Ashwagandha is also called a cash crop due to its cost more than its cost. Today farming is not just a means of livelihood. Many educated people are turning to farming and earning bumpers. Nowadays, Indian farmers are also cultivating cash crops and medicinal plants except traditional crops. This is also helping them to increase their income. If you also want to grow bumper crop, then today we are telling you about such a crop. In which many times more money can be earned from home.
Today we are telling you about Ashwagandha cultivation. Farmers can become rich by earning more profits in less time by cultivating ashwagandha. Ashwagandha in India is cultivated in Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. It can also be cultivated in saltwater water.
How to cultivate ashwagandha?
It is cultivated in September-October. For a good crop, the soil should be moist and the weather should be dry. If it rains in the Rabi season, the crop is good. Organic manure is added to the field at the time of plowing. 10-12 kg of seed per hectare is sufficient for sowing. Seeds sprout in 7-8 days. Balui loam soil and red soil are considered good for its cultivation. The pH between 7.5 and 8 gives good yield. For good growth of plants, 20-35 degrees temperature and 500 to 750 mm rainfall are required. Ashwagandha plant is harvested from January to March.
Earning more than paddy and wheat
Ashwagandha is the most famous among all herbs. Ashwagandha is considered the most beneficial in relieving stress and anxiety. Ashwagandha is always in demand due to its many uses. Many types of medicines are made from the fruits, seeds and bark of Ashwagandha. By cultivating this, farmers can earn up to 50 percent more profit than cultivation of paddy, wheat and maize.
This is the reason that farmers of states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are also cultivating Ashwagandha on a large scale. Horse -like smell from the root of Ashwagandha. Due to which it is called Ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is a medicinal plant. It is a shrubby plant. It is also called a cash crop because it gives many times more profits than the cost.
