covered farming

In the Parval plantations in countryside the crops grow from the top to bottom.

By Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23277)

July 2, 2023 8:38pm CST

Vegetables like parval which we call potol in bengali grow in covered sheds. It is a form of covered farming. In the countryside a macha or cover is created. The good thing is they grow from the top to the bottom and bulge at the bottom. As the plants cannot sustain strong sunlight there are sheds created. These vegetables are used in different curries.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Jul 23

Interesting. I’ve never seen a vegetable plant like that.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Jul 23

@sathviksouvik It sounds tasty. Do you eat parval?

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@sathviksouvik (23277)

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4 Jul 23

@RubyHawk yes Ruby my mother cooks parval with potato and makes a watery curry which we eat with chapatis in dinner

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3 Jul 23

thanks Ruby in Bengal parval is cooked with potato and lovely curry is made out of it

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@JudyEv (382731)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

I haven't heard of parval before.

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3 Jul 23

thanks Judy there are many watery vegetables in India which are eaten is summer. One example is bottleguord which is called lau in bengali.

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@AmbiePam (121324)

• United States

3 Jul 23

I did not know any of that; thank you for sharing.

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3 Jul 23

thanks Amber parval is loved a lot by Bengalies as a vegetable and curry

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@db20747 (43419)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

3 Jul 23

Very interesting plant. Love curry

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3 Jul 23

thanks Danna in Bengal parval is cooked with potato and lovely curry is made out of it

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