Haji calmly walked out with a rope. "We drag this rope over the wheat to shake the frost off. If we leave it, the ice burns the leaves. This is the battle of Rabi: frost and lack of rain."
Because of the lessons learned in this story, Bilal knows exactly when to sow (mid-October), when to irrigate (every 20 days), and when to harvest (before the heatwave of late May). rabi season in pakistan
The family worked together, clearing the frost and cleaning the water channels. They also harvested their and gram (chana) . These "pulse crops" are useful because they put nitrogen back into the soil, fertilizing it for free. Haji calmly walked out with a rope
Unlike the frantic Kharif season of rice and sugarcane that demanded heavy rain, Rabi was calm. They prepared the land for —Pakistan’s staple food. They also set aside small plots for chickpeas (chana) and mustard (sarson) . This is the battle of Rabi: frost and lack of rain
It was harvest time. The entire village helped. Modern tractors with reapers worked alongside old traditions. As they cut the wheat, Haji recited a dua (prayer) of thanks.