MULTIPURPOSE NURSERY

MULTIPURPOSE NURSERY

In this type of nursery almost all kinds of plants are propagated and reared for sale, which may include fruit plants, timber tree, shrubs, creepers, bulbous plants, succulents, ferns, palms, seeds and seedlings of vegetables and annuals etc. This type of nursery needs a quite large area not less than 5 acres with substantial infrastructure to make it economically viable. These nurseries are known as commercial nurseries.

SINGLE PURPOSE NURSERY

In this type of nursery, only one group of plants are raised like fruit plants nursery, ornamental plant nursery, vegetable nursery and nurseries raising seedlings, of vegetable & Flowers, raising seeds of annuals & vegetables, bulbs, corms etc.

SPECIALISESD NURSERY

This nursery is one where a particular kind of plant is raised for instance roses, bougainvillea, mango, guava, gladiolus, poinsettia etc.

SUPPLEMENTARY NURSERY

This type of nursery is mainly attached to an institution, school, organization, with in a big garden in order to supplement the day to day demand of plants for better maintenance of the garden attached to such an institution.

MANAGEMENT OF A NURSERY

It includes propagation, harvesting, packing, storage, marketing, nursery structures, potting, repotting, sheds, mist chamber, cold frames, Hot beds, greenhouse etc. etc. & each item is a chapter in  itself & cannot be described in detail in a paper, article like this needs continuous deliberation item wise. Anyhow, efforts to deal with nursery management in brief are made.