Friday 18 January 2013

Organic inputs preparation method and usage in Sankarfoods Organic Farm

A) Preparation of Amutha Karisal

      1. Fresh Cowdung                                                  -  15kgs
      2. Cow Urine                                                           -  15 ltrs
      3. Jaggery (traditional uncentrifuged sugar        -  1- 2 kg
      4. Dried green gram/ cow pea - powder                - 2 kgs
      5. Soil                                                                        - (one) hand full
      6. water                                                   - to make up in 150 - 160 ltr plastic drum.
Mix the ingredients in a plastic drum and keep it in shade for 48 hrs, ensure that it is covered with a mesh(aeration  is required) and gently stirrer it once in 24 hrs.

It will be ready to use after 48 hrs:
  1. can be used as a polio spray at 30 ml/l water
  2. can be passed through inline, external drippers, sprinklers and flood irrigation at 200 l/acre, once in a month.


B) Panchagavya
                  1. Fresh Cowdung                                                  -   7 -8 kgs
                     2. Ghee (made from cow milk)                             -  1  kg
                     3. Jaggery (traditional uncentrifuged sugar)      -  1 kg
 
Mix/blend these ingredients gently and leave it for 4 -  5 days. Than add the following ingredients,
 
                                 4. Cow urine                                                      -   3 - 3.5ltrs
                                 5. Fresh cow milk                                               -   2 ltrs
                                 6. Fresh Curd                                                      -    2 ltrs
                                 7. Tender coconut water                                     -   3 - 3.5 ltrs
                                 8. Papaya fruit pulp                                            -  1 ltr
                                 9. Banana(poovam) fruit pulp                            -  1ltr
 
mix all these ingredients well and leave it for 2 to 3 weeks. It has to be gently stirred  thrice in a day and will be ready to use after 15 - 17 days time.





Chemical composition of Panchagavya;
 
pH

:

5.45

EC dSm2

:

10.22

Total N (ppm)

:

229

Total P (ppm)

:

209

Total K (ppm)

:

232

Sodium

:

90

Calcium

:

25

IAA (ppm)

:

8.5

GA (ppm)           

:

3.5
 
 

Usage:
  1. can be used as a polio spray @ 30 ml /ltr water
  2. can be passed(after a proper filtration)through inline, external drippers, sprinklers and flood irrigation @ 2 - 3ltrs / acre, once in a month.
 

Tuesday 1 January 2013

Activity in 2013 at Sankarfoods Organic Farm

Sankarfoods Organic Farm continuously improves the farm to bring into more Modernization and Independent way to optimize resource utilization.

Farm has received its Organic Certification in Sep 2012 for the crops produced in the farm and the certificate is valid for one year.

Participation in the state level organic farming conference in Nov ' 12

Solar Panels are installed to utilize the Natural resources in the farm

Mobile automatic water pump controller is installed to operate / monitor the pump operation / status from anywhere in the world

Vermi compost preparation bed 

Paddy harvesting