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Table 4: Planting Techniques
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| Seeding
Technique |
Method |
Comments |
| Hand
planting |
- Place potted plants and plugs in a hole slightly larger
than the root mass. Firm the soil around roots leaving a
slight depression to catch water, and water plants thoroughly.
Ensure that roots are not left exposed after watering.
- Bury tubers and rhizomes below the surface, firm the soil
around them and water thoroughly.
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- Suitable for small projects and gardens.
- Good opportunity to involve the community.
- Equipment (trowels, shovels, dibbles)
is readily available and inexpensive.
- Can be done on wet sites or slopes that equipment cannot
reach.
- Time-consuming.
- Hauling sufficient water can be difficult.
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| Machine
Planting |
A
tractor-pulled plug planter cuts a trench, places plugs at a
predetermined depth and spacing, waters each plant and then
closes the trench. |
- Suitable for large projects.
- Very efficient use of time – for example, a two-row
planter can plant up to 40,000 plugs a day.
- Water is used efficiently because it is delivered to the
roots as plants are planted.
- Rows are evenly spaced, which allows for machine cultivation
of site for weed control.
- Equipment availability and price can be a problem.
- Needs a level or gently sloping site with good site preparation.
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