🌱 Stage-wise schedule
Mint
Stages: 8
What to use, stage by stage
Stage 1: Soil Health / Land Preparation
Products to use
- FYM: Apply 8–10 tonnes/acre to improve soil fertility
- soil structure and nutrient availability.
- Neem Cake: Apply 100–200 kg/acre as an organic soil amendment and for natural pest management.
- PSB: Helps convert fixed phosphorus into available phosphorus.
- KSB: Helps release locked potassium from soil minerals.
- ZSB: Helps make unavailable zinc available to plants.
- VAM: Improves root development and helps increase water and nutrient uptake.
- Organic Carbon: Apply 2–3 kg/acre to improve soil fertility and soil biological activity.
- Nacro Win: Apply 50–100 kg/acre.
- Nacro O2: Helps improve oxygen availability in the root zone and supports healthy root growth
- especially in wet or compacted soils.
- Mr. Soil: Helps improve nutrient availability
- nutrient uptake and root development.
Purpose
Improves soil health, root development, nutrient availability and plant establishment.
Stage 2: Planting / Establishment Stage
0–15 days
Products to use
- Seed/Planting Material Treatment: Treat planting material with Seed Cure as per the product label recommendation before planting.
- TSB99: Use as per the recommended dose for planting material/soil application to support healthy establishment and reduce soil-borne disease pressure.
- Seaweed Gel: Apply 2–3 kg/acre to support root development and nutrient uptake.
Purpose
Better establishment, healthy root development and uniform plant growth.
Stage 3: Early Vegetative Growth Stage
15–30 days
Products to use
- 20:20:20: Apply 5 kg/acre for balanced vegetative growth.
- Nacro Shakthi: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–6 days for balanced plant growth.
- Nacro Gold: Foliar spray 1 L/100 L water every 5–10 days.
- Groster: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–10 days for growth.
Purpose
Promotes healthy leaf development, vigorous growth and better plant establishment.
Stage 4: Vegetative / Leaf Development Stage
30–45 days
Products to use
- 19:19:19: Apply 1–2 kg/acre for balanced NPK nutrition.
- Nacro Shakthi: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–6 days.
- Nacro Gold: Foliar spray 1 L/100 L water every 5–10 days.
- Groster: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–10 days.
- Mr. Crop: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–10 days as per label recommendation.
Purpose
Increases leaf production, supports healthy green foliage and improves overall crop growth.
Stage 5: Rapid Vegetative Growth Stage
45–60 days
Products to use
- 20:20:20: Apply 1–2 kg/acre for balanced nutrition.
- Nacro Shakthi: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–6 days.
- Nacro Gold: Foliar spray 1 L/100 L water every 5–10 days.
- Groster: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–10 days.
Purpose
Supports vigorous foliage, healthy leaves and better biomass production.
Stage 6: Pre-Harvest Stage
60–75 days
Products to use
- 13:0:45: Apply 1–2 kg/acre if potassium supplementation is required.
- Mr. Crop: Apply 1–2 L/100 L water every 5–10 days as per label recommendation.
- Nacro Gold: Foliar spray 1 L/100 L water.
Purpose
Supports leaf quality, plant strength and crop uniformity.
Stage 7: Harvest / Regrowth Stage
Products to use
- Harvest mint when the crop reaches the recommended maturity for the intended market/use.
- After harvesting
- maintain adequate soil moisture and nutrition to encourage quick and healthy regrowth.
- Continue suitable Nacro Biotech products according to the crop condition and product label recommendations.
Purpose
Better regrowth, healthy foliage and improved subsequent harvest potential.
Stage 8: Pest & Disease Management
Products to use
- TSB99: Apply 1 kg/100 L water as per product-label recommendation for pest management.
- BVM Pro: Spray 1 kg/100 L water as per product-label recommendation for disease management.
- Neem Oil: Spray 2–3 L/100 L water for pest management.
Purpose
Helps maintain healthy foliage and reduce pest and disease pressure.
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