Question

Why are jute plants are cut at flowering stage and not on complete maturation?​

Answer 1

Jute plants are cut at the time of flowering stage.

The cut plants are grouped at different places in the fields for few days when most of the leaves dry up and fall down.

Plants are tied into small bundles.

Retting: The bundles are made to sink in stagnant water of pond for few days when the gummy skin rots out to separate fibers. The process is called ‘retting’.