Helpful hints

• Most of the time, the seed nuts sprout within 14 to 15 days after being planted. You can cover the seedbed with paddy straw until the seeds sprout, and you can give it some shade in the summer.
• Cashews need 750 g of nitrogen, 325 g of phosphorus, and 750 g of potassium per plant. After the first year is over, use only 1/5th of the dose, and only 2/5th of the dose during the second year.
• In the early stages of a cashew plantation's growth, pineapple is the intercrop that makes the most money.
• For poor soils, 7.5 m x 7.5 m is the recommended spacing, while 10 m x 10 m is the required spacing for rich, deep, sandy coastal soils. After the flowers are fertilised, the fruits will be ready to pick in about two months.