HOW TO DO HORTICULTURE EASILY IN VERY EASY STEPS HEADING WISE DAILY LIFE HACKS KEEP IT DOING
1. Choose Mulberry Variety Pick hardy local varieties like S-1635 or V1. Plant 5,000–6,000 saplings per acre in well-drained loamy soil, 2–3 ft apart. Water weekly; harvest leaves after 60 days. 2. Rear Silkworms Buy disease-free layings (DFL) from govt sericulture centers (₹700–900/box of 400 eggs). Keep eggs at 25–27°C. Hatch in 10 days into tiny larvae. 3. Feed Properly Feed fresh, tender mulberry leaves 4–5 times daily. Start with chopped leaves for young worms (1st–2nd instar), then whole leaves. Maintain 70–80% humidity; clean trays daily to avoid disease. 4. Provide Bedding Use clean bamboo/wooden trays (3×4 ft). Spread larvae evenly; give 1 sq ft space per 100 worms initially, expand to 20 sq ft by 5th instar. Change bedding every 2 days. 5. Mount for Cocooning On day 25–28, when worms stop eating and turn shiny, place bamboo chandrike (mountages). Worms spin cocoons in 2–3 days at 24°C. 6. Harvest Cocoons Collect cocoons after 5–6 days; sort good ones (white/yellow, firm)...