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Generally the time from 15th November to 15th December is considered suitable for sowing. Whereas the time from the last week of November to the second week of December is the peak season for planting garlic.
Araria: The best time for garlic cultivation in Bihar is between November to December. As the weather begins to cool, garlic cloves establish more easily in the soil and the plants’ initial growth is stronger. Generally the time from 15th November to 15th December is considered suitable for sowing. Whereas the time from the last week of November to the second week of December is the peak season for planting garlic.
Right time for garlic
Farmer Muralidhar Jha says that the temperature during this period remains between 12 to 20 degrees Celsius, which is ideal for the germination of garlic. Whereas a temperature of 20-25 degrees is considered better for its further growth. If farmers sow late then the nodes remain small. Also, production decreases and the risk of diseases and pests may increase. If you are sowing garlic crop these days, then do necessary work for weed control at the time of sowing itself. By doing this the cost will be further reduced.
How to control weeds?
Also, farmer Muralidhar Jha told that the garlic crop is ready in less days. The special thing is that once garlic is sown, there is no need to take much care. Garlic crop requires weeding and hoeing, in which farmers have to incur costs. But if farmers do work to control weeds at the time of sowing, then there will be no need to do weeding later. At the same time, after sowing garlic, farmers should put the residue of paddy crop in the field.
Control weeds like this
According to Muralidhar, farmers should spread the stubble in the garlic fields. Keep in mind that spread the stubble in such a way that the ground is completely covered. After that irrigate. By doing this the stubble will slowly rot and turn into manure. Due to which there will be no need to give separate fertilizer to the garlic crop. Also weeds will not grow. The cost of weeding for weed control will also be reduced. According to farmer Muralidhar Jha, he earns good income in the season by cultivating garlic on half an acre of land. If they are to be believed, farmers of Araria district earn up to lakhs of rupees by cultivating garlic on acres of land.
