes below ground, and why drainage deserves attention.
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Water has its own timetable
Pumps, rain, drainage and crop stages: why irrigation begins with reading the field.
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Field work
Connect the calendar, the machines and the work that gets done.
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The tractor is only half the story
Levelling, rotavators, earthing-up and harvest work: understanding the tools through the job they do.
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Plan the work, then close the record
Turn a seasonal task into a clear operation with a purpose, readiness check, sequence and honest completion note.
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A farm calendar has more than one clock
Season names help us orient ourselves; crop stages, weather and completed work make the calendar useful.
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Harvest & processing
Follow the crop through cutting, drying, milling and the pantry.
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When is grain ready to leave the field?
Maturity, moisture and the work after cutting all matter when choosing a harvest window.
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The work between harvest and storage
Why clean grain, measured drying and regular checks belong together after harvest.
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Khapli wheat has another layer to lose
Dehulling, cleaning and flour milling are different stages—and their weights answer different questions.
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The stages between paddy and a bowl of rice
Husks, bran, broken kernels and batch records explain why rice changes after the field.
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Chana from the pod to the pantry
Harvesting, cleaning and deciding between whole chickpeas and dal are separate pieces of the work.
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