Lesson 5-"Soil Preparation and Planting"

Land Preparations:
1. Clear the area-by weeding & removing rubbish.
2.Plow the land(pulverize the soil,aerate it and make it hold enough moisture.)
3.Harrowing-level and make the soil finer.
4.Raise beds-for drainage.
Ways of Planting:
1.Direct Seeding-seeds are planted in an areawhere they will be grown until they are ready for harvesting.
2.Indirect seeding-sown in seedbeds and transplanted when they have developed 3 or more leaves.
Rate,Depth and Distance of Planting:
Rate of planting-thickness of seeds in rows(nos.of seeds to be planted in hill)
Depth of planting-determined by the size & structure of the seed,soil & the season of planting.
Distance of planting-amount of space needed by each plant for normal development.