Methods of Cultivate Taro

Taro is a khorip monsoon crops. Crops will be grown in last part of winter (January-may).  March month is the best time for growing taro. Before March if plant grows, its production will low. After weaving seed soil will be covered with mulching.

Seeds Weight: Cultivating taro needs 800-1000 kg corn seeds per hector.

Make Land: For cultivate taro soil will be drizzling properly. Seeds can be weaving various methods. Generally it grows in land by furrow. Taros seed plant in rank. Every rank will far 40-50 cm.

Weight and use of fertilizer in cultivate taro:

Name of Fertilizer	Weight of Fertilizer	Time of Use
Euriya 1st step	40	After 15-30 days of plant grow
2nd  step	40	After 60-90 days of plant grow
T S P	50	Make a land
M P 1st step	50	Make a land
1st over use	50	After 15-30 days of plant grow
Cow dug	10000-12000	Make a land
Mustard	500-800	Make a land

All cow-dug fertilizer mixed with soil in the time of making land.

Other Nursing 

1. Irrigation: In taros land will be given little irrigation. After plant bit irrigation helps grow plant quickly. If not rain or soil wet low then needs irrigation. Irrigation will be given by the canal in middle of two tardy. This canal are used both irrigation and extraction.  
2. Soil give on trees tuber and give straw on land: Ride give high is a main nursing of taro. Ridge can�t give in 1 time; it gives 2-3 times. If trees tuber covered properly then small plant can�t grow. Mulching is very important for taro. Straw is to be given on land so that illegal plant can�t grow. It also helps to fertile the land.   
3. Insects and Diseases: Leaf scorch diseases is very harmful, it can control using cooper.
   

Crops Life Time:  Generally taro is 150-210 days crops

Collect Crops: In the rainy monsoon taros leaf will red and yellow. It is the time of collect taro. Generally it collects in November to December. If we want to use it as a seed we will collect it after tree die. After cleaned it can be stored and sell.           

Production: Production depends on climate, verities and nursing. It product 20-25 ton per hector.