Unused agriculture land during dry season in Cambodia is frequent. Soil is made to be alive, to be productive. Empty dry areas as shown in the picture however is frequent in many Asian countries with an old and may be rusty rice culture.
The traditional culture of rice farming and rice eating limits the productivity and thus also the potential revenue of farmers. Here in Cambodia during dry season much of the country's agriculture land is dry and empty.
As shown in the previous pictures, there are alternatives with high productivity and low work needed to turn all land into a year round living resource of valuable food. Corn, vegetables, herbs or fruits are but a few additional possibilities within the limits of climate and water available. No additional investment is needed to turn this dry and empty land into a 2 season year round farm land of much higher productivity. The only change needed is in the head of consumers shifting from rice only priority to a more versatile and also healthier food variety. In addition of course also the farmers need some rethinking of the hundreds of years old farming habits. A little learning may be with support from outside help or government support could turn such dry land into a year round fertile green source of revenue and food for an entire nation and thus also improve the livelihood of farmers in Cambodia.
In album Kingdom of Cambodia Pictures
I don't generally approve of plants in houses - they never look quite comfortable, not in my home, at least. I've been lucky enough to travel to places where Ficus benjamina are the size of oak trees and Monstera deliciosa are climbing towards a forest canopy. For me it just doesn't feel right to grow them next to the TV.
But it's a plantaholic's prerogative to change their mind. So I must confess I was secretly delighted to discover at Tatton what could become my ideal houseplant.
The Hawaiian palm (brighamia) is not so much a jungle escapee desperately pining for the rainforest - it's more of an endangered species in need of fostering. Raised from seed by Dutch nursery Plant Planet, these beautiful plants can be grown happily in your living room. And as there are only seven specimens left in the wild, the IUCN is desperate to bring attention to them.
That's a pretty good reason to grow one. They need little watering and have the added bonus of flowering in deepest, darkest winter. I think I have the perfect spot in mind.
Camilla Phelps, Gardening Editor
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