He uses large mud-pots, as high as 180 cm or 3 feet, to store paddy grains for long time. These pots are made of clay and paddy straw, and are air tight. Paddy stored inside such pots do not absorb moisture from the air. Use large mud-pots, as high as 180 centimetres (three feet), to store paddy grains for long time. These pots are made of clay and paddy straw, and are airtight
Formulation: Large mud-pots
Ingredients: Mud-pots made of clay and paddy straw
"Farmers indigenously stored pulse grains in earthen mud pots. For safe storage of grains, seeds were filled in earthen pot to its ¾th volume and then remaining top ... [Traditional Storage practices – by C karthikeyan ]"
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