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Intercroppingor Mixed cropping :
Intercropping : Inter cropping or Farming is Sowing Two or More crops in a same piece of land with a systematic spacing.The main aim of intercropping is to increase the productivity in a unit area.In Intercropping crops are grown in rows and columns with a specified distance.In this one crop helps the other crop to grow.Weeds can be minimized & the organic matter in the soil is also increased by intercropping.Applying of manure or fertilizers & harvesting the crop is simple because the crops are grown in systematic manner.Some of the crops grown in intercropping method are ,In maize ,legumes(beans) crop & squash plants can be grown as intercropping.I will explain how it can be planted.
Growing of Maize ,legumes & squash in a single piece of land is named as "Three sisters".It is a method of farming done by Native American Tribes.
THREE SISTERS Garden;
In this method first maize is sown in rows or randomly.After maize is grown to a height of 5 inches ,Start sowing legumes(beans,blanck gram,bengal garm) plants .These legumes plants are sown near to the maize plant.Then after a week plant the squash seedling in middle of these crops.I will show some models of sowing the three plants in pics.Now we will see why they call it as a Three sisters.
Here the first sister is maize crop ,it has some strong stem and it provides a structure to the beans( second sister) for climbing.The Beans(2nd sister) helps the other two sisters by providing Nitrogen to soil i..e used by them.
Squash(third sister) plants covers the ground like a mulch and eradicate the weeds and also helpful to hold the moisture in soil.Squash plant is also a best repellant of pests due to its hairy structure .As every crop is helping the other crop growth it is called as "Three Sisters"In this method maize can be replaced with "sunflower Crop".
Intercropping can also be done in yearly or seasonal crops .In banana crop ,vegetables(ginger,turmeric,bhendietc) can be grown as intercrops.In coconut farms also banana, mariegold,pepper,coco crops can be grown as intercrops.In paddy ,blackgram & green gram can be grown as intercrop in large rows.Here blackgram helps paddy by fixing nitrogen to soil.
In paddy , Maize,sunflower , Red gram carrot,groundnut,green gram,bhendi crops can be grown as intercropping.This can be practiced in Rhabi season or places where availability of water is less.In this paddy is sown by practicing old method at a distance of 3x3 feet .After 45 days of transplanting paddy intercrops are sown in middle spaces.This is subhash parekar method of Natural farming paddy using only 5% of water.In this method "Ghanajeevamrutham " is to be applied to the soil .As Ghanajeevamrutham increase the organic matter in soil which hold the moisture for long time.It is already practiced by a natural farmer named Vijayram & suceeded.The main aim of this method is to take different crops using less amount of water .
In his experience he explained that this method of paddy intercropping is not used for farmers who thinks about huge profits.He also said that it is useful for only small farmer families who lives in village and does farming.
Intercropping helps in pest control .
Intercropping increase the productivity in a unit area .
Intercropping increase the health of soil by increasing organic matter.
Intercropping eradicates Soil erosion.
Some of daily food needs of farmers can be met by Intercropping.
Cost of the cultivation can be decreased.
Thank u for viewing .In next blogs i write about integrated farming & making of an egg incubator.If any suggestions plaease write in comment section.
" Once a farmer is always a FARMER"
Intercropping : Inter cropping or Farming is Sowing Two or More crops in a same piece of land with a systematic spacing.The main aim of intercropping is to increase the productivity in a unit area.In Intercropping crops are grown in rows and columns with a specified distance.In this one crop helps the other crop to grow.Weeds can be minimized & the organic matter in the soil is also increased by intercropping.Applying of manure or fertilizers & harvesting the crop is simple because the crops are grown in systematic manner.Some of the crops grown in intercropping method are ,In maize ,legumes(beans) crop & squash plants can be grown as intercropping.I will explain how it can be planted.
Growing of Maize ,legumes & squash in a single piece of land is named as "Three sisters".It is a method of farming done by Native American Tribes.
THREE SISTERS Garden;
In this method first maize is sown in rows or randomly.After maize is grown to a height of 5 inches ,Start sowing legumes(beans,blanck gram,bengal garm) plants .These legumes plants are sown near to the maize plant.Then after a week plant the squash seedling in middle of these crops.I will show some models of sowing the three plants in pics.Now we will see why they call it as a Three sisters.
Here the first sister is maize crop ,it has some strong stem and it provides a structure to the beans( second sister) for climbing.The Beans(2nd sister) helps the other two sisters by providing Nitrogen to soil i..e used by them.
Intercropping can also be done in yearly or seasonal crops .In banana crop ,vegetables(ginger,turmeric,bhendietc) can be grown as intercrops.In coconut farms also banana, mariegold,pepper,coco crops can be grown as intercrops.In paddy ,blackgram & green gram can be grown as intercrop in large rows.Here blackgram helps paddy by fixing nitrogen to soil.
In paddy , Maize,sunflower , Red gram carrot,groundnut,green gram,bhendi crops can be grown as intercropping.This can be practiced in Rhabi season or places where availability of water is less.In this paddy is sown by practicing old method at a distance of 3x3 feet .After 45 days of transplanting paddy intercrops are sown in middle spaces.This is subhash parekar method of Natural farming paddy using only 5% of water.In this method "Ghanajeevamrutham " is to be applied to the soil .As Ghanajeevamrutham increase the organic matter in soil which hold the moisture for long time.It is already practiced by a natural farmer named Vijayram & suceeded.The main aim of this method is to take different crops using less amount of water .
In his experience he explained that this method of paddy intercropping is not used for farmers who thinks about huge profits.He also said that it is useful for only small farmer families who lives in village and does farming.
Intercropping helps in pest control .
Intercropping increase the productivity in a unit area .
Intercropping increase the health of soil by increasing organic matter.
Intercropping eradicates Soil erosion.
Some of daily food needs of farmers can be met by Intercropping.
Cost of the cultivation can be decreased.
Thank u for viewing .In next blogs i write about integrated farming & making of an egg incubator.If any suggestions plaease write in comment section.
" Once a farmer is always a FARMER"
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