A liberal dose of pepper on his terrace
The Hindu
Pastor uses a unique method to grow 48 pepper plants on his 1,500-sq ft terrace
When pastor P.D. Yohannan took a flight to Kerala in March 2020, he had his return ticket ready. But COVID-19 disrupted all his plans, confining him to his homestead in Kottarakara. Since lockdown meant zero routine business, he started cultivating pepper plants on terrace and today his little garden is attracting visitors, including scientists, researchers, and students, from all parts of the State.
“I have been living outside Kerala for the last four decades and suddenly there was no church or prayer meetings to conduct. I started looking for productive options and started researching about crops that require minimal maintenance. Since we have vegetables and tubers in the compound, I decided to cultivate pepper in our 1,500-sq ft terrace,” he says.