TIMELY BLOSSOM SHOWER BRINGS CHEER TO COFFEE PLANTERS IN COORG

Kodagu received the much-awaited ‘blossom shower’ on Sunday, cheering the coffee planters of a bountiful coffee crop in the next season.

manju blossom

 

 

 Most parts of Kodagu, including Madikeri, Suntikopppa, Virajpet, Napoklu, Bhagamandala, Gonikoppal, Kushalanagar, Somwarpet and Shantivarasanthe, received copious rains.

 Blossom shower, the first showers of the season, is critical for a good coffee crop and looked upon eagerly by the planters.  

 Meanwhile, Kiraganduru gram panchayat in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district recorded maximum rainfall in the state measuring 111.5mm in the last 24-hours.

 According to reports, the Sunday showers damaged the coffee blossom in a few areas in Kodagu where the planters had irrigated their estates, not taking chances with the rains.

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2 Responses

  1. sujata vaishya says:

    So good to read about Coorg. My mother’s home. Settled in Gwalior it’s good to hear about pretty things like blossom showers.

  2. Kuttappa says:

    Hi,

    I was there on “Padi Iguthappa” temple the day it rained, felt the blessings of rain god of ours.

    Kuttappa

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