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Chilli farming formula: Chilli is cultivated in large quantities in Bastar. Farmer Samlu Kashyap is earning good profits by cultivating chillies of King variety. This variety gives bumper profits compared to other varieties.
Bastar: Chilli cultivation is a profitable deal. Seeds of different varieties of chilli are available in the market. There is more profit in its cultivation with less cost. And there is no need for much care. You can cultivate chilli by following these steps and earn bumper profits.
Good rates available in the market
There is not much incidence of diseases in chilli. It also gets good rates in the market. It is better to cultivate chilli by drip method. Local 18 team talked to Samlu Kashyap, who is cultivating King variety chilli. He told that I am cultivating King variety chilli in half an acre. For chilli cultivation, I have plowed three to four times. The soil has been pulverized with a rotavator. After this beds have been made. The distance from bed to bed is five feet and the distance from plant to plant is kept at one foot. Its nursery is set up. I have planted in half an acre.
Spraying of medicines is necessary
At the time of transplantation, cow dung manure, super phosphate and DAP have been added in basal dose. When the plant starts growing, ammonium sulphate, potash and magnesium (12:61) are given. This crop lasts for seven to eight months. This is a rainy season variety, which is still ongoing and will continue till February. I have liked the production of King variety. There has been a profit of Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh in this. If the rate is good then the profit can be higher. In this, delegate and placebo medicines are sprayed for pests like thrips, mites and simo dis.
