Products at Shalom Estate
Perennial Crops
Coconut
- CRIC-60 HYBRID
- from Coconut Cultivation Board. Start producing nuts in 5 years.
- Each tree produces approximately 80 nuts per year at peak production.
- The palms in our estate have already started bearing [3 years 7 months]
- KING COCONUT - RED DWARF
- Being native to Sri Lanka, the king coconut water is the top selling natural beverage in Sri Lanka
- The king coconut tree is shorter than typical coconut trees.
- King coconut water, or liquid endosperm of young King coconut is a nutritious, natural beverage as it is rich in sugars (mainly reducing sugars), minerals (mainly K+), vitamins (mainly B & C) and amino acids. King coconut water has been used in Ayurveda (herbal medicine). One of the most common uses is a mixture of Aralu powder (Myrobalans) added to the water of a king coconut.
- Each tree produces approximately 120 nuts per year at peak production
Moringa [Indian Hybrids]
- Propagated using seeds.
- Produce pods in 8 months. Produce throughout the year except during the North-East monsoon.
Herbs and Leafy Vegetables
- Curry Leaf
- Hybrid miniature curry leaf
- Penny wort
- Dwarf copper leaf
Vegetables
- Chilli
- We cultivate two hybrids developed in Mahailupallama Research station.
- MIPCM – Long Pods. Popular in most parts of the country
- MICH – Short pods. Grown mostly in Batticaloa, Ampara districts
- Capsicum
- Muria F1. A light bodied variety. Most expensive; ideal for salads
- Butter Nut
- We grow an American variety “Waltham”
- Okra
- We grow a local hybrid “Haritha”
- Bitter Gourd
- The variety we grow is “Maya”
- Luffa
- The variety we grow is “Naga”
Plants
Mango
- TOM JC.
- Resembles the Indian Alfonso. Developed locally by Dr. Tom Ellawela
- Karuththakolumban
- An old traditional variety native to Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka
- Willard
- The Willard Mango is a very small yet sweet mango with a rich flavour and dark orange flesh. The Willard fruit can be fibrous, yet super juicy .
Banana
- Kappal or Kolikuttu [starchy and medium sweet]
- Kathali or Ambul [slightly sour and hence known as Sour Plantain]
- Itharai or Poovalu
- Ash plantain
- Monthan
Table varieties
Cooking Varieties
Jak
- Historically, the jackfruit has always enjoyed the status of a holy tree in Sri Lanka. Named “Bhath Gaha” or 'rice tree' it is said to have saved Lankans from hunger in a crisis. Jackfruit has social and religious connotations in Sri Lanka too. In recent years it is the economic significance of jackfruit that has grown.
- We have two varieties on the estate
- Shenmaha varikkan [orange flesh]
- Then Pala [cream colour flesh]
Grapes
- Our soil is not suitable for grapes. However after conditioning the soil by incorporating cattle manure and red soil, we are trying out two varieties and have got satisfactory harvest. The varieties are:
- Israel Blue
- Muscat
Orange
- Orange
- We grow a local variety "Bibilae Sweet"
- Lime
- Lemon
Floriculture
- Jasmine
- Rose
- Hibiscus
- Barberton Daisies
- Sunflower
- Zinnias
- Marigold
