Mint cultivation is done on a large scale in our country! It is also known by many different names! In many parts of the country, it is called Pudina Preparata, so many farmers also call it Metha! Overall, peppermint is such a species of preparata and peppermint! From which multi useful oil is extracted! Whose farming is economically very beneficial for farmers! Peppermint is an aromatic crop! During the Green Revolution in 1960, special attention was paid to its cultivation in our country. This is a one year old shrubby plant! Which has been brought to us from European country! That is why it is also called European Mint!
In our country, the peppermint Pepperta Sewali-able skilled Koshi castes are mostly planted! Three special ingredients are found in its oil! Citronilla 30 to 35 percent geranial 12 to 18 percent geranyl acetate 3 to 8 percent peppermint crop with many weeds growing! Which adversely affects the growth and development of plants! Tests have shown that the crop should be free of weeds 30 to 75 days after sowing and 15 to 45 days after first harvesting! Therefore weeding should be done thrice to prevent weed! One month after first weeding. Second should be done after two months and 15 days after the third harvesting! Weedicidal chemicals can also be used for weed control!
Mint field
Agriculture Story Japonis Mint (Mint) can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas under irrigation conditions. However, it cannot withstand a cold winter, which causes root thawing! Peppermint and Spearmint can be grown profitably in tropical and subtropical regions! Especially in very high temperatures (41 ° C!) And ideal yields only in humid and temperate conditions such as the mountains of Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. , Can be obtained from!
Harvest harvest
Mint Plants are ready for harvesting in 15 to 45 days! Harvest when the lower leaves start turning yellow! From harvesting scythe and the herbs to the soil surface 2-3 cm! Remove from above! Do the next harvest at an interval of 80 days after the first harvest! Fresh leaves are used to make the product! After harvesting, soft stems are used to extract the oil. The mint oil is then packed and placed in large steel or aluminum boxes! To protect the crop from damage, it is quickly sent to the market! A lot of products are made from mint leaves like mint oil and chutney etc. after the process!
Farmers are getting profits
Agriculture Story , For the last two seasons, the income of the farmers has increased due to the price of mentha oil being around 1200 rupees 1800 rupees kg. Because of this, farmers have started cultivating mentha! Singh says that the cultivation of mentha on 1 acre of farmers costs about 30 thousand rupees, while about 1 lakh of metha oil is produced! In this way, you earn around 70 thousand rupees per acre! Apart from this, the harm from avara animals is also very less, because most animals do not like the taste of mentha (peppermint)! Apart from this, if we talk about crops sown in summer, then income from this is around double!