Eco Secretz

Let us observe nature cycle, Every tree drops all leaves before summer(Feb-march). To cover land and conserve soil moisture called as mulching by nature.Now we are giving irrigation using bores.why we need mulching? Mulching maintains steady temperature called as microclimate which plants love to grow rigorously. Mulching is a need because it conserves moisture, provides microclimate and good for soil microbes.But dry straw/leaf mulch was attacked by termites. They are damaging crops also. Some farmers are using plastic sheet mulch.but it is worst idea as it heats soil too much. Turmeric is the best remedy for termites. Grow or sprinkle turmeric. Dry leaves, newspapers, pebbles, stones, coconut shells, wood chips can be used for mulch. For Paddy cultivation, water  is used  mulch. Mulching protects healthy microbes from exposure to Sunlight where they cannot survive. Mulching prevents weed growth. Note when you use dry mulch, Liquid  manures like  Jeevamrut are mu...

AUTHOR: Mrs.SUJATHA(+9194440 55548) A session in CWF Krishi Jyothi lead by Smt. Sujatha Gullapalli.A natural farmer who started her journey from 2014 in Natural farming Padmasri Palekarji's method popularly referred to as Zero Budget Natural Farming aka ZBNF.  Here we present the session in her own words                       So many people doing natural farming in different methods. I am so comfortable following this system. And exactly following my Guru. As per my Guruji's words, in natural farming, we will consume less water comparatively with non-zbnf farmers.                   First of all, we made farm bunds. Every 4 acres we divided and made bunds and bunds also covered with seasonal plants, which we change for each season. In kharif, we plant bottle guards,  ridge guard like creepers. In Rabi season we will cover with Gummadi ie pumpkin, mari...

Aham Krishak Bandhu session in CWF group by Sakalesh Ravi(9886377250) - A Techie working in Banglore, Karnataka, India turned weekend farmer.         To begin with (On a lighter note), the First challenge is to convince your family, especially your wife that you are quitting the job and want to start farming: My farm is in Ballari (North Karnataka), our's is a black soil. Half the land is irrigated (borewell) and other half is rain-fed.   As a beginner, first thing we need to know if we have understood the concept of natural farming correctly.  In my quest to learn about organic farming, I had attended one of the sessions of Narayana Reddy Sir and was very impressed. My interest in farming grew stronger. Before I started farming, decided to talk to many fellow farmers and visited many farms  People were kind enough to guide me. Until this point I had thought Organic farming was the only ultimate thing,  then people taught me about ...

Regenerative farming is a sub-division routine with regards to natural cultivation intended to construct soil wellbeing or to recover undesirable soils. The practices related with regenerative farming are those related to different ways to deal with natural cultivating, including keeping up a high level of soil organic matter(SOM), no-tillage/minimum tillage, biodiversity, compost, mulching, rotation of crops and green manures. Cover crops and no-till farming, which fabricates soil wellbeing, encourage carbon sequestration through the air-to-soil and soil-to-air, lessens or wipes out the requirement for fertilizers, and limits soil erosion. As it were, cultivating in nature's way by mimicking nature, tackles a huge number of issues.  More cover crops and no-tillage would lessen soil disintegration and nutrient supplement run-off. This would lessen fertilizers inputs that are important to plant growth and would advance carbon sequestration in soil. A considerable m...

1.Weed Suppression Crops: Where planting a plant that inhibits the growth of weed by barring them from germinating and growing. This “weed suppression” is one of nature’s most effective techniques for establishing plant dominance. Weed suppression crops include barley, oats, sorghum, grain amaranth, alfalfa, sudangrass, pea (Pisum sativum), wheat and sunflower. Choosing weed suppression crops can be helpful in especially weedy fields with decreasing general weed weight. The allelopathic hindrance is intricate and can include the collaboration of various classes of chemicals, for example, phenolic molecules, flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, sugars, and amino acids, with blends of various mixes in some cases having a more noteworthy allelopathic impact.For instance, one examination that inspected the impact of an allelochemical known in velvetbean, 3-(3',4'- dihydroxyphenyl)- l-alanine (l-DOPA), demonstrated that the restraint by this compound is because of un...

AUTHOR: Mr.SURENDRANATH(+91 99491 90769) Soil anchors the plant and provides some nutrients to the plant. Plant prepares major nutrients from sunlight, air and water vapour. Plant roots take water in the form of water vapour.  Soil composition and Soil structure are the factors to be considered.  Soil composition means particles of sand, silt, clay and organic matter. The best soil composition is humus. Soil structure means particles arrangement and their packing. Favorable soil structure for farming is that having the porosity, water holding capacity. Humus is having the properties of porosity and water holding capacity.  What is Humus? Humus is simply degraded organic matter. It is formed by degradation of plants, microbes, animals. And also from the byproducts of microbes, excreta of earthworms, secretions and excreta of creatures like frogs, ants, and snails, termites, rats etc. The biota which includes microbes, earthworms, frogs, snails, ants, r...

Green manuring is a routine with regards to furrowing or transforming into soil undecomposed green plant material to improve physical structure and also the strength of the dirt. It expands the accessibility of plant supplements that add to the yield of the product. The microbial activities are enhanced as the fresh organic material acts as the nutrient source for the diverse soil flora and fauna. The structure of heavy, light and sandy soil is considerably improved and unproductive lands can be converted into fertile ones by green manuring. In hilly areas, green manuring prevents soil erosion on sloppy lands by providing very good soil cover. Green manure crops are quick growing legumes and grasses that are ploughed into the field, mulched on the top of the soil and used as a composting material. Amongst the green manure crops, sunn hemp and dhaincha are outstanding in biomass production. It is essential that there should be sufficient moisture in the soil when the green...