Describe seven management practices that should be carried out on a vegetable nursery after sowing until the seedlings are ready for transplanting.

Describe seven management practices that should be carried out on a vegetable nursery after sowing until the seedlings are ready for transplanting.

Nursery bed management practices.

  • Mulching to conserve moisture
  • Erection of a shade to minimize evapotranspiration.
  • Weed control to reduce competition with seedlings.
  • Pests and disease control to ensure healthy seedlings
  • Pricking out to minimise competition.
  • Watering to ensure adequate moisture supply.
  • Hardening off/ removing shade/ reducing watering to acclimitise the seedlings to conditions in the field

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