questions: asking about sowing of arecanut 
 answers: recommended to sow
varieties
mangala, sumangala, subamangalaseason
june – december is found to be the optimum.seeds and sowing
for raising seedlings seed nuts from pre-marked and pre-potent mother palms of outstanding performance are selected and sown at a spacing of 5 - 6 cm apart in sand beds under partial shade with their stalk end pointing upwards.  after the sprouts have produced two to three leaves, they are transplanted to a polythene bag 30 x 10 cm filled with forest soil and are allowed to grow for 12 to 18 months under partial shade.seedlings of 1 - 2 years age are planted in pits of about 90 cm x 90 cm x 90 cm at a spacing of 2.75 m either way and covered with soil to the collar level and pressed around.
fertilizer after 1 year urea 108 g/plant, ssp 125 g/plant and 115g/plant mop and after 5 years urea 208g/plant, 225 g/plant ssp and 230g/plant mop