Nimbu ki Getty: Most farmers in the country are earning a lot of low cost by producing vegetables and fruits besides traditional agriculture. Mahadev Kalappa Sentke, a farmer of Changdari village in Solapur district of Maharashtra, earns a similar farming and earns millions of rupees in a year.
Cost low and high profit
Mahadev has been cultivating lemon for the last 8 years. Mahadev says he planted 150 lemon plants in 1 acre. From the lemon in these plants, they earn pure income up to 2 lakh rupees each year. Mahadev says the costs of lemon cultivation are low and profits are sufficient. He says that cow dung uses it for its cultivation. He says that lemon plants provide fruits for years as they grow. Although lemons are needed throughout the year, it increases significantly in the summer.
The crop can take two to three times a year
Farmer Mahadev says that if the lemon gardens are taken properly, the crops can be taken two to three times a year. Mahadev says he earned more than Rs 15 lakh from his lemon orchard 8 years ago. Mahadev says other farmers of his searching area have started to cultivate lemon. These people are also earning more than traditional agriculture today.
How to cultivate lemon
Lemon can be cultivated in any soil, but the clay soil is considered well. The pH of the field soil should be 5.5-7.5. The favorable temperature for the lemon crop ranges from 20 ° C to 25 degrees centigrade. Transfer of lemon plants is considered relevant in December, February, June and September. The farm should be plowed well before planting lemon. After this, do where the lemon plants need to be planted, at a depth of one foot. After this, add the water. Once the water has dried, plant the lemon plant, keep the soil and the cow dung on top, create a circle around the plant and create a rounded keri.
Plant many plants in an acre field
About 300 to 400 plants are planted on one acre of farm. The irrigation of lemon plants can be done by creating a plate or drip irrigation system. After three years of planting the lemon plants, the fruit begins to get. In lemon plants, fertilizer is added three times a year (February, June and September). When the lemon plant is fully ready to give fruit, a plant can get 20 to 30 kg of fruit. The yield of thick peeling lemon can be up to 40 kg. Generally, farmers cultivate a variety of lemon. The most popular paper lemon.
Other crops can be cultivated with lemon
Lemon is planted in the row. You can prepare legumes or vegetables in the empty places of the row in two-three years of the start. The lemon garden lasts 30 years. In this way you can profit from this crop for 30 years. Nowadays most farmers use lemon as a cash crop.
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