The most accurate way of sowing ginger, there will be abundant yield

Ginger is cultivated in an area of about 143 thousand hectares in India. For its good harvest, it is necessary to keep many things in mind. These include the method of preparing the field, the method of treating the tubers, the method of transplanting, the right amount of manure and fertilizer, etc. Let us get the complete information in detail for a good harvest of ginger.

print time

In North Indian regions, it is sown from April to June.
In South Indian regions, sowing of ginger should be done in the month of April-May.
Sowing it in mid-March in hilly areas gives good yield.
If proper irrigation system is there, sowing can be done in the month of February also.

selection of tubers

Keep in mind while selecting tubers for transplanting:

For transplanting choose tubers weighing 20-25 g.
There should be at least 3 knots in the tubers.
The size of the tubers should be from 2.5 cm to 5 cm.

tuber treatment method

Before sowing, treat the seed tubers by mixing 3 grams of Mancozeb per liter of water.
Soak the seed tubers in the mancozeb solution for 30 minutes.
After this, dry the tubers in a shaded place for 3 to 4 hours.

Field preparation and amount of fertilizer

First of all, do deep plowing once with a soil-reversing plow and leave the field open for a few days. Due to this, weeds and harmful insects already present in the field will be destroyed by strong sunlight.
After this, plowing 2-3 times diagonally with native plow or cultivator.
After plowing, make the soil friable and level by putting a pad in the field.
To obtain high quality crop, 8 to 10 tonnes of compost, 40 kg nitrogen, 30 kg phosphorus and 40 kg potash are required per acre of land.
Add 20 kg of nitrogen while preparing the field. Spray the remaining 20 kg of nitrogen in the standing crop.

printing method

Sow the tubers in the beds.
Keep a distance of 20 to 25 cm between all the beds.
Plant-to-plant distance should also be 20 to 25 cm.
Prepare light pits in the field.
Keep the tubers in all the pits and put them with cow dung manure and soil.

irrigation and digging

Give first irrigation immediately after sowing.
Do not let the soil lack moisture for a good crop.
Better crop can be obtained by irrigating the crop by drip irrigation method.
It takes about 8 months for the ginger crop to be ready.
When the leaves of the plants turn yellow and dry up, then it should be excavated.
After digging, clean the rhizomes thoroughly and dry them in the sun for 1 day.