Commercial Floriculture

Planting

• The density of planting markedly influences the yield and quality of the flowers.
• The planting distance varies with the soil and climatic conditions.
• About 1, 00,000 to 2, 00,000 bulbs are required for plant¬ing one hectare of land.
• A spacing of 15 x 20 cm (Maharashtra), 25 x 25 cm (West Bengal), 30 x 30 cm (Lucknow), 30 x 22.5 cm (Bangalore) and 20 x 20 cm (for other part of South India) have been recommended for this crop.
• While planting, the bulbs are planted at the recommended plant-spacing, 3.5 cm deep on the sides of the ridges.
• The plots are irrigated immediately after planting.