Farming in January: The new year has begun. A lot of new things are going to happen in the field of agriculture this year, the hopes of the farmers have risen once again with the new year. The farmer is constantly striving for better production from the crops. At present, wheat, mustard, rapeseed and vegetable crops would be planted in the fields of many farmers. If the field is empty, then according to the weather, by growing some special vegetables, you can get a good yield in 2 to 3 months. Do you know which vegetables should be grown in the January season, which can be prepared in less time and sold at good prices in the market. In today’s article, we will give you information only about the vegetables grown in January.
Tomato farming
Tomato is an evergreen vegetable, which can be cultivated in every season. Tomato crop can be planted even in winter, but the crop will have to be protected from excessive winter and cold wave. You can plant tomato seedlings in a part of the field if you want.
For good and safe yield, tomato crop can be taken even inside the polyhouse or green house. Once sowing or transplanting the plant, irrigation will have to be done once within 10 days. If you are cultivating with advanced varieties of tomatoes, you will get good yield of tomatoes till Holi.
Chilli Cultivation
Whether it is winter or summer, there is a lot of consumption of chillies in every season or to say that the use of chillies increases in winters, so you can cultivate chillies in January. Huh. If the chilli nursery was prepared in November, then these plants can also be planted on the ridges of the field.
Keep a distance of 18 to 24 inches between each plant. Chilli crop does not require much irrigation in winter, so apply light irrigation in 10 to 15 days, which will give good yield within 60 to 90 days.
Onion Cultivation
Good yield of onion can be taken in cold climate. Experts tell that till January 17, onion plants can be transplanted. Along with red onions, green onions are also in great demand in the market. For better production from onion cultivation, first prepare the beds by adding fertilizers to the fields.
After this, plant onion plants at a distance of 10 to 20 cm. Evening time is considered suitable for sowing or transplanting onions. Along with light irrigation, moisture is maintained in the crop.
Cultivation of tuber vegetables
The winter season is also called the season of tuber vegetables. From potato to sweet potato, carrot, radish, potato, ginger, turmeric etc. are cultivated. All these crops get ready in 60 to 90 days. It is a soil-grown vegetable, so it is necessary to have normal moisture in the soil. Do not grow tuber vegetables in waterlogged fields, it causes rotting of the produce. These vegetables remain available in the market till April.
Green Leafy Vegetables
The famous green vegetables of winter are spinach, fenugreek, coriander, bathua and mustard greens are in great demand. Once these vegetables are sown in the field, after the first harvesting, harvesting can be done 3 to 4 times in every 15 days.
Green leafy vegetables have a good amount of iron. Many people dry these vegetables and use them throughout the year, which are also known as dry vegetables. If you are sowing these vegetables in January then you will get full production till March.
Peas cultivation
Peas are cultivated only in winter, but by cultivating it only once, farmers can earn throughout the year. After cultivating peas in January, take the collected production and process it and give it the form of frozen peas. In this way your produce will be sold throughout the year and will not spoil. Frozen peas are in demand at many dairy centers, grocery stores and departmental stores. If you want, you can sell peas produce directly in the online market through e-name.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
