February is the hinge of the farming year — the end of winter, the start of summer, and a month of harvesting, sowing and care.
Rice
- Boro: hold water on the field; irrigate for the growing plants; watch for stem borer and leaf-folder; apply urea, TSP and potash as needed.
Wheat
- Keep the field weed-free and properly irrigated; look for powdery mildew and brown rust and treat them.
Pulses
- Harvest lentil, mung and chickpea; clear the field for the next crop.
Oilseeds
- Cut mustard before the pods dry and shatter; prepare land for sunflower and soybean with the right fertiliser.
Vegetables
- Lift cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and radish.
- Sow gourd, pumpkin, okra and bitter gourd; weed and irrigate well.
Fruit
- Protect mango, jackfruit and litchi blossom with insecticide and fungicide; plant new saplings.
Fish
- Change pond water regularly and feed; add organic manure for natural food.
Livestock
- Add dry straw and green grass to the ration of cattle and goats; vaccinate and keep the shed clean.
Done on time and done right, February's work is next season's income.
Photo: A wheat field — মিলন / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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