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Green Pea Farming: Farmer Somaru Maurya said that he has planted peas in half an acre. Plowed two to three times to plant peas. After this the soil was pulverized with a rotavator. Pea farming can earn Rs 2-3 lakh.
Green peas come under very expensive vegetable. There is more profit in pea cultivation. Its rate is good in the market. Currently, the price of peas is Rs 180 per kg in the market. You can earn bumper income by planting peas in the cold season. Pea cultivation is very easy. You can cultivate peas by following these steps.
Peas are a three month crop. There is not much incidence of diseases in this. Its cultivation is very easy. Along with peas, you can also earn good income by planting coriander crop which is ready in a month. Bastar farmer Somaru Ram Maurya is doing co-cropping by planting coriander with peas. Somaru Ram will earn big money from two crops.
Coriander on the side of peas
The team talked to pea farmer Somaru Maurya. Somaru Maurya said that he has planted peas in half an acre. Plowed two to three times to plant peas. After this, the soil was pulverized with a rotavator and then the bed was constructed. The distance between the beds should be one meter. Cow dung manure has been added to it. Planted the seeds. The distance from plant to plant should be one foot. I have added coriander on the side of peas.
Earning lakhs from green pea farming
Due to rain, outbreak of diseases appears in the pea crop. If there is no rain, diseases do not occur in the pea crop. Apart from cow dung manure, DAP, 19-19, 12-61-0, 0-0-24 fertilizers should be used. I am doing farming by drip method. There is a possibility of earning around Rs 3-4 lakh from coriander and peas. One can earn Rs 2-3 lakh from peas alone. Currently, the rate of peas and coriander in the market is Rs 180 per kg. The rates of both these crops are good during winter. About Rs 50 thousand has been spent on half an acre.
