Field preparation and varieties for watermelon crop

13/12/2021Posted on
Field preparation and varieties for watermelon crop

Field preparation

  • Before sowing for 10-20 days, mix Trichoderma viride @ 500 gm /acre + FYM @ 4 metric ton/acre + neem cake @ 100 kg/acre in the field.

  • The soil needs to be well prepared for good germination of seeds, after harvesting of the previous crop, one ploughing should be done with the help of earth turning plough and 2-3 ploughing with the help of harrow. If there is less moisture in the soil, then first irrigate then prepare the field, in the last make the field level by using a leveler and make beds of 1.2 m width and 30 cm height for sowing.

Varieties:

Some special varieties of watermelon grown in the Madhya Pradesh region

  • Sagar King – High yield, early maturity, small seeds, oval, up to 3-4 kg, dark black skin, red pulp, ripe fruits can be harvested 60-70 days after sowing, TSS 13.5% . 

  • Seamons Bahubali – Oval, 3-7 kg, full black and shiny, ripe fruits can be harvested 65-70 days after sowing, TSS 15-16.7,

  • Nunhems Max- Ice Box Type Watermelon, oval, 4-5 kg fruit size, dark colored fruit with bright red pulp, ripe fruits can be harvested 70-80 days after sowing, TSS 11-13%

  • Augusta – Sweetness: 11% to 12% Brix, Uniform fruit size, very good adaptability, oval, 7-10 kg, dark green, dark red crisp pulp, ripe fruits are harvested 85 to 90 days after sowing, TSS 11-12%

  • Melody F1- Excellent shipping quality and long shelf life, fruits are oval round with black rind, 4 -5 kg, dark red pulp, small seeds, ripe fruits can be harvested 65-70 days after sowing, ts S 11-12%

With the sowing of the crop, connect your farm with the My Farm section of Gramophone app and keep on getting the exact advice and solutions related to smart agriculture throughout the crop cycle. Share this article with your friends with the share button below.

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Add farmer friends with Gramophone App and earn Rs 3000

13/12/2021Posted on
Gramophone Referral Program

Gramophone is always striving to make your farming smart and increase your profits and in this episode, we have brought another new gift called “Gramophone Referral Program.” Now by connecting your farmer friends with the Gramophone app, You can earn Gram Cash worth thousands of rupees.

First of all, what is GramCash? Let us tell you that GramCash is the point you get through successful downloads, referrals and other offers on the Gramophone app, with the help of which you can buy agricultural products from the app.

Now let’s know how the referral program works?

Through Gramophone Referral Program existing App users farmers can connect their other farmer friends with Gramophone App and earn referral GramCash Points on every successful download.

Let us understand it through an example. Like a farmer, Rajesh refers to a Gramophone app to his friend Mahesh through Facebook or WhatsApp. After this, Rajesh will get 150 GramCash Points and Mahesh will get 100 GramCash Points if Mahesh successfully downloads and registers Gramophone App.

Let us now know the step by step process of referral

  • To avail of the referral program, one has to go to “Refer & Earn” which will open a new page.

  • On this page, you will find a ‘referral code’ which you will have to share with your farmer friend through Facebook and WhatsApp.

  • Get the app downloaded by clicking on the link shared with a farmer friend. Then register them on the app using the referral code.

  • Clicking on the shared link will bring up the screen to install the app from which to install the app.

  • After download, log in with your mobile number. Keep in mind whether the referral code itself is implemented here or not. If the code is not entered automatically, enter it as such and complete the process.

  • Through the referral process, you will receive a total of 150 GramCash, out of which you can use 50 GramCash immediately while 100 GramCash remains in the locked state.

  • You will be able to use these locked 100 GramCash when the farmers referred by you make purchases through the app for the first time.

  • By connecting 20 farmers of your village together with the Gramophone app, you can easily earn Rs 3000 GramCash together. Along with this, the farmers added by you will also get 100-100 GramCash and they can also earn a lot by connecting other farmers with the app.

So to take advantage of the Gramophone referral program, connect more and more farmers of your village town with the app and earn thousands of GramCash and then spend the same GramCash to get the advanced agricultural products delivered to your home.

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Rain in many states due to a western disturbance, see weather forecast across the country

12/12/2021Posted on
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There will be no movement in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea for the next several days. Light Western Disturbance will continue to give rain and snow over the mountains. Once again from December 16, winter will increase in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, western Uttar Pradesh including Madhya Pradesh. Rain will continue over the Coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh including Tamil Nadu.

Source: Skymet Weather

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There will be a fall in the minimum temperature in these states, now frost will increase

11/12/2021Posted on
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Minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius in some parts of Gujarat including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Cold wave likely in Rajasthan’s Churu and Pilani. In Maharashtra also the temperature will drop and winter will increase.

Source: Skymet Weather

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