- 1st year
- After 3 months of planting 50 kg N + 50 kg P + 50 Kg K per hectare should be applied in the form of complex fertilizer after weeding.
- Irrigate the plantation as and when necessary.
- 1st harvest can be taken 6 months after planting by leaf picking.
- Second dose of 50 Kg N/ha should be applied 3 weeks after 1st leaf harvest.
- Two more crops can be taken by leaf picking at an interval of 3 months.
2nd year onwards
- Irrigation
- Loamy soils - once in 10 days
- Clayey soils - once in 15 days.
- 1 ½ to 2 acre inch water should be provided per irrigation
Intercultural Operations
- It should be done as and when necessary by manual digging and weeding.
- Manure and Fertilizer Schedule
- Farm Yard Manure must be applied in June / July following pruning.
- Chemical fertilizers should be applied 3 weeks after every pruning / leaf harvest as per the schedule given below.
- Shedule Of Operations For Maintenance Of Mulberry Garden Under Irrigated Condition With Shoot Harvest System
- 1st pruning combining harvest With the commencement of SouthWest mansoon rain ( Early June)
- 1st weeding and intercultivation Within a week after pruning ( 2nd week of June )
- Application of FYM / compost 20 tonnes/ha and incorporation of the Same Within a fortnight after pruning (Mid June )
- 1st dose of fertilizer application Within a month after pruning ( Early July )
- 1st shoot harvest By pruning ( Mid August )
- 2nd weeding and intercultivation Within a week of first harvest ( 2nd fortnight of August )
- 2nd dose of fertilizer application Within a month of first harvest ( Mid September )
- 2nd shoot harvest By pruning ( Early November )
- 3rd weeding and intercultivation Within a week of 2nd harvest ( 2nd week of November )
- 3rd dose of fertilizer application Within a month of 2nd harvest (1st week of December )
- 3rd shoot harvest By pruning ( Mid January )
- 4th weeding and intercultivation Within a week of 3rd harvest ( 3rd week of January )
- 4th dose of fertilizer application Within a month of 3d harvest ( Mid February )
- 4th shoot harvest By pruning ( Late March )
- 5th weeding and intercultivation Within a week of 4th harvest ( 1st week of April )
- 5th dose of fertilizer application Within a month of 4th harvest ( Late April )
- 5th shoot harvest By pruning ( Early June )
- Schedule Of Operations For Maintenance Of Mulberry Garden Under Irrigated Condition With Leaf Harvest System
- 1st bottom pruning With the commencement of South West mansoon ( Early June)
- 1st weeding and intercultivation Within a week after pruning ( 2nd week of June )
- Application of FYM / compost 20 tonnes/ha and incorporation of the same Within a fortnight after pruning (3rd week of June )
- 1st dose of fertilizer application Within a month after pruning (Early July )
- 1st harvest of leaf By leaf picking ( Mid August )
- 2nd weeding and intercultivation Within a week of first leaf harvest (3rd week of August )
- 2nd dose of fertilizer application Within three weeks of first leaf harvest ( 2nd week of September )
- 2nd harvest of leaf By leaf picking ( Early October 9 )
- 3rd dose of fertilizer application Within 3 weeks of 2nd leaf harvest ( 4th week of October )
- 3rd harvest of leaf By leaf picking ( Late November )
- 2nd bottom pruning Immediately after 3rd leaf harvest (Late November )
- 3rd weeding and intercultivation Within a week after 2nd bottom pruning ( 1st week of December )
- 4th dose of fertilizer application Within a month after 2nd pruning (3rd week of December )
- 4th harvest of leaf By leaf picking ( Early February )
- 5th dose of fertilizer application Within 3 weeks after 4th leaf harvest ( 4th week of February)
- 5th harvest of leaf By leaf picking ( 1st week of April )
Calender Of Cultural Operations For Chawki Mulberry Garden
- 0 Days-- Prune all the plants at 20-25 cm above the ground level
- 1-2 Days--Maintain 10-12 shoots per plant. Remove dead portion of the shoots
- 3-4 Days--Apply FYM @ 5MT/ha/crop and mix well with soil by digging or ploughing.
- 5 Days--Prepare ridge and furrow
- 14 Days--Apply chemical fertilizers NPK @ 32.5:17.5:17.5 kg/ha/crop. (Ammonium Sulphate for N, Single Super Phosphate for P and Muriate of Potash for K) irrigate immediately after application
- 18 Days--Irrigate at an interval of 4 days
- 25 Days--Spray " Seriboost" 2.5ml/lt of water
- 28 Days--Remove week shoots
- 32 Spray " Seriboost" 2.5ml/lt of water
- 35 Days--Brushing and leaf harvesting
- 36-45 Days--Harvest leaf by picking and chawkie rearing
- 46-48 Days--Top clipping, shoot thinning, application of FYM @ 5MT/ha/crop digging, ridge furrow making and irrigation
- 48 Days--Apply FYM @ MT/ha/crop and mix well with soil by digging or ploughing
- 51 Days--Apply chemical fertilizer NPK @ 32.5:17.5:17.5 kg/ha/crop. (Ammonium Sulphate for N, Single Super Phosphate for P and Muriate of Potash for K) Irrigate immediately after application
- 60 Days--Spray " Seriboost" 2.5ml/lt of water
- 67 Days--Spray " Seriboost" 2.5ml/lt of water
- 73-78 Days--Chawkie rearing by using shootlets