Many people like gardening at balcony, and it’s easy to understand why. Growing your own flowers, herbs, and veggies may be a fulfilling activity that makes you feel accomplished and satisfied. There are many tips and methods to help you get the most out of your gardening efforts, whether you are an experienced gardener or are just getting started. We’ll provide you some useful home gardening information in this post to get you started on your gardening adventure. These suggestions can assist you in quickly growing a wholesome and fruitful garden, from picking the ideal area to harvesting your plants at the ideal moment.
Hemraj Gupta, a resident of village Marothi in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, has done the work of extracting gold from the soil through his hard work.
Hemraj Gupta, a resident of village Marothi in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, has done the work of extracting gold from the soil through his hard work. It is a matter of happiness that this progressive farmer has earned 5 lakh rupees from 5 bighas of land by adopting modern techniques of farming leaving the old method of apple cultivation.
Hemraj became a source of inspiration for others
Today, by adopting new techniques for apple cultivation, this gardener has become an inspiration for others in the area. Resident Hemraj Gupta says that he has done the work of planting 15 to 20 plants of root stock in place of one tree of old crop in intensive farming. Due to this, along with doubling the yield, their income is also doubling. Not only this, with the help of intensive farming, he is also taking profit by growing other seasonal vegetables and pulses among the apple plants. Two people from the nearby village have also been given permanent employment to help in farming. He gives employment to 10-12 people during apple season.
Apples grow in two to three years
All of them say that in comparison to the traditional cultivation of apples, the gardens prepared on clone root stock start bearing fruits in a total of two to three years. While it takes more than 10 years to bear fruits in the orchards of the old method of apple cultivation.
do farming like this
Hemraj Gupta, who has adopted new technology in farming, says that in the old way of apple cultivation, he used to extract 60 to 70 boxes of apples in his five bigha garden. During this, he did not even get full money for his hard work. In such a situation, he adopted the model of intensive farming and improved the garden. For this, the Horticulture Department should make available 1,000 apple plants of advanced breed for five bighas of land. For the first time, 200 boxes of apples have come out of his garden. This time he has earned up to five lakhs from apple farming.
English Summary: Himachal farmers are earning millions with the help of horticulture Published on: 26 August 2019, 06:10 IST
Show your support for Agriculture Journalism..!!
Dear reader, thank you for joining us. Readers like you are an inspiration for us to pursue agriculture journalism. We need your support or cooperation to further empower agriculture journalism and reach out to farmers and people in every nook and corner of rural . Your every cooperation is valuable for our future.
You must cooperate with us (Contribute Now)