We have recently acquired an 8 acre farm near Balanagar on the Hyderabad Bangalore highway, about 90 km from Hyderabad central. The farm has about 450 mango and another similar no of sapota trees. Mango trees are about 5 to 6 years old and sapota about 3 to 4 years. There are 2 bore-wells and a drip irrigation system in place.
Presently, we are constructing couple of rooms there for self/caretaker and also the entrance gate.
Recently finished ploughing of the intervening area between the trees by a tractor. Also pruning of the mango trees got over. Due to good rains there was good amount of grass around the trees, which have been cleaned as well.
Wondering as to what needs to be done next for the mango and sapotat trees?
Melia Dubia and Laxmitaru are for biomass. Gliricidia leaves is for nitrogen fixation and Neem for creating congenial ambience and the leaf extract to be used as pesticide.
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