Moringa ka darakht ugnay aur harvesting ke liye tayyar hone mein kitna waqt leta hai?
Answered by Dr. Kiran Razzaq
Moringa ka darakht bohat tezi se barhta hai, khaas tor par Pakistan ke garam aur nami wale mausam mein. Iski growth rate kafi impressive hai!
Chaliye dekhte hain kitna waqt lagta hai:
**1. Seeds se Plant banne tak:**
* **Germination (Beej se ankur nikalna):** Aam tor par 5 se 10 din lagte hain. Agar beej taaza aur achi quality ke hon.
* **Pehli kuch inches ki growth:** Pehle mahine mein yeh tezi se barhna shuru kar deta hai.
**2. Harvesting ke liye Tayyar hone tak:**
* **Pehli baar patte todne ke liye:** Sirf **60 se 90 din (2 se 3 mahine)** mein, jab plant ki height qareeban 1 se 2 feet ho jaye, aap iske patte todna shuru kar sakte hain. Yeh "cut-and-come-again" method ke liye ideal hai, jahan aap patte todte hain aur naye patte phir nikal aate hain.
* **Phaliyan (Drumsticks) aane tak:** Aam tor par **6 se 8 mahine** lagte hain jab plant seeds se grow kiya gaya ho. Kuch varieties mein thoda zyada waqt lag sakta hai.
* **Phool aane tak:** Phaliyon se pehle phool aate hain, jo qareeban 4 se 6 mahine mein shuru ho sakte hain.
**3. Mukammal darakht banne tak:**
* **Ek saal mein:** Moringa ka darakht ek saal mein 15 se 20 feet tak lamba ho sakta hai, agar usko achi dhoop, pani, aur mitti mile.
* **Do saal mein:** Yeh apni mukammal height (jo 30-40 feet tak ho sakti hai) tak pahunch sakta hai, lekin aam tor par isko chhota rakha jata hai taake patte aur phaliyan aasani se todi ja saken.
**Factors jo growth rate ko affect karte hain:**
* **Mausam:** Garam aur dhoop wala mausam iski growth ke liye ideal hai.
* **Pani:** Regular pani dena zaroori hai, khaas tor par shuruati marhalon mein.
* **Mitti:** Achi drainage wali, thodi acidic se neutral mitti pasand karta hai.
* **Nutrients:** Agar mitti mein nutrients ki kami ho to growth slow ho sakti hai.
**Summary:**
Agar aap sirf patte hasil karna chahte hain, to aap **2 se 3 mahine** mein hi harvesting shuru kar sakte hain. Phaliyon ke liye qareeban **6 se 8 mahine** ka intezar karna padega. Iski fast growth ki wajah se yeh ghar mein lagane ke liye aik behtareen darakht hai.