Gliricidia sepium
leaves only plus set of compost preparations 502-507. High Nitrogen.
Casuarina Tea
leaves cold fermented plus 502-507. Fungal preventative.
Erythrina Tea (Coral Tree)
leaves cold fermented plus 502-507. High Nitrogen.
Neem Tea
Mash fresh seeds and leaves in mortar and pestle. Mix 1/3 mash, 2/3 water Leave 2 months to ferment. Dilute 1: 10 Used as an insecticide and nematicide.
Fuzzy Brew
3kg cow dung, 1 kg CPP, 1 kg Jaggery (or molasses), ½ litre cow urine! And 1kg yoghurt. Add water to 100litres. Let brew , stirring often, use at the rate of 1:10 for sugar cane. Brings in bacteria to increase fertility.
Amrithapani
Take ½ kg ghee, 1/4kg Honey, 50kg cow dung and add 50 litres of water. Increases growth in bacterial count (important for grasses). Add to 200 litres water, use on sugar cane at rate of 1litre per plant to root zone.
Equisetum for Paddy Fungus
Crushed Castor Oil seeds (400g) + Casuarina (100g) is cooked in 20 litres water – boil down to 18 litres, spray on undiluted to prevent fungal attack for paddy and sugar cane. Note In India, as in Australia, where Equisetum is unavailable and considered a noxious weed, Casuarina needles are used in its place to equivalent results. |
