Nursery Notes part 1

 NURSERY

Introduction:

Nursery is a place where planting material, such as seedlings, saplings, cuttings, etc., are raised, propagated and multiplied under favourable conditions for transplanting in prepared beds. The availability of quality and true-to-type planting material is the prerequisite of successful and remunerative ornamental crop production. Setting up of a nursery is a long-term venture, and requires planning and expertise.

In a nursery, plants are nurtured by providing them with optimum growing conditions to ensure germination. Nursery saves considerable time for the raising of the next crop.

Among flower crops, majority of the annuals are propagated by seeds and require a nursery for raising the seedlings. Herbaceous perennials need nurseries for sowing of seeds and planting of cuttings for rooting and establishment. Woody perennials are grown from seeds for multiplying the rootstocks from cuttings, layers and through grafts to perpetuate the same genetic properties.

Definition:-

“A place where plants are grown commercially, either for sale direct to the public or to other retailers.”

OR

“An area where we grow and nurse young progeny (an offspring of a person, animal, or plant) of plants is called Nursery.”

Objectives and scope of nurseries are:

• The main objective of the nursery is to grow plants in an open environment, maintain a good quality of plants and protect the plants from pests and diseases.

• It was the responsibility of the commercial nursery growers to develop good quality Of Plants for their customers.

Building up of infrastructure for nurseries is:

• A good infrastructure is necessary for nurseries. First, we should select the perfect place for a nursery.

• The area should be near to the main road and water should be available throughout the year.

• The nursery layout should be a rectangular or square shape to minimize the length of the fencing.

• Fences around nurseries should be protected from cattle, dogs, goats, and strong winds.