Textiles in Small scale farming & Desert farming
Project members
- Brintanil Roy ( 2nd year , Textile Technology)
- Nirneta Sarkar ( 2nd year , Textile Technology)
ABOUT THE PROJECT
It's a project to understand the scope of using textiles ( especially non-wovens )in small scale farming and also to study the usefulness of textiles in small scale farming/gardening.
2. How it can save space for small scale farming by not allowing the roots of the plants to go very deep into the soil in search of water. ( Maximum water content is retained at upper surface of soil , so the roots doesn't have to to deep into the soil).
3. How textiles ( very thick penetratable-biodegradable non-woven) can be the substitute of soil in coming future.
The idea of using non woven layer over the soil layer can be utilized well in desert area. In desert area , normally when plants are sprinkled with water, the water gets evaporated after some time . But this evaporation of water can be prevented by using non wovens . As maximum water is entrapped in between the pores of nonwoven fabric layer , the water evaporation rate will be very slow .
3.Some saplings
Firstly I have taken a tray ,then placed a layer of non woven over it . This will prevent the maximum amount of water to go deeper in the soil.Then I have poured soil over it , created a thick layer of soil. Then over the soil layer , I placed a thin layer of non woven fabric . After that I created very small holes on the non woven layer. Then Saplings are planted at the holes . The holes can also be used to plant some seeds.Finally water is sprinkled over the plants. Since there is plants at only on the holes , and the other surface area of the the soil is covered with textile , there will be no unwanted plants.
For doing that, I want to create more thick and penetrable non woven with high GSM , and with bio degradable fibres. And as the substitute of soil, nutrient solution & water will be applied on the non woven , so that the plants can have nutrients as well as water.
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT
1. How textiles can save water in small scale farming/ gardening.2. How it can save space for small scale farming by not allowing the roots of the plants to go very deep into the soil in search of water. ( Maximum water content is retained at upper surface of soil , so the roots doesn't have to to deep into the soil).
3. How textiles ( very thick penetratable-biodegradable non-woven) can be the substitute of soil in coming future.
● PROJECT IDEA -
The main idea is to use synthetic fibre made non woven fabrics in gardening / small scale farming . The non woven fabric layer will be on top and under the non woven , there will be normal soil.The root will penetrate the non woven layer first then it would deep into the soil. The small , tiny pores of the nonwoven will do the key function of the project . The pores will entrap water molecules , so the root of the plant can absorb water as per need.The idea of using non woven layer over the soil layer can be utilized well in desert area. In desert area , normally when plants are sprinkled with water, the water gets evaporated after some time . But this evaporation of water can be prevented by using non wovens . As maximum water is entrapped in between the pores of nonwoven fabric layer , the water evaporation rate will be very slow .
● PROJECT DETAILS -- for making this project , I have used 1. Polypropylene made non-woven bags
2. Normal soil3.Some saplings
Firstly I have taken a tray ,then placed a layer of non woven over it . This will prevent the maximum amount of water to go deeper in the soil.Then I have poured soil over it , created a thick layer of soil. Then over the soil layer , I placed a thin layer of non woven fabric . After that I created very small holes on the non woven layer. Then Saplings are planted at the holes . The holes can also be used to plant some seeds.Finally water is sprinkled over the plants. Since there is plants at only on the holes , and the other surface area of the the soil is covered with textile , there will be no unwanted plants.
FUTURE PLANS -
Due to urbanisation, day by day land space for farming is decreasing and quality of soil is also decreasing. So , I want to replace the soil layer with biodegradable and penetratable non-woven .For doing that, I want to create more thick and penetrable non woven with high GSM , and with bio degradable fibres. And as the substitute of soil, nutrient solution & water will be applied on the non woven , so that the plants can have nutrients as well as water.
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