A) Preparation of Amutha Karisal
- Fresh Cowdung - 15kgs
- Cow Urine - 15 ltrs
- Jaggery (traditional uncentrifuged sugar - 1- 2 kg
- Dried green gram/ cow pea - powder - 2 kgs
- Soil - (one) hand full
- 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:
- can be used as a polio spray at 30 ml/l water
- 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
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;
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pH
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:
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5.45
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EC dSm2
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:
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10.22
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Total N
(ppm)
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:
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229
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Total P
(ppm)
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:
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209
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Total K
(ppm)
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:
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232
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Sodium
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:
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90
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Calcium
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:
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25
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IAA
(ppm)
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:
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8.5
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GA
(ppm)
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:
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3.5
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Usage:
- can be used as a polio spray @ 30 ml /ltr water
- can be passed(after a proper filtration)through inline, external drippers, sprinklers and flood irrigation @ 2 - 3ltrs / acre, once in a month.
Sankar,
ReplyDeleteI am really glad that i found this live blog on agriculture (& more importantly on Organic farming) from Tamilnadu. Please keep up the good work and this is going to be both useful and inspiring for many like me.
Dear Sakthivelchinnannan,
ReplyDeleteSure.
thanks for your comments