Method of planting

Corms should be planted 6-7 cm deep with line to line and plant to plant spacing of 10 cm.

Preparation of land

hree to four ploughings are sufficient for preparing a fine bed. Farm yard manure and other organic hraised beds (2mx1mx15cm) always give good results. The beds should have channels on all the four sides to drainoff any excess moisture in sandy soils of dry temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh. Making of raised beds is not necessary but it is desirable to have beds where the soils are loam and there is a good rainfall.

Seed rate and Showing:

The seed rate varies with the method of sowing :
(i)  By dibbling : Fifteen quintals of corms per ha are required.
(ii) By broadcasting : About 40 quintals of corms per ha are necessary. For proper management, only the dibbling method is recommended.