Cultivation of aloes consists of several stages of activity:
Species Selection
Aquilaria malaccensis, A. microcarpa and A. crassna is producing pig species of aloes with the smell of a very unpopular Middle Eastern societies, which have the highest prices.
Planting locations.
Eaglewood/gaharu be planted starting from the lowlands to the mountains with an altitude of 750 m above sea level.
Planting Pattern
Monoculture or mixed systems (intercropping or agroforestry)
Planting Distance
Spacing of 3 x 3 m (1000 trees / ha.), But can also be 2.5 x 3 m to 2.5 x 5 m. If aloe plants are planted on land that was overgrown with other plants, then the minimum distance of aloe plants 3 m from the plant.
Planting hole
Planting hole size is 40 x 40 x 40 cm. Holes had been dug up at least 1 week left, so that the air hole outside beraerasi. Then enter basic fertilizer, decayed sawdust mixture and compost in the ratio 3: 1 to reach the ¾ size of the hole. Then after a few weeks gaharu trees, ready for planting.
Planting
Planting seeds of aloes should be done at the beginning of the rainy season in the morning until 11:00 hours, and can proceed to the 4-hour evening.
Maintenance
Fertilization can be done at 3 months, but may also every 6 months to compost as much as 3 kg through under the canopy. The use of chemical fertilizers such as NPK and compound can also be added every 3 months with a low dose (5 g / plant) after 1-year-old plant, then the dose is increased according to the size of the plant stem. Aloe plant pests to note is the white louse which lives under the leaf surface, when the humid environmental conditions. Prevention is done by trimming and pruning shade trees to get sunlight followed by spraying of pesticides such as Tiodane, Decis, Reagent., Etc. Cleaning up weeds can be done once in 3 months or when deemed necessary.
Tree trimming done at age 3 to 5 years, by cutting the bottom branches and leaves 4 to 10 branches above. Crop tops trimmed and maintained enough about 5 m, making it easier for job gaharu inoculation.
source : gaharuman.com
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