WATER THE MIRACLE MEDIUM
Thirst has different forms the extreme form of which is for water. Water sustains life of different forms of living systema in different ways. Man and animals when they fall short of water and water source, can move in search of water and its source. But poor plants cannot. They whisper as the Nobel Laureate and father of green revolution Norman Borlough said plants cannot shout and yell for water. He said “they whisper and one has to be very near to them and grow with them every day to hear the whisper” A smart farmer or landscape gardner understands this whisper and takes up remedial measures
One such remedial measure I watched in the “High Ridge Park At The Farm” park in Aurora Colorado. Gardeners were tying to the stem of young trees and saplings plastic bags. These plastic bags are insulated and have capacity of 12 gallons of water. The lower end of the bags reach the soil at the junction of stem and roots. Water flow is adjusted in the form of drip near the base of the trees. The bags are replenished with fresh water every fortnight with special water tankers. This whole exercise is to tide over the harsh and cruel Colorado winter and make available much needed precious water for the trees.
PROFESSOR K.A.BALASUBRAMANIAN
Water sustains life on this planet& its importance is known to all communities World over.The Colorado model of irrigating can be practiced by farmers in cold& hot conditions to save plants that sustain human life.May be this model helps animals living in adverse conditions.Life is continuous learning as depicted beautifully by the writer to be emulated by people World over.