JUNE
South West monsoon areas

• Completion of dadap lopping; planting dadap stakes
• Planting stakes of shade plants.
• Closing pits, planting, "ball" and `root' plants including supply planting.
• Staking and mulching.
• Weeding, desuckering.
• Clearing of drains, renovation of trenches and pits.
• Borer tracing.
• Installation of light traps for collection and destruction of moths of hairy caterpillars.
• Control measures against shoot-mealybug, and green scale, if necessary.
• Completion of centering and handling of bushes in black rot endemic blocks and spraying with 1 Bordeaux mixture or 0.03% (120 g / 200 ltr of water) Bavistin 50 WP (Carbendazim).
• Pre-monsoon spraying with Bayleton 25 WP or Bordeaux mixture to be completed early.
• Nursery: Tinning and removal of pendal depending on weather and aftercare.
• Spot spray with endosulfan or application of Beauveria bassiana may be taken up, if berry borer is noticed.

North-East monsoon areas
Same as above, except items 1 and 2. Liming wherever necessary

JULY
South-West monsoon areas

• Handling, centering and desuckering, Removal and destruction of black rot affected twigs, leaves etc. Drenching spray with 1 5 Bordeaux mixture or 0.03% Bavistin 50 WP (Carbendazim) during break in the rain.
• Weeding
• Planting including supply planting - weather permitting
• Removal and burning of shot-hole borer infested twigs
• Nursery: Aftercare of seedlings
• Berry borer control measures as mentioned earlier.

North-East monsoon areas

• Dadap topping
• Planting dadap stakes, permanent shade seedlings and Coffee depending on weather conditions

Rest as above

AUGUST
South-West monsoon areas

• Weeding and desuckering
• Handling and centering
• Planting, if weather permits
• Borer tracing
• Control measures against cockchafer, if necessary
• Removal and burning of shot-hole borer infested twigs.
• Spraying against black rot and berry blotch (1% Bordeaux)
• Manuring (during break in the monsoon)
• Control measures against berry borer.

North-East monsoon areas

• Pre-monsoon spraying with 0.5% Bordeaux mixture against leaf rust.

Rest as above

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