The soil should be loosened by ploughing to a depth of 10 to 15 inches. 10 to 15cartloads of manure per acre should be applied and mixed well into the soil.
Soil and Climate: This crop can be grown in all types of soil.
Flat land where waterdoes not stagnate is useful for high yields.
It is not suitable for growing inwaterlogged soil.
Cool weather is required during sowing and re-sowing.
From thetime of flowering to the time of harvest, the crop should be sown without excessiverainfall and high temperatures.
Sowing time: This crop can be grown as a rained crop especially in the monsoon
season in June-July, in the dry season in October-November, and in the summer
season in the months of January-February and April-May.
Two seeds should be sown in each furrow at a depth of 3 cm.
Within 20 days ofsowing, leave the strongest seedlings in each furrow and sow the remaining seedlings
at a distance of 60 cm from row to row, 30 cm from seed to seed.
Water: Depending on the sowing season and soil properties, 4-6 irrigations arerequired. However, water should not stagnate in the field under any circumstances.
Sunflower can be grown under rained and irrigated conditions.
It is very important tohave adequate moisture in the soil during the period of budding, flowering and fruitsetting.
To set a lot of corn: Any type of plant that attracts bees should be grown around thecrop and for the bees and other insects to set a lot of corn, it is necessary to movearound, or wrap a thin cloth around your palm and place it on the top of the flowerduring the flowering period of the crop.