Horticulture :: Plant protection

Horticulture :: Nursery techniques :: Cost

3. Cost of Development of Ornamental Nursery (0.5 acre)

I. Establishment and maintenance of mother plants (Amount. in Rs.)
No. of plants : 250; Area : 560 sq.m.

Sl. No.	Items	Year I	Year II	Year III
1	Field preparation, pit digging & filling	1200	-	-
2	Manures and fertilizers [including micronutients] & application	1800	1200	1200
3	Planting materials @ Rs70/- each + 10% excess for infilling.	19250	-	-
4	Planting	600	-	-
5	Watering	2700	3000	3600
6	Interculture	2700	3000	3000
7	Pruning, cleaning the plants	-	360	480
8	Plant protection	300	450	600
	Total	28550	8010	8880

II. Establishment of Pot Nursery (Amount in Rs.)
No. of pots : Yr. 1 - 500 ; 2 - 800 ; 3 - 1000
Area : 200 sq.m.

Sl. No.	Items	Year I	Year II	Year III
1	Earthen pots @ Rs.10/- each [including transportation & 5% damage]	5250	8400	10500
2	Soil @ Rs.300/- per truck load	600	900	1200
3	Manures and fertilizers (including micronutrients, etc.) & application	1800	2800	3840
4	Mixing fertilizers and manures with soil, filling pots	840	1320	1680
5	Planting materials @ 25/- each [from outside]	12500 (100%)	10000 (50%)	2500 (10%)
6	Planting in pots @ 50 plants/manday	600	960	1200
7	Watering	2160	2400	3900
8	Interculture including arrangement	4500	6000	7200
9	Plant protection	300	450	600
	Total	28550	33230	32620

Last Update: September 2015