Organic cultivation includes employment of low influence plantation methods to produce quality cotton bolls with improved agricultural methods. Cotton cultivation requires employment of crop rotation techniques in order to retain the nutrients level essential for growth of cotton. Weed management should be also adopted in order to have efficient growth of cotton.
Organic cotton cultivation may yield certain implied level of care to be taken by cultivators. The organic cultivation of crops can be streamlined by certain guidelines levied. Also these guidelines can propagate the organic cultivation of crops from labor dependent to rationally feasible type of cultivation. Organic cotton production includes fulfillment of the entire practice by a recognized certifying organization. Also the nutrient levels to be maintained as prescribed by the standards involving better use of organic fertilizers. There are certain essential cultivation requirements to be fulfilled by the farmers in order to have better growth of cotton crops. This can be an essential criterion to be meted out by farmers.
Several essential cultivation procedures in organic cotton production
organic cotton in basket
- Fertility maintenance techniques
Fertility of soil plays a major role in the cultivation of crops. Planting other crops such as soybeans can maintain the optimum level of nutrients to remain intact. Also the use of organic fertilizers is advisable to make soil to remain unchanged in pH levels. Use of leguminous plants can retain the nitrogen content of soil for long duration of time. Also animal manure is used to promote fertility in soil for efficient growth of cotton.
- Weed management procedure
Weeds pose greater threat to the growth of cotton crops. Weed management plays a major role in the cotton cultivation. Also it can be deciding factor for the price that is offered to the cotton bolls produced. Flame weeding technique can be employed to initiate better weed management in the cotton cultivation fields. By using sophisticated tools such as precision tillage tools, one can eliminate weeds.
Pests are generally imposing serious danger to the quality of cotton produced. Also the development of variety of pest control techniques one can initiate better quality of cotton bolls to be produced. Strip cropping can be employed in order to have better pest control over the cotton bolls. Also use of bio-pesticides is recommended to keep away dangerous pests. Some farmers insist using insecticide soaps to prevent pest to certain appreciable levels. This is proved worldwide among all cotton producing countries.
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In these hot summer days, melons are one of the favorite fruits of the Turkish people, who produce 1.8 million tonnes of melons every year. This places Turkey at the second in the world melon production, right after China, who produces 6.6 million tonnes. All this information is leading to this: We know how to grow quality melons, and now we’ll share our secrets with you.
First thing you have to do is to decide which kind of melon to grow. There are many varieties with different flavors grown around the world and your choice should suit your purposes and climate.
Overall, melons like hot or warm climates. The long growth period requires hot and sunny weather, too much moisture might cause fungal diseases. Clayed or acidic soil isn’t good for melons and it should be able to hold water well.
Melon – Cotton – Grain Rotation
A nice melon picture
To prevent diseases, you shouldn’t produce melons repeatedly on the same field. In Turkey, usually melon – cotton – grain rotation is used.
Before planting melons, you should plow lines with 2 meters of distance between them. On one side of the plowed lines, plant 4-5 seeds in groups with 75 centimeters of distance to each other. Then cover them in 5-6 centimeters of soil. In Turkey, this is done between 20th of April and 5th of May. The seeds will take root and slowly grow and you should see them sprout in 5 to 15 days. You should pull out the weak plants in every group and leave the two strongest sprouts. Later on, you should pull one of those, leaving only one.
Melons like organic materials, so it’s best to use fertilizer made from animal manure. You should apply this fertilizer in autumn, while preparing the field.
Drip Irrigation is Preferred When Producing Melons
While growing, the melon plants won’t require too much water. Actually, very little amounts of water will suffice until the fruits appear. When the fruits start growing, watering every 12 – 15 days will be good but make sure the fruits or the plant itself doesn’t get wet. Because of this, drip irrigation is preferred when producing melons.
Melons don’t require much attention, other than pulling out the foreign plants. Harvesting melons should be done in the morning, and you should immediately take the harvested melons to the bazaar or the depot.
These are some of the tips I’ve learned from my grandfather, whose melons are growing nicely. I hope you find some use among these.
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