The complete maintenance of Safed Musli cultivation
per acre amounts to Rs. 1 lakh approx.
As
Safed Musli grows naturally in most parts of Central region of India,
the normal climate of the central region suits the crop most and
as per practical experience it can also grow successfully in the
wide range of temperature and rainfall. Sandy loam soil with proper
drainage system facilitates its growth. We can divide the cultivation
in four major parts namely:
Land Preparation
Plantation
Maintenance
Harvesting
Land Preparation
:
Land preparation takes almost 2-3 months:
Deep Ploughing, Tillering is must
to give land a better Pulverization and Dryness in
the month of March and April.
At least twenty trollys of Cow
dung manure should be mixed in the month of April
or May.
Raised beds should be prepared (as
per planning of plantation) in the end of Month
May.
All the raised Beds should be well
irrigated before sowing the planting Material.
Plantation :
The complete yield depends upon the plantation of crop. Planting
Material required per acre is 500kg which has to be booked before
as it is given on first-come-first-serve basis.
Booking of planting material.
Separate the material from sand which is given by us from the
godown.
This material is then operated in pieces of 15 to 20 gms.
These cutted piece are of two to three fingers approximately
attached to a part of crown.
This is the actual planting material which is then treated with
growth harmones for better germination & contact fungicide
to protect it from any kind of fungus.
Then each single piece is sowed at a distance of 10 inches X
12 inches on the raised bed. The actual sowing method must be
observed at our farm.
Maintenance :
Weeds should be controlled either by weeding by labour or at
the time of land preparation.
Any kind of deficiency should be immediately traced and the
required element should be supplied.
Some few especial techniques practiced have to be observed either
by training or by frequently visiting.
The first three months from the sowing date are very important
and the field needs most care.
The complete maintenance of Safed Musli cultivation per acre
amounts to 1 lakh approx.
Harvesting :
Harvesting is the combination of three process namely
-
In the month of October - November the leaves of
Musli starts yellowing.
Digging: This means digging the bunch of safed
musli from ground. This process involves around 60-70 mens per day
to dig one acre land.
Drying: Part of the yield dogged
out is peeled and then dried to almost 20%. This
dried musli is then sent to the market.
Replantation: As the experience regarding
the crop cultivation is gained therefore the planting material
obtained from the digging process should be sown in the ready
fields within two days.
With the end of this process you enter into the cultivation - circle
of safed musli.
