In next five days weather will remain variable and rainfall is expected at all places.
Maximum & minimum temperature is expected to range from 18-23oC & 05-08oC.
Relative humidity will remain between 20 to 60% and wind speed 8-9 km/h from SE
direction.
General Advisory
To protect the crop and vegetables from frost apply light irrigation in the evening and cover the young
plants with gunny bags, straw etc.
Crop Advisory
Fruit Crop:- Apple Stage: Harvest
It is suitable time to dig the pits and keep then open for 15-20 days and then fill them FYM mix soil for
planting new fruit plants in the orchards.
Vegetables:- Onion, Cauiliflower: Stage: Sowing/ Transplanting
Do hoeing and weeding in the winter crops.Complete the of sowing of Azad P-1 & Punjab 89 cultivars
of Pea in the lower belt of Himachal Pradesh and Transplating of Onion in the midle hills of HP.
Floriculture:-
Harvest the flowers of Chrysanthemum for markets.Where the flowers have already been harvested supply
the plants well FYM so that growth of suckers can take place.
Mushroom Cultivation:-
When the casing layer spread completely then raise the temperature of compost up to 16-18oC and
provide fresh air in the room for 3-4 times per day for 30-60 minutes.
Animals:-
To protect the animals from cold close all the big openings/ doors in their sheds and keep only small
openings near the roof for proper ventilation. Keep proper ventilation in the animals shed and protect
youngs from cold. Small animals, youns ones, calfves may be covered with gunny bags during the night
time. Small fires may also be done in the sheds during very cold weather.
