2014 activities

Maize and Turmeric crop growing with classical music

green manure crops(multi grains)

 green manure crops

mulching sheet being placed for tapioca plantations

Tapioca has been planted after placing the mulching sheet and this is a 24 day's plants

38 day's tapioca crop in the mulching sheet and classical music is played for about 12 hrs per day for this crop

tapioca - 90 days crop

 

vermi compost bed preparation

 

Vermi compost bed -  around the coconut trees

The open well and Tube well pumps can be operated from anywhere of this world through mobile

Scope certificate for the year 2013 - 14

Participation in the organic farmers training program 

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.

 

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