FruitsA retired agricultural science teacher in Rasulpur, Ghatail, sold Tk 5 lakh worth of lotkon the previous year from about 2,500 fruiting trees on 7.5 acres, Jagonews24 reported on 25 July 2024.
As ponds and fields fill with water in the month of Srabon, fish in ponds need special care, including moving fingerlings, raising banks and extra feed.
Cutting jute at the flower-bud stage, retting it in clean water and drying the fibre off the ground all help farmers get better-quality fibre.
Srabon, the second and last month of the monsoon, is the time to start seedbeds for early rabi vegetables and to sow a range of leafy greens.
Jute cultivation has increased in Sharsha upazila of Jashore, where farmers expect good yields and profits thanks to suitable soil, low costs and government support.
Once a neglected wild fruit, lotkon is now in demand in Khagrachhari's hills and beyond, and growers hope to earn lakhs of taka from it.
Dhaka University maths professor Dr Shahidul Islam and his wife have turned the roof of their Fuller Road residence into a garden of fruit, vegetables and herbs.
At Basabari in Sharsha upazila, Jashore's biggest wholesale market for mukhi kochu, farmers sell lakhs of taka worth of taro every day directly to traders.
A Khagrachhari farmer has succeeded in growing aloo bukhara for the first time, but says farmers need training in processing before the crop can pay.
A 60-year-old farmer in Sharsha, Jashore, has turned his family's fortunes around by growing pointed gourd, and plans to grow more.
Guava is best planted between May and September, in pits prepared with manure, TSP and potash and left for 10 to 15 days before planting.
Heat and a lack of rain have cut the guava crop in Jhalakathi, and farmers are pinning their hopes on a fair price when the fruit reaches market in 15 days.
In Ashulia, Savar, Farzana Chowdhury has built a rooftop garden of fruit, vegetables, flowers and medicinal plants to help the environment.
