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Groasis waterboxx experiment at navy basis INS TRATA in Mumbai India
The basis is beautiful and well kept but watered daily with scarse ground water
Pieter Hoff explains Commander Dinesh Sing the function of the radicle roots
The present planting material is checked
A pot with a rooted cutting is opened
The roots are carefully taken out the soil
The roots are washed to be able to better check the presence of a radicle root
The radicle root is destroyed and regrows with a far thinner new root not capable to penetrate dry or rocky soil
Commander Singh decides to sow seeds in order to get perfect radicle roots
Pieter Hoff demonstrates how to make a planting place without destoying the capillary
The seed is soaked in water for 72 hours
In each opening that you see in the carton cartboard we put 2 seeds
The seed is covered slightly if more than one germinates we cut the smallest away
The windprotectors are attached
The box is well covered with soil at the sides in order to prevent evaporation of the water below it
Spill 4 liters (1 gallon) in the center and 16 liters (4 gallons) in the box
R to L Mrs Singh spouse of Comr Singh Mr Mitul Shah CEO Neel Agrotech and Mr Vashitwa Mishra Gen Manr of Global Carbon Exchange
Mrs Singh plants the first Groasis waterboxx in India
Explanation
Selecting and sowing the seed
Covering the sides of the waterboxx
Commander Singh prepares the next waterboxx
Putting the isolation plate inside the waterboxx
Putting the cover on top of the waterboxx
Pulling the wick through the opening in the bottom with a plier
Wick pulled with plier detail
Ready to plant
Commander Singh and his wife plant the second Groasis waterboxx in India
Taking care that the seeds are exactly below the openings of the carton cover
Putting the waterboxx in its place and the wick alongside the carton
Filling with water and ready to grow
Mrs Singh teaches Mr Jan Lindeman CEO of Indo-Dutch Consultancy how to plant
Sowing the seed
Three cm (one inch) deep
In order to not forget where you have sown we put a straw
Concentrated assembling the waterboxx
Commander Singh and Mr Shah are enjoying seeing somebody else at work with +38C°
Carefully putting the waterboxx in the right place
Four liters through spilling in the center in order not to wash away the seeds
Sixteen liters in the waterboxx enough for the whole year
Mr and Mrs Dinesh Singh
Mr Mishwa also prepares a planting place and plants a waterboxx
Filling with water
After the planting we talk about the last details
The team happy with the first planting of the Groasis waterboxx in India
Groasis thanks Commander Dingh at INS TRATA for his kind help and interest to reforest India
The INS TRATA site seen from the Mumbay Bridge
