Mint cultivation: This farmer of Bahraich is earning bumper money by cultivating mint
Mint cultivation: Despite this, farmers engage in a variety of agricultural activities. However, we will tell you about a farmer today. For the last several years, this farmer has been growing mint. According to him, mint is ready three months after planting. After that, it is harvested. It grows again 20 days after harvesting. Thus, profits continue to occur again. Farmers make high earnings as a result. The pace of mint is reaching the sky during Lagan’s time.
Even so, mint will be ready in two months. However, mint is fully ready in around three months if correct preparation is followed. Farmers may cut and sell it after three months. However, mint is one of those crops when it comes to re-preparation. Every 20 days after cutting, its leaves regrow. You may trim it in this manner every 20 to 22 days for three to four months straight.
What is mint’s price?
When it comes to the market price of mint, it is quite expensive during the wedding season. It costs between ₹50 and ₹400 per kilogram during the wedding season. However, if we consider the non-wedding season, the price drops to ₹ 30 per kilogram.
How to grow mint!
Experts say that soil with adequate drainage is ideal for growing mint. Its pH should be in the range of 6 to 7.5. The soil is plowed and leveled before the crop is planted. Ten tons of rotting cow dung manure per acre should be added on the last plough. In addition, fertilize the area with 50 kg of nitrogen, 60 kg of phosphorus, and 45 kg of potash.
