Some traditional Indian soil nutes & pre planting processes...

[naga_sadu]

Hey'ya guys, here are a list of some soil supplements & pre planting processes which is used traditionally in India.

Nectar Water (Amrutpani)

http://www.rishi-krishi.com/et/epage10.htm

Angara

http://www.rishi-krishi.com/et/epage9.htm

Here's a cautionary note:

Angara is a must before feeding Amrutpani. It is the our custom that before we start our meal the hands or the spoon must be clean. So in both cases the word must should never be forgotten.

Dressing of Seeds for Planting (more of a process)

http://www.rishi-krishi.com/et/epage11.htm

FAQs

http://www.rishi-krishi.com/et/epage30.htm

FAQ has some useful beginners answers reg. soil preparation in particular.

Complete book

http://www.rishi-krishi.com/et/epage23.htm

 

[BurnOne]

Great work. Just more to prove that there are many, many ways to grow organic.
Burn1

 

[Guest]

Well, I don't know anything about "nector water"....I guess it would work...

Hello, Burn1....LC

 

[I.M. Boggled]

...regarding traditional organic cultivation practices...

...regarding traditional organic cultivation practices...

Organic farming techniques
~circa 1800's ~

HEMP: "Historical Cultivation Practices"
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=17523
&
"My Grandfather's EARTHWORM FARM"
(...Traditional Organic Farming Practices)
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=17523

 

[naga_sadu]

Well, I don't know anything about "nector water"....I guess it would work...

The purpose of nectar water, as a supplement is to breathe life into and optimise for growth, an otherwise barren/ lifeless soil. The recipe is very easy to make. Just do a simple ratio / proportion equation and try it out urself...

And when ur hunting for cow dung, make sure not to use manure from cows that were commercially bred. And besides, nectar water, when mixed w/ banyan tree soil is an AWESOME way to dress ur seeds before planting them.

 

[JackTheGrower]

The purpose of nectar water, as a supplement is to breathe life into and optimise for growth, an otherwise barren/ lifeless soil. The recipe is very easy to make. Just do a simple ratio / proportion equation and try it out urself...

And when ur hunting for cow dung, make sure not to use manure from cows that were commercially bred. And besides, nectar water, when mixed w/ banyan tree soil is an AWESOME way to dress ur seeds before planting them.

Quarter kilo ghee (clarified butter ) from a desi (indigenous breed) cow

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Hey they may have had it spot on...


I think this is a reasonable system. IBravo on the best thread I have read today.

 

[glock23]

I've heard some people use milk too.

 

[JackTheGrower]

I like coats the seed in honey and butter...

 

[naga_sadu]

Assorted topics: South Asian growing methods.

Assorted topics: South Asian growing methods.

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache....PDF+amirthakaraisal&hl=en&gl=in&ct=clnk&cd=1

Excerps:

Seed treatment (pre- planting)

Seed treatment using Cow’s urine : Dilute
500 ml of cow’s urine in 2½ litres of water. Tie the
seeds to be sown in small bags and soak them in
cow’s urine extract for half an hour. Shade dry the
seeds before sowing.

Seed treatment using Sweet flag extract : Powder
500 g of sweet flag rhizome and dilute it in 2½
litres of water. This is the quantity required for
treating seeds to be sown in one acre. Tie the seeds
in small bags and soak them in this extract for half
an hour. Dry the seeds in shade before sowing.

Seed treatment with Pseudomonas : 250 g of the
fungus pseudomonas should be mixed with one
litre of cooled rice gruel. The sprouted seeds
required for one acre should be spread on a cement
floor. Pseudomonas extract should be sprinkled all
over the seeds and mixed well.

Soil enhancers / additives (i.e. compost, compost tea)

Preparation of Amirthakaraisal
Fresh cow dung – 10 kg
Cow’s urine – 10 litres
Jaggery - 1 kg
Water – 100 litres

The above mentioned ingredients should be
added to a cement tank and mixed well. The
extract would be ready for use the next day. It
improves the soil fertility and gives good yield.

Yield enhancers

Method of Preparation (Panchakavya)
Cow dung- 5 kg
Cow’s urine- 3 litres
Ghee- 1 litre
Cow’s Milk- 2 litres
Curd- 2 litres
Tender coconut- 3 litres
Cane juice or jaggery - 3 litres (or) 1kg
Yellow plantain- 12 nos (or) honey ½ kg

Add cow dung, cow’s urine and ghee in a mud or
cement tank of 30-litre capacity. Stir this well in
morning and evening for a week. The methane gas
gets released from this. To this mixture, add milk,
curd, tender coconut, yellow plantain (ripe) and
jaggery. After a week’s time, this extract can be
filtered and used.

Pest control (Neem extract)

3–5 kg of Neem kernel is required for an acre.
Remove the outer seed coat and use only the kernel.
If the seeds are fresh, 3 kg of kernel is sufficient. If
the seeds are old, 5 kg is required. Pound the kernel
gently and place it in an earthen pot. To this, add
10 litres of water. Tie the mouth of the pot securely
with a cloth. Leave it as such for 3 days. Filter it
after 3 days. On filtering 6-7 litres of extract can
be obtained. The shelf life of this is about one
month. 500–1000 ml of this extract is used for
one tank (a tank of 10 litre capacity). 500-1000
ml of extract should be diluted with 9½ or 9 litres
of water before spraying. Khadi soap solution @
10 ml/litre (100 ml/tank) should be added to help
the extract stick well to the leaf surface. The
concentration of the extract can be increased or
decreased depending on the intensity of the pest
attack. It controls sap feeders and all kinds of larvae.
Note : This extract can be stored for a period of
one month. The seeds used for preparing this
extract should be at least 3 months old.

Kashayam (anti pest biospray)

The plants selected for kashayam preparation
should be collected without the roots. The plants
should be cut into small pieces and used. For
one acre of crop, 2 kg of the cut plants should
be mixed with 8 litres of water. This has to be
taken in a wide mouthed vessel and boiled until
the extract reduces to 2 litres. This has to be
cooled and filtered. 300 ml of this extract should
be diluted with 100 ml of soap solution and 9.4
litres of water to obtain one tank capacity of the
extract

Plants for Kashayam preparation and their uses

Andrographis paniculata - All kinds of larvae
Sida spinosa - Aphids and Sap feeders
Adhatoda zeylanica - Fungal diseases
Panchathiktha kashayam* - All kinds of pests
* Panchathiktha kashayam is prepared by using
equal quantities of five types of bitter leaves.

http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache....PDF+amirthakaraisal&hl=en&gl=in&ct=clnk&cd=1

 

[naga_sadu]

I've noticed that "ghee" is used in quite a few of these recipes. Well, if you don't have access to an Indian grocery store, here's a recipe on hows to make your own ghee...

http://www.ayurveda.com/online resource/ghee_recipe.htm