“we started growing” cashmere rose Because their shelf life is long. They last about two days, compared to just 12 hours of homegrown roses. The harvest was plentiful and I sold a lot of stock outside Gujarat as well. But in the last one year, I realized that the demand for desi roses is increasing,” said Patel, a resident of Bill.
“Desi Gulabs are very popular among both Hindu and Muslim devotees who offer them at religious places. They prefer desi roses because of that sweet fragrance. Kashmiri roses are generally used for ornamental purposes as they look beautiful but do not give off much fragrance,” explained Patel, who has been in floriculture for the past 15 years.
They have 25 bighas of land on which they grow flowers but the main crop is roses. “From this year onwards, I have started growing Kashmiri roses as well as desi roses. Apart from Gujarat, there is a lot of demand for desi roses in Maharashtra and Rajasthan,” Patel told TOI. Another farmer from Darapura village in Padra, who used to grow only Kashmiri roses, has also started cultivating indigenous roses. He said that indigenous roses have less life but people like them more for religious festivals. “I think desi roses are becoming popular again farmers Due to their fragrance and their high demand at religious places. I started growing Kashmiri roses three years ago but from this season I also planted desi roses,” said Chandrakant Patel, who owns 20 bighas of land in Bill village.
He grows about 40 to 50 kg of desi roses per bigha which are then sold in the Vadodara market or taken outside the city. Farmer Animal The taluka is also growing Kashmiri roses in huge quantities. Patel said Kashmiri roses are here to stay but desi roses are making a great comeback.
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