How to grow the best Kekiri? successfully.
- Kekiri prefers tropical climates and can be grown year-round.
- Optimal temperature range: 30°C to 35°C.
- Soil: Well-drained soils with good organic matter content. pH range: 5.5 to 7.5.
- Use 500g of seeds per hectare (1 gram contains 90–100 seeds).
- Prepare planting holes (30cm³) filled with decomposed organic matter mixed with topsoil.
- Plant 3–4 seeds per pit. After 2 weeks, remove weak seedlings, leaving two healthy ones.
- Apply basal fertilizer: Urea (75 kg/ha), TSP (200 kg/ha), and MOP (60 kg/ha).
- Top-dress at 4 weeks and 8 weeks after seedling emergence.
- Daily irrigation until seeds germinates.
- Water every 3–4 days based on climatic conditions to prevent vine and seed rot.
- Common pests: Melon fly, Aulacophora beetle, Epilachna beetle, aphids, and whiteflies.
- Apply recommended pesticides and maintain field sanitation.
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