Cold winds have a greater effect on the upper part of young plants. If they affect the stems of the plants, the plants are at risk of dying because the bark of the stem is torn and separated from the plant by the cold wind or fog.
Winter fog usually damages plants. It occurs from December to February, but it is often longer in mountainous areas. If they affect the stems, the plants are at risk of dying because cold wind or fog causes the stem bark to burst and separate from the plant, and this proves fatal if the fog only damages the upper leaves. Not much damage is done as the top tuber dries up temporarily and sprouts again later.
The following deciduous plants are often not affected by haze:
Peaches, papayas, almonds, grapes, falsa and pears etc. but evergreen plants such as mango, banana, papaya, guava and paper lemon are very affected by haze. Small citrus plants are also affected by haze. But there is no effect on Malte, but if there is continuous fog for three to four days, then the delicate buds of this plant are also burnt.
The following tips should be used to protect young plants from fogging
1.Cover the young plants completely but cover them in such a way that they get sun during the day but are protected from cold at night. will,
2. Apart from this, if the garden is fenced all around the garden, the plants are protected from cold winds and fog to a large extent.
3. If the weather looks foggy, irrigate in the evening.
4. During the season of fog, place piles of dry grass in different corners of the garden and set it on fire every day after twelve o’clock, but take care that the flames do not rise, the smoke will spread in the garden and the fog will not be effective.
Fertilizer use: Like humans, plants also need different types of food for growth. Their food needs carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium. and some components are naturally present in the ground as required. Three of these components are essential for plants. If one of these components is lacking, the plant will not grow. Those three components are nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. These three ingredients are firmly added to the soil, that is called composting.
The greenness and greenness of plants depends on the amount of nitrogen in the soil. If it is in sufficient quantity in the soil, the leaves of the plants are greenish black and fresh, and if it is less, the leaves of the plants are yellow, the shoots are weak and dead.
There are two ways to add fertilizer to the soil.
Manure of dung or other garbage.
Such chemical fertilizers have a quick effect. Fertilizers should always be applied during the growing season of the plants, which is when the new buds and leaves of the plants are emerging, i.e. from March to October. Besides this, there is a season during which the sap slows down and growth stops, but if fertilized in season, it is very beneficial for the plants. This season is from December to mid-February. When the fertilizer given in this season dissolves and reaches the roots, spring begins and the sap is released rapidly during this time, so the fertilizer given at this time is a boon to the plants killed by autumn.
Manure should be applied in January and chemical before the end of January or before mid-February. Fertilizers are given in different amounts to each plant. Generally, two to three year old plants should be fertilized with manure in eight to ten times. Sulphate of Ammonia Four to six year old plants should be mixed with 25-30 seers of dung, one seer of sulphate of ammonia and older plants should be given two seers of sulphate of ammonia in one seer of dung.
Before fertilizing, dig the soil about half a foot around the plants, then dig up to a foot deep as far as these plants spread and make the soil fine. Make dams around so that manure cannot run off during irrigation.Irrigate immediately after application of manure.