JUNE MONTHLY WORKS 

 Plains  (Cereal crops) 

Urd and Moong:

• Select and harvest ripened pods of urd and moong. 

Arhar:

• Prepere fields for short duration varieties of crop.
• Give pre-sowing irrigation.
• For one hectare of land, 12-15 kg of seed is sufficient.

Maize:

• Pre-sowing irrigation is recommended.
• Go for hybrids. Buy new seeds every year, if using hybrids.
• Seed rate for the crop is 18-20 kg/ha.

Millet/ Indian corn:

• In rain fed areas sowing is done at onset of Monsoon.
• Seed rate for the crop may be 4-5 kg/ha.

Peanut:

• Sowing should be started from last week of June to first week of July.
• For most of the varieties, row to row distance is 45 cm.

 Soybean:

• Best time period for sowing is from last week of June to first week of July.
• Seed rate for the crop should be 75-80 kg/ha.
• Sowing should be done in lines with row to row distance of 45 cm.
• Seed to seed distance must be kept 3-5 cm.

 Jwar:

• Appropriate sowing time is last week of June to first week of July.
• For one hectare of field, 12-15 kg of seed is required.
• Sowing should be done lines with row to row distance of 45 cm.
• Plant to plant distance must be kept 15-20 cm.

 Sugarcane:     

• Irrigate the fields and uproot the weeds regularly.
• Cover the crop with soil and topdressing with urea is to be done.

 Paddy:      

• Transplantation must be started from second fortnight of the month.
• Keep the field weed free.
• Row to row distance must be 15-20 cm.
• At least two seedlings are transplanted at one place.
• Seed rate must be kept 70-80 kg/ha.

Hills: (Cereal crops)

 Paddy:

• Appropriate time for sowing is from last week of May to first week of June.
• Transplanting is to be done when 4-5 leaves protrude in irrigated condition.
• Two kg of seed must be used for one furrow.

Soybean:

• Sowing can be done from last week of May to second week of June.
• For sowing in a single furrow, 1.5 kg of seed must be used.

 Jhangora:

• Keep field weed free by hand hoeing.

 Plains  (Vegetables and Fruits)

 Tomato:

• Collect the seed from seed crop.

 Brinjal:

• Collect seed from seed crop.

• Plant nursery for rainy season crop.

• For transplanting one hectare of field, 1000-1200g of seedlings are required.

 Lady finger:

• Dry the pods taken from seed crop and collect seeds.

• Sow the crop at a distance of 50*15 cm.

 Cucumber:

• Moisture level of seed should not exceed 8% and field level should be high.

Banana:

• Fill up the pits and irrigate the orchard.

 Papaya:

• Pluck the fruit and send it to market.

 Guava:

• Irrigate small plants two times in the month.

 Hills: (Vegetables and Fruits)

 Potato:

• Hoeing should be done in field as per the requirement.
• Spread 50 kg of urea in field.
• This is the right time for sowing in high altitude region.

Tomato:

• Pick up the fruits and send it to market.
• Transplantation must be done at high altitude region.

Ladyfinger:

• Start sowing in region of high altitude.
• Send the plucked pods to market.
• This is the right time for sowing in higher altitude region.

Chilly:

• Hoeing and irrigation is required in the field.
• Transplant the high altitude region this month.

Spinach:

• In valley, hoeing and irrigation must be done as per the requirement.
• Cut the crop and bind it in small bunches.
• Send the bunches to market.

 Cucumber:

• Sowing is to be done in high altitude region.

 Apple:

• Make arrangements for drainage of water from orchard.

 Pear:

• Make arrangements for drainage of water from orchard.

 Peach:

• Make channels in orchard to drain water.

Editted and formatted by: Shweta Singh