The ragi is up
The ragi sown in August has come up well.
Madilu Shantivana
Fruit and timber trees on three acres in Kanakapura
Madilu Shantivana is three acres of fruit trees and native timber trees at Tenginamaradoddi in Kanakapura taluk. Santhosh K and Lakshmi planned it in March 2024, and Mahesh has lived on the farm and looked after it since June 2024. Between the trees grow ragi, tur, papaya and vegetables for the family's kitchen.
The farm in figures
- Land
- 3 acres
- At Tenginamaradoddi, Kanakapura taluk
- First saplings
- June 2024
- Planted after the drip lines were finished in May 2024
- On the planting map
- 847
- Planting places in 46 kinds, on the map of 7 June 2026
- Looked after by
- Mahesh
- Living on the farm since 10 June 2024
The farm, two years apart
May 2024
June 2026
Latest from the farm
Read the whole storyYelakki banana by the gate
Mahesh plants yelakki banana beside the gate.
Fruit to spare
Lemons and star fruit are ripening faster than the family can use them. The sapota and custard apple need a neemamrutha spray against disease and mites.