Digging Holes 1 foot X 1foot

[raghupani]

Hello,
I am planning to plant 5000 teak plants in my farm. I have the following Questions
1) How much will it cost per hole to dig 1 foot deep and 1 foot Width?
2) I am in Dharmapuri District Tamilnadu, will it be wise to dig the hole on contract Rate? Rs 4 per hole or ?
3) I am waiting for the experts to advise

 

[j_thom52]

either you can use a motorised earth auger or manually it could be done at 1/50 a pit .75*.75 *1 which is enough for teak you should use teak stumps which is available from forest dept and should be planted in a slanting manner preferably with 50 g of rock phosphate put in the pit

 

[padmanabhan_ganesan]

Hello,
I am planning to plant 5000 teak plants in my farm. I have the following Questions
1) How much will it cost per hole to dig 1 foot deep and 1 foot Width?
2) I am in Dharmapuri District Tamilnadu, will it be wise to dig the hole on contract Rate? Rs 4 per hole or ?
3) I am waiting for the experts to advise

Hi raghupani,

Teak requires huge amounts of water. Also, it requires another plant to survive on. Have you considered both the aspects?
Teak matures in 15-20 years. Are you willing to wait that long?
Teak is stolen during the maturity time due to good amount available? Do you have enough security to safeguard this?

If you have already considered these aspects, please ignore this.

Regards
Padmanabhan Ganesan
Agriculture for Everybody