Land Preparation for Sweet Potato 🥔🍠

5 days ago

AssalamuAlaikum & Greetings Everyone!

It's me @amjadsharif
From #pakistan

Today I welcome all my friends in my blog with a new crop. This crop is grown very rarely in our area and is unconventional. People do not pay attention to it because it is a very labor-intensive crop and it also has to be taken care of properly. Before moving on, let me tell you about the crop that which crop we are going to grow, but first of all, we will prepare the land and grow sugarcane in it.

When the corn crop was harvested, its wastage were still in the field. Before growing the next crop, it is necessary to remove the remaining remains to prepare the land. I collected these dry maize wastage in one place and gave them proper time so that the moisture in them completely disappears so that there is no problem in burning them. For this, I had to give a break of two to three days. When these events were completely dry, I set them on fire. After setting fire, the memory of the previous crop was completely removed from the land.

I was about to plow the land now, for which the land It is necessary to dry up. Meanwhile, the rains have started. Due to the rain, the ground had become wet again and I was waiting for a few days for the rain to stop and the sun to come out, but this trend is increasing. The rain continued for three to four days, after which the sun started to come out again for two to three days, due to which the ground started to dry out. After the ground dried up, I decided to prepare it because I do not have any of my own tools, such as a tractor, etc., so that I can prepare the ground for the crop. I need a tractor, which is quite expensive, but anyway, I am forced to replace the Sweet Potato.

First of all, I have decided to use a disk plow on the land that is empty of corn, which has turned the ground even more. It will also eliminate weeds. After the disk plow, an attempt has been made to thin the ground with the help of a double harrow so that the ground becomes completely thin and full. After that, it has been further tilled with the help of a cultivator and plowed twice and the ground has been prepared properly. Efforts have been made to make good tubers

After this, we have decided that the next day we will further till the soil using a rotavator, which will yield good tubers, but when we contacted the workers who planted the sweet potato, they forbade us from preparing the soil using a rotavator. They said that after watering, the soil will become hard from below and this may damage our crop.

The next day it rained again and we had to plough once more using a cultivator. After that, we dug out the tubers and dug them deep, and there was no need for cleaning. The soil was prepared well and very good tubers were obtained. After that, this soil is completely ready for planting the sweet potato. We will give it one or two more days to dry and after that we will water and plant the sweet potato. Thank you for posting this. In the next post, I will share with you the seeds of the sweet potato and all the information related to planting the sweet potato. You can contact me in the comment box. If you also want to plant sugarcane or have already planted it, then discuss with me so that my knowledge or your knowledge can be increased.

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Amjad Sharif is an experienced farmer, educated agricultural expert, amateur gardener, and tourist person. He specializes in modern and natural ways of agriculture. He presents his experiences and highlights of rural life in a simple and informative manner on Hive.