Step 2 - FILLING THE TRENCHES

Filling the trenches is another key activity, during Viticulture process. The idea is to fill the one foot deep trenches with proper nutrients, so that the entire row gets nourished.

We add the following nutrients per plant:
1) Farm Yard Manure - 5 KG
2) Super Phosphate - 500 Gms
3) Neem Powder - 500 Gms
4) Pongmia Glabra Powder - 500 Gms
5) DAP - 200 Gms
6) Urea - 100 Gms

We calculate the number of plants that would be planted per row - and hence a general amount of the above said nutrients are mixed thoroughly and poured in the trench. In our case the distance between each plant would be 4 feet versus the distance between the trenches which was 8 feet.

The trenches are then let open for a duration of 12 hours before they are closed back with care.

Then after a couple of days, the trenches are watered profusely to make sure the nutrients are thoroughly dissolved and making way for us to plant Rootstocks!

We will know more about Rootstocks (Dogridge) in tommorrow's blog!

Till then..