Over time, a few decisions began to show results. What didn’t work at first slowly started improving. The soil responded, the crops stabilized, and small returns began to come in. It wasn’t immediate, and it wasn’t consistent in the beginning but gradually, the farm started to sustain itself.
Coconut & Early Crops
In 2018, soon after the borewell was completed, I planted 120 coconut saplings. Since they were still small, I used the space for maize farming.
I did two crop cycles of maize. Both times, the yield was good and the returns were encouraging. After harvest, the leftover plant material was mulched back into the soil, improving its fertility.
After about four years, the coconut trees matured. That’s when I started harvesting and selling tender coconuts. For the first time, the farm began generating recurring monthly income. Not just seasonal returns.
Banana
In 2021, I moved to banana farming and planted around 900 plants. The crop suited my weekend schedule. It didn’t require daily supervision, and I managed most of the work during my visits watering, removing extra saplings, and maintaining the plants.
When the first yield came in, I sold around 4 tons of raw banana at ₹25–₹30 per kg. It was one of the first times the effort translated into visible returns.
I continued the crop for four consecutive cycles. Over time, by selling in Mysore, prices increased to around ₹50 per kg.
Alongside the main crops, I used the remaining 20 guntas to grow millets, horse gram, and pulses. It started as a small addition, but it helped make better use of the land. Over time, these crops became part of the farm’s routine, low maintenance, but valuable in improving soil health and balance.
A Birthday That Grew Into Something More
On October 19, 2023 my son's birthday, we visited my grandparents to seek their blessings. As we were leaving, they pressed ₹1500 into his hands.
On the drive back to the farm, I asked him what he wanted to do with it. He looked at me and said, "You tell me." I thought for a moment. "If you spend it, it'll be gone. But if you're open to it, we could do something different, buy plants and grow them."
He smiled and agreed. We stopped at a nursery in Mudukutore and picked out 250 Melia Dubia saplings at ₹6 each. That afternoon, we planted them together on the farm. A birthday rooted in the ground, quietly growing.
Avacado
Alongside banana, I planted avocado, as they need shade during the early stages. The banana plants provided that support.
The avocado trees took their time, but they established steadily. By mid-2025, I made the decision to remove the banana crop and focus more on avocado, thinking long term.
Now, after four years, the first yields have started to come in.
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