Expert Advisory Details

All the farmers are advised to keep regular checks at plants in the orchards

FRUITS- Ensure that the younger evergreen fruit plants are protected from severe cold or frost.

• Thatches by using paddy straw, doob grass, date palm leave etc should be erected on these plants by keeping the sun side open.
• Powdery mildew in ber can be managed with spray of wettable sulphur @ 2.5 g per litre of water and black spot disease in ber can be managed with spray of Bordeaux mixture (2:2:250) during this month.
• The planting of peach and plum must be finished as soon as possible and planting of pear, grapes, fig etc. can be initiated.
• Application of well rotten farm yard manure or other organic manures can be done for all major fruit plants except guava and ber.
• Its ideal time for pruning in citrus orchards after harvesting of fruits.
• The plants of pear, grapes and fig can also be pruned.