In today’s time, cultivating indigo may be a profitable deal for the farmers. But before independence, farmers considered its cultivation as a loss-making deal. The farmers had also opened a front against the British for pressurizing them for indigo cultivation.
Actually, the British used to put pressure on Indian farmers to cultivate more and more indigo. Which he used to sell in foreign countries and earn huge profits. Reports say that at one time the British had ordered farmers to cultivate 25 percent indigo in the fields and those farmers who did not follow this were punished by the planters, but what is this indigo after all? Today we tell you…
Why were the farmers hesitant?
In simple words, Indigo is nothing but indigo. Which is used in homes. People use it to shine clothes and remove yellowness from them. Along with this, houses were also painted with it. Even today it is used in painting in many places. Reports show that more water is required to cultivate indigo. For this reason, in earlier times people were hesitant in cultivating it because it used to make their land barren. But in today’s time it is a profitable deal. Today there are excellent irrigation systems.
Rainy season is the right time for farming
According to experts, monsoon season is the best for the cultivation of indigo i.e. indigo. Plants grow well due to rain. At the same time, very good production of indigo can be achieved in slightly hot and mild climate. But this crop can also get spoiled in too hot or too cold temperatures.
matter of work
Farmers should get their soil tested even before cultivating indigo. Based on the soil test report, make arrangements for irrigation, manure, fertilizers and other equipment in the field. Before cultivating indigo, the field has to be deeply plowed. Cowdung manure is added to it and then plowed with a rotavator. Then water is poured into the field and finally the pata is poured. It is beneficial to plant indigo plants by drill method. Its plants are planted at a distance of one to one and a half feet. Indigo plants are planted in April. Its plants grow well in the rainy season. The crop is completely ready within 2 to 3 irrigations and indigo can also be harvested in 3 to 4 months.
