Shoot Harvest
- Individual leaves are plucked upto 3rd age of the worms . Thereafter shoot harvest can be done stepwise downwards.
Leaf Plucking
- In this method leaves are harvested by plucking throughout the year.1st bottom pruning should be given after 3rd harvest i.e., in October/November and second after taking sixth crop in June / July.. In both the systems of harvest, it is necessary to maintain a stump height of 8" - 10" above the ground level. Pruning should be done with a sharp sickle / pruning saw without damaging the stem or bark.
Selection of Mulberry Seed
- Mulberry is a perennial Plant and it gives leaf yield for a period of 10 to 15 years. Therefore it is desirable to select high yielding variety of mulberry such as V1, S-Series, M5 etc.
Season for Mulberry Plantation
- Plantation is to be taken up during June -July months after the onset of monsoon.
Irrigation
- Irrigation is to be provided once in a week or 10 days depending on nature of the soil conditions.
Recommended Dosage of Manure
- Minimum of 20 Mt. / acre of farm yard manure is recommended.
Recommended Dosage of Chemical Fertilizers
- 28 kgs of Nitrogen, 12 kgs of Potassium and 12 kgs of Phosphorus is recommended / acre to apply after every shoot harvesting
Separate Chawkie Garden
- To harvest good cocoon crop care should be taken during Chawkie silk worm rearing by feeding quality leaf. Therefore it is recommended to raise separate Chawkie garden of 10-20 cents with S-36 variety of mulberry.