Kachnar Tree (Bauhinia variegata): How to Grow It in Jaipur and Use Its Buds
Bauhinia variegata
Kachnar is the orchid tree that flowers on bare branches in late winter and gives the buds for kachnar ki kali ki sabzi. How it copes with Jaipur's heat and frost, when and how to plant it, care for the first three years, and how to tell it from look-alike Bauhinia trees.
Soil pH
Check your soil pH
No verified pH range for this tree yet. Test your soil and ask your nearest KVK before adding anything.
Before planting
- Ask your nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) to test the soil and advise.About 8 weeks before planting
At planting
- Mix well-rotted farmyard manure or compost into the pit soil.At planting
After the monsoon
- Test the pH again after the first monsoon, then once a year.After the first monsoon
When this tree is planted
- Northwest arid · Jul, Aug
- Northwest arid · Feb, Mar
Guidance only. Test your soil (Soil Health Card or your KVK lab) before adding anything.
Based on
- Aonla cultivation (Unit 2) – IGNOU eGyanKosh
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