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Sri Lanka,
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The farmers of the village grow vegetables with
many difficulties.Though they led a bitter life
supporting the crops they are very happy in
getting a good harvest. This picture showsn a
that they are plucking beans very happily.
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Tea plantation
The Tea plant was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1839. The first tea plant was planted in the botanical gardens of Peradeniya and Haggala. Some skeletons of those plants can be seen in these areas. Mr. James Tailor, an Englishman started this tea cultivation in the state of Hevahata in Kandy in 1840. After that the tea cultivation was spreaded all over in Sri Lanka. Specially tea grows well in the hill country. Now the main income most people in Balangoda is the production.
Firstly the tea farmers select a sloppy land and they clean it, Next the stores are remove and the people make hedges in lines across the slopes. As well they cut drains to protect the soil. Sometime the tea farmers get tea donation from the government, So all are motivated for this farm. The farmers dig holes to plant tea plants in lines keeping spaces four feets between two lines. They started to plants the plant When the rainy seasons comes in November to January.
Some farmers prepare the own the plants for the cultivation. Major’s tea plant bed are prepared in several places at Welange, Mawela and others villages. When the tea plants are 612.224 months they proun the plants. Then
after two years old to tea cultivation. They pick tender leaves put them in to net saiks loard into tea factories. |
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