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Mango Farming: The best time for planting mango orchards in North India is from the last week of June to September. For this, farmers start from the end of May itself. Planting a mango orchard is a long term investment. In such a situation, it is necessary to pay special attention to some things.
Now the king of fruits, mango (Mango) season is underway. Mango lovers are enjoying it right now. At this time mango is dominated in the market. If you also cultivate mango (Mango Farming) then this time is very important for you. This is the most suitable time for planting new mango orchards. If you want to plant new mango orchards in North India, then you can do this work from the last week of June to September. farmers (Farmers) has also started preparations for this. Farmers make long term investment in mango orchards. In such a situation, it is necessary that this work should be done by making a proper plan so that the possibility of loss is greatly reduced.
In this episode, we are giving important information related to planting new mango orchards to the farmers through an expert. Country’s famous fruit scientist Dr SK Singh NewsNCR Digital Through this we are giving tips to the farmers for planting new mango orchards. According to Dr. Singh, if you want to plant a mango orchard, then you should take special care of some things. Dr Singh says that the selection of the site is the most important in this, that is, the place where you want to plant the garden, it is very important to choose carefully. They say…
- The planting site should be near the main road and market, because it can facilitate timely purchase of fertilizers, fertilizers and pesticides and timely sale of crops.
- For the growth and production of mango, proper irrigation facilities, suitable climate and good soil are necessary.
farm preparation
- After deep plowing, it is necessary to make the soil friable by running harrow. Also, collect weeds and remove them from the field. This will facilitate at the time of irrigation.
- The land should be well leveled and a slight slope should be kept in one direction to drain excess rain water.
Layout and planting of plants
- Proper layout provides the plants with enough space for normal growth. Wind and sunlight are also taken care of.
- Planting distance depends on factors such as soil nature, sapling type (grafts/seedlings) and vigor of the variety.
- In poor soil the plant grows slowly and in heavy soil the plant is dwarfed.
- Mangoes of tall species (Malda or Langra, Chausa, Fazli) should be planted at an interval of 12 meters by 12 meters.
- Dwarf species of mangoes (Dussehri, Neelam, Totapuri and Bombay Green) can be planted at a distance of 10 meters by 10 meters.
- Double row hedge system (5 m by 5 m). Farmers can plant 220 plants of dwarf varieties at the rate of 220 per hectare.
- Some varieties can be planted at the rate of 1600 saplings per hectare.
pit preparation
- The size of the pit depends on the type of soil.
- If the hard pan is half a meter deep, then the size of the pit should be 1 meter by 1 meter.
- If the soil is fertile and there is no hard pan, then the size of the pit can be kept 30 cm by 30 cm.
- The upper half of the pit soil and the lower half of the soil are kept separately. Well decomposed compost is mixed with 50 kg, Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 100 g and potash 100 g.
- The pits are dug during the summer of May-June and left for 2-4 weeks, so that the soil is exposed to the sun and gets adequate nutrition.
- After filling the pits are well irrigated.
planting time
In North India and East India, June to September is considered the most suitable time for planting.
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