Question: asking about nursery management of cauliflower
Answer: told him to select a sunny area with well drained friable light soil rich in organic matter. bring the soil into fine tilth and prepare the bed of 1 meter width and of convenient length. raise it to 10-15 cm above ground level. for an area of 10 meter square in the bed, mix 20 kg sand or silt and 20 kg compost. to make the soil free from soil-borne disease causing pathogens drench the bed with formalin @ 40 ml/litre of water so as to saturate the soil upto a depth of 10-15 cm.keep in covered, immediately after treating, with polythene sheet or gunny bag paper for 2 days. uncover the soil and get it loosened and leave it as such for 3-4 days. treat the dry seeds with thiram @ 3g/kg seeds against seed-borne pathogens. sow the seeds thinly in u-shaped furrows spaced at 2.5 cm and at a depth of 1-2 cm.cover the seeds immediately with a thin layer of sand mixed with well dried and sieved cow dung. cover the seeds with a thin layer of straw. the seedlings get ready for transplanting when they attain 10-15 cm height or become 30-35 days old.