Tanaman kakao banyak dibudidayakan oleh petani di Indonesia dikarenakan kakao mempunyai tingkat permintaan pasar luar negeri yang tinggi.
Many cacao plants are cultivated by farmers in Indonesia because cacao has a high level of foreign market demand.
Tahukah Anda ternyata tanaman kakao ini sangat mudah dibudidayakan, semakin banyak menanam kakao maka akan semakin banyak pula memperoleh keuntungan. Tak lain karena harga kakao lebih cendrung stabil daripada harga komoditas serupa seperti pinang dan kelapa sawit.
Did you know that this cacao plant is very easy to cultivate, the more cacao cultivation will be more profitable. No other because the price of cacao is more stable than the price of similar commodities such as areca nut and palm oil.
Dipostingan ini saya akan menulis tentang budidaya kakao. Mulai tahap awal penanaman sampai panen buah kakao.
In this post I will write about cacao cultivation. Start the initial stage of planting until harvest of cacao fruit.
Tahap awal penanaman kakao adalah mempersiapkan bibit kakao dengan cara melakukan persemaian bibit kakao di polibag atau anda bisa membeli langsung pada penjual bibit kakao.
The initial stage of cacao planting is to prepare the cacao seedlings by way of seeding cacao seedlings in polybag or you can buy directly to the seller of cacao seeds.
Persiapkan lahan dan lubang tanam dengan jarak ideal penanaman 3 x 3 m. Saat bibit kakao sudah siap tanam segeralah lakukan penanaman.
Prepare land and hole with ideal spacing 3 x 3 m. When ready to plant cacao seeds immediately do the planting.
Lakukan penanaman kakao saat musim hujan supaya tanaman kakao yang baru pindah tanam tidak mati karena kekeringan.
Do the planting of cacao during the rainy season so that the new planting plants do not die due to drought.
Setelah kakao berumur 2 tahun, tanaman ini sudah mulai muncul bunga pertama dan itu tandai kakao akan segera berbuah.
After 2 years old cacao, this plant has begun to appear first flower and that mark cacao will soon be fruitful.
Lakukan pemupukan dan pemangkasan tunas kakao yang tidak produktif untuk memacu pertumbuhan bunga yang berpotensi menjadi buah.
Do the fertilization and pruning of unproductive cacao shoots to spur the growth of flowers that are potential to be fruit.
Setelah bermunculan bunga maka akan tampak beberapa bungan yang berhasil menjadi buah, ini hanya soal waktu saja sehingga sebentar lagi buah kakao (coklat) akan segera bisa dipanen.
After the flower appears then it will appear that some have succeeded into fruit, just a matter of time the fruit of cacao ( chocolate ) will soon be harvested.
Saat buah kakao sudah bewarna kuning itu tandai kakao sudah matang dan siap dipanen. Setelah dipanen biji kakao kemudian dikeringkan beberapa hari lalu biji kakao siap dijual.
When yellow cacao fruit then cacao is ripe and ready to be harvested. After harvest and then dried cacao for a few days then cacao beans ready for sale.
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