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How To Grow Sem Bean In Winter: Cultivation of Sem Bean is easy and it does not require much care. How to do semi cultivation during cold days? You can cultivate semi by adopting these tips.
How To Grow Sem Bean In Winter: Apart from paddy, farmers of Bastar are now taking interest in the cultivation of vegetables as well. Farmers of Bastar are earning good income by cultivating semi. Cultivation of semi is easy and it does not require much care. There is a lot of demand for semis in the market. These days, the wholesale price of semi is available in the market at Rs 30 to 40, due to which farmers are becoming financially strong. Vegetable farming is changing the fortunes of the farmers of Bastar. Apart from semi, Bastar farmer Budhram Maurya is also cultivating bitter gourd and peas. Budhram Maurya is earning profits worth lakhs of rupees by cultivating vegetables. Local 18 team talked to semi farmer Budhram Maurya about what things should be kept in mind during winter days while cultivating semi.
How to plant seeds?
Budhram says that first of all he plowed twice. After this the soil was pulverized. It is very important to make the soil loose. After this the bed was made. The distance between beds should be four feet and the distance from plant to plant should be one foot. He has planted the seed of semi.
Cow dung manure has been added to it and some DAP has also been added. He has cultivated semi in one acre, which has cost about Rs 50 thousand. It is expected to make a profit of about Rs 1.5 lakh. It is very important to pay special attention to the cultivation of semi in winter time. Good quality seeds should be selected, so that the plants can tolerate cold. There is a problem of fungus in winter, hence it is important to pay special attention to diseases. Special care should also be taken about irrigation. Diseases like mosaic and leaf drying occur in semi crop, for which medicines can be used.
