Question: query about problems in planting of tea cuttings in nursery bed.
Answer: polythene sleeves or tubes of 15.0 to 17.5cm lay flat wide and 25cm long are suitable for planting tea cuttings. for plants to be raised for only 1 year, 150 gauge recycled polythene tubes are suitable while for long term nursery or for transportation of plants, heavy duty polythene of 200 or 230 gauge may be used. about 0.75kg of soil will be required to fill up one sleeve. the sleeves should be filled with the soil lightly compacted, at least 6-8 weeks before planting and are kept on the beds under shade. apply rooting hormone rootex before planting the cuttings. spray hexaconazole/propiconazole @ 2g/l of water, repeat spray at an interval of 7 to 10 days, when fungal infection is observed in the nursery bed.