Strawberry Farming: Farmers have now started growing many other types of crops apart from traditional farming. Which also includes cultivation of different fruits. One such fruit is strawberry which is usually found in cold areas. Farmers are now earning profits worth lakhs from strawberry cultivation. Earlier it was cultivated in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir. Now it is happening not only in cold areas but also in less cold areas like states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh. Let us know how profits worth lakhs can be earned from strawberry cultivation.
How to cultivate strawberry?
Strawberry cultivation is usually started at the end of the year. Its sowing is done in the months of September and October. Plow the field thoroughly about 1 week before sowing. And after this, mix cowdung manure well and along with it add potash and phosphorus as pesticides.
Build beds again in the field. Make arrangements for pipelines in the beds. Soil with pH of 5 to 6.5 is considered better for strawberry cultivation. For this, it would be best to use sandy loam soil. Talking about temperature, a temperature ranging from 7 degrees to 30 degrees is considered better for this.
What are strawberries used for?
Strawberry is a very liked fruit. Especially children like it very much. People like strawberry ice cream very much. Along with this, it is used to make jam. So strawberries are also used a lot for making cakes. That means, if you cultivate strawberries, then you have many solutions and ways to do its business.