Agricultural Activities for the Month of December

• Nursery bed propagation and sowing of Boro paddy in low altitude Region completes.
• Main field propagation and transplanting of Boro paddy in low altitude region commences.
• Harvesting of Rabi Maize in medium altitude and low altitude regions commences.
• Land preparation and sowing of wheat in low altitude region completes.
• Weeding and top dressing of wheat (November planted) commences.
• Budding of citrus commences.
• Harvesting of oranges, banana, coconut/arecanut continues.
• Harvesting of winter potato in high altitude region completes.
• Harvesting of Sali paddy in low altitude region completes.
• Harvesting of cauliflower in high altitude region completes.
• Land preparation and sowing of wheat in low altitude region completes.
• Top dressing of rape and mustard in low altitude region completes.
• Harvesting of French bean, pea, mustard, lettuce in high altitude region continues.
• Harvesting of French bean, lady's finger, bitter gourd in medium altitude and low altitude regions completes.
• Harvesting of root crops in high altitude region completes.
• Land preparation and second transplanting of cole crops, radish, carrot and leafy vegetables for seed purpose in high altitude region.
• Weeding and jungle cleaning of orchard/plantations continues.
• White washing, irrigation and manuring of fruit trees in the orchard commences.
• Watering of vegetables and fruit nurseries commences.
• Budding of citrus commences.
• Sowing of tea seeds in nurseries continues.
• In tea plantation light pruning to be completed by middle of the month.
• Skiffing and levelling operations continues.