How to develop good stump in mulberry ?
Developing good stump is beneficial in the proper establishment of the plant. 1. Choose well developed saplings with many rootlets 2. Plant the saplings in upright position. After planting, within 3-4 days, cut the sapling at the height of 10 cm above ground level using secateur. 3. Allow only 3-4 branches/plant to grow for six months 4. After six months, prune the plants at 20-25 cm height from the ground level using secateur. 5. Maintain the stump height at 25 cm from ground level during subsequent pruning and harvestings. 13 Can the green manure be applied for mulberry garden. ? Yes, green manures are grown as mixed crops/ inter crops in widely spaced mulberry garden to enrich soil fertility. In majority of cases, leguminous crops of short duration with high biomass production capacity are used as green manure crop. Important green manure crops are Sunhemp, Dhaincha, Cowpea, Cluster bean, Horse gram etc., One day prior to sowing, soak the seeds in water and broadcast the seeds @ 5-7
