JASMINE CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE

Broadly speaking, jasmine plants can grow well and bloom to its full potential when applying cultivation as follows:

SELECTION OF LAND

In order to produce a maximum, before planting jasmine need to select the land with the following criteria:

1. Melati can grow well ranging from lowlands to 600 m asl for varieties of Jasminum sambac / white jasmine.

2. Land gets full sunlight, not obstructed by trees, and well drained.

3. Rainfall 112-119 mm / month, and a dry climate with 2-3 month and 5-6 month wet

4. The daytime air temperature 28-36 degrees Celsius.

5. Humidity 50-80%

6. Choose sandy or clay soil

7. Soil pH between 6-7

SELECTING SEED / SEED

1. Choose cuttings / seeds of superior quality with lots of roots and leaves have emerged

2. Cuttings about 30 cm long and uniform and about 2 months old.

3. Place the seeds before planting a shady place for 2-3 days for adjustment of the circumstances surrounding the land.

OVERVIEW OF JASMINE FLOWER
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JUL
2011
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Jasmine is a herbaceous plant that is widely cultivated in the north coast of Central Java such as Tegal district, district, and kab.Pekalongan, kab. Rod, and Purbalingga district. For Tegal district which is cultivated white jasmine (Jasminum sambac) since the 1970s and are planted around the coast of the Java Sea. In development by the end of 2010 the total area of ​​jasmine in Tegal regency reached about 400 ha. Increased acreage triggered by the opening of the marketing potential that was once only for the jasmine tea factory and traditional markets opening up export markets jasmine to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and India since the 1990s. . Thailand and India are the actual manufacturers of jasmine as well, but the production of these two countries are not stable because of the climate so much influenced by imports from Indonesia. While Indonesia can produce continuous jasmine although production fluctuations.

By making use of unproductive land such as in coastal areas, river banks, also moor. Jasmine productivity can reach 618 kg / ha (sample from one of the farmers). With the average price reached Rp. 13.000/kg (2010 data).

HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST JASMINE
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JUL
2011
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Jasmine harvest is done in the morning between the hours of 05:30 to 11:00 depending on the day's production. Harvesting is done by selecting the appropriate quality jasmine and specifications provided by customers. By hand and made by women. Harvesting is done by picking jasmine jasmine flowers that have white and still buds. This is because the jasmine flowers are sold in the market are still buds. Jasmine harvest is done every day.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) jasmine harvest:

1. Choosing flowers that are in accordance with the required specifications and quality customers.

2. Harvesting is done in the morning or afternoon.

3. Jasmine plants begin harvest / bloom from age 6 months to 5 years.

4. Productivity jasmine usually for 3 months, after it reduced the harvest and the highest harvest for 1-2 weeks.

5. Highest production budget is usually the beginning of the rainy season between the months of November, December, and January each year.

6. Harvesting by hand

7. Flush with the stem cut jasmine.

8. Jasmine Put on open container / winds.

9. Record number of crops

POST-HARVEST JASMINE



Once picked from the garden next process is sorting by separating the leaves, twigs, flowers bloom with flower bud. For shipments to the factory only made sorting tea as much as 1 (one) time. As for the overseas market / export done immersion into a container of ice water jasmine after sorting to be hard, looks clean and fresh.

The picture above is jasmine for export in the form of roncean.



Picture: jasmine packaging for export purposes.