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Floriculture fetching good returns
Warangal: Floriculture is fast spreading in the district giving an opportunity to the enthusiasts to make a big buck, besides giving an opportunity of doing something worthwhile.
A unique floriculture farm at Station Ghanpur on Warangal-Hyderabad road being raised by a practicing doctor T Kranti Raj is a symbol of the trend that is emerging in the sphere floriculture here.
Ornamental flowers like Gerbera and Carnation are being raised in one and half acres land covered by a poly-house that is constructed with the help of ultraviolet plastic sheets that provide a controlled atmosphere.
Finding time from his busy practice of medicine, Dr. Kranti Raj makes it a point to visit the farm and look after its affairs. “Though I am doctor by profession it is a different experience being a farmer” he noted.
Gerbera plants are being raised in one acre of land while the Carnation is being grown in half acre of land. “Initially we make lot of effort to change the entire soil as the soil here was found to be unsuitable for the floriculture,” he said.
An amount of Rs. 50 lakh needed to build the Poly-house and to replace the soil with red soil and to furnish other required things. The flowers are being brought from Pune in Maharashtra.
Each plant costs around Rs 30 and an acre of land accommodates about 25, 000 plants. Five varieties of Gerbera flowers, red, white, yellow, pink and orange, are being grown, informed the farm manager Thatikonda Anil. “Usually in acre of land 5, 000 flowers can be picked per day but now we are able to pick three to four thousand flowers,” he added.
Floriculture fetching good returns
Warangal: Floriculture is fast spreading in the district giving an opportunity to the enthusiasts to make a big buck, besides giving an opportunity of doing something worthwhile. A unique floriculture farm at Station Ghanpur on Warangal-Hyderabad road being raised by a practicing doctor T Kranti Raj is a symbol of the trend that is emerging in the sphere floriculture here.
Ornamental flowers like Gerbera and Carnation are being raised in one and half acres land covered by a poly-house that is constructed with the help of ultraviolet plastic sheets that provide a controlled atmosphere.
Finding time from his busy practice of medicine, Dr. Kranti Raj makes it a point to visit the farm and look after its affairs. “Though I am doctor by profession it is a different experience being a farmer” he noted.
Gerbera plants are being raised in one acre of land while the Carnation is being grown in half acre of land. “Initially we make lot of effort to change the entire soil as the soil here was found to be unsuitable for the floriculture,” he said.
An amount of Rs. 50 lakh needed to build the Poly-house and to replace the soil with red soil and to furnish other required things. The flowers are being brought from Pune in Maharashtra.
Each plant costs around Rs 30 and an acre of land accommodates about 25, 000 plants. Five varieties of Gerbera flowers, red, white, yellow, pink and orange, are being grown, informed the farm manager Thatikonda Anil. “Usually in acre of land 5, 000 flowers can be picked per day but now we are able to pick three to four thousand flowers,” he added.
