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| Site selection is the determination of the location of the farming business in accordance with the characteristics of the commodity to produce optimal production and quality. The aim is to find a suitable location for ginger cultivation. |
Mention what are the requirements for choosing a ginger plant cultivation location?
- Prospective planting locations that are not former rhizomes with symptoms of bacteria, solanaceae family, nuts, banana, or host plants that carry wilt disease;
- The land can only be planted 2 (two) times in a row;
- Cultivation of land that has been affected by wilt disease can be cultivated for ginger for at least 5 years (if it is positive / has severe wilt disease)
- Land and location of farming and storage of products must be separated from land and locations that are not organic;
- Land suitability:
- Altitude: Ginger emprit: 200 - 1000 m asl; Elephant ginger: 400 - 800 m above sea level; Red ginger: 200 - 600 m above sea level;
- Annual rainfall for ginger: 1,500 - 3,000 mm;
- Air temperature: 25 - 37°C (moderate humidity); (depending on the type of ginger);
- Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0;
- Soil land structure: fertile, loose, high in humus;
- Soil textures: sandy, loamy sandy and lateric soils;
- Maximum land slope of 30% (followed by conservation);
- Maximum shade for emprit ginger and red ginger is 30%.
Procedure for finding land / location for ginger cultivation.
- Look for land history information:
- Types of plants and cropping patterns (related to light intensity) in the previous planting;
- Barriers between land and location (roads, drains / ditches, trees, empty rows).
- Look for land suitability data:
- Height;
- Annual rainfall;
- Air temperature;
- soil pH;
- Soil structure;
- Soil texture;
- Land slope;
- Shade
- Find water source information:
- Location;
- Drainage materials (stainless steel, iron, aluminum, cement);
- Water source material (contaminant material).