Remedy for Mealy Bugs # Natural insect repellent

Mealy Bugs can be controlled by using the following solutions:

Solution 1:

Spray Jeevamrutam regularly.

Solution 2:

Step 1:

Take 10 gram dried pods of babul tree.

Step 2: 

Make powder of the pods alongwith the seeds

Step 3:

Take 1 litre of water in a vessel  and mix the powder in the water thoroughly.

Step 4: 

Keep it in shade for 2 hours.

Step 5:

Filter the solution using a cloth.

Step 6:

Mix the filtered solution with 200 litres of water and use it for 1 acre.



Note:

Do not use electric mixer grinder for making powder. Use mortal and pestle.

Natural fungicides # Kavaknashak, Burshinashak

Farmers can make natural fungicides which would help in plant protection against fungal attack.

The following are different solutions for natural fungicides which can be prepared by the farmer by using everything natural and very low on cost.

Solution 1:

For 1 acre, foilar spary of 200 liters of water mixed with 10 to 20 litres of Jeevamrutam. Jeevamrutam should be filtered using cloth before mixing it with water.

Solution 2:

For 1 acre, foilar spary of 200 liters of water mixed with 5 litres of sour buttermilk.

Solution 3:

• Take 5 kg farm yard manure. 
• Make fine powder pieces and tie them in a cloth. 
• Put this bundle in 200 litres water. 
• Keep the bundle in water for 48 hours. 
• After 48 hours remove the bundle and squeeze it. 
• Dip the bundle again in water, remove it and squeeze it. Repeat the steps 3 times. 
• After this filter the solution and spray it in 1 acre.

Solution 4:

• Take 2 litres of water. 
• Mix 200g of saunth (dried ginger) powder or vavding powder in water. Mix it thoroughly. 
• Cover the pot and keep it for boiling. Boil on low flame and reduce the water to half. 
• Let it cool.
• Take 2 litre of desi cow milk in a separate vessel. 
• Boil the milk in low flame. After 1 boil keep the milk to cool down.
• After the milk cools down, remove the cream
• Take 200 litres of water and mix the solution & milk in the water. Mix it thoroughly.
• Filter the mixture using a cloth.
• Use this filtered solution as a foilar spary within 24 hours. You can use this solution for 1 acre of land.

Tonics for imrpoving size & quality of fruits, vegetables & flowers.

Farmers can make natural tonics for plants. The tonics will increase the size & quality of the produce.

The following tonics can be prepared by the farmer by using everything natural and very low on cost.

Solution 1:

Foilar spary of 200 liters of Saptdhanyankur ark per acre.

Solution 2: 

Take 200g Jyesthmad (mulethi) and 200g black/red til. Make fine powder using khal batta (mortar & pastel). Mix the powder in 5 litres of water and boil. Keep on heating the solution in low heat till the solution is halfed. After the solution cools down, mix the solution in 200 litres of water. Take half kg (500g) natural jaggery, cut into small pieces and mix it in the solution. Mix the solution very well. Strain the solution using cloth and then spary. This quantity is enough for 1 acre of land.

Solution 3: 

Take 200 litres of water and 2 litres of mature coconut water. Mix the solution well and spary in 1 acre of land.

Solution 4: 

Take 5 kg leaves and stem of gulvel (giloy). Make a paste. Put this paste in 5 litres of water and take a boil. Keep on heating the solution in low heat till the solution is halfed. After the solution cools down, mix it in 200 litres of water. Mix it well and filter the solution using a cloth. Use the filtered solution as a foilar spary in 1 acre land.

Usage:

All the above solution quantity if for 1 acre of land. 

Saptdhanyankur ark : Tonic for plants made from seven sprouted grains

Saptdhanyankur ark is a tonic for the plants. Using this during the fruiting (production) period increases the quality of fruits, vegetables & flowers. The solution can be prepared inhouse by the farmers.

Materials required:

• Water (typically prepare using 200 litres of water).
• Cow urine 10% of the water i.e. 100ml per litre of water.
• Black Sesame (til) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Green gram (moog) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Blackgram (Urad) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Cowpea (chawli) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Moth beans (matki) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Chickpea (harbara) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.
• Wheat (gehu) whole seeds 0.05% of the water i.e. 0.5g per litre of water.

Procedure (as suggested by Shri Subhash Palekar):

Step 1:

Soak black sesame seeds in water in a bowl. Keep it aside for 1 day. After 24 hours proceed to next step.

Step 2:

Soak the seeds of moog, urad chawli, matki, harbara & gehu in water in a separate bowl. Soak it for 24 hours. After 24 hours proceed to next step.

Step 3:

Next day take all the 7 types of seeds out from water. Tie the seeds in a cloth and hang it in shade.
Keep the drained out water separately. The seeds are hanged till the seeds are sprouted with atleast 1 cm root.

Step 4:

After the seeds are sprouted crush them using sil-batta (baton). Do not use mixer grinder.
 

Step 5:

Take water & pour cow urine in it. Pour the water that was used to soak the seed and mix it. Put the seed pulp in the solution and mix it properly. Use wooden stick for stirring the solution. Cover the tank with gunny bag. Keep the solution for 2 hours.

Step 6:

After 2 hours the filter the solution and use it within next 24 hours.

Preparation Time:

4-5 days.

Shelf life:

24 hours.

Usage:

The solution should be sprayed on the plants as a foilar spray. Do not mix water in the solution use the solution as is.

• Spray on the vegetable crops (kharif or rabi) when the vegetables are in milking stage. 
• Spray on fruit trees when the fruits are small, medium or before they mature.
• When the fruit pods are small.
• In flower crops when the flowers are in budding stage.

Note:

Make seed paste using sil-batta (baton).

Use cow urine of desi cows only.

Dashparni Kashayam # Excellent medicine for all types of plant diseases & pests

Dashparni kashayamis a very powerful medicine prepared using all natural ingredients. This is useful against all types of pests and plant diseases. it strengthens the overall immunity within plants. it is antiviral and antifungal. The solution can be prepared inhouse by the farmers.

Materials required:

• Water (typically prepare using 200 litres of water).
• Cow urine 10% of the water i.e. 100ml per litre of water.
• Cow dung (gobar) 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Turmeric powder (haldi) 0.25% of the water i.e. 2.5g per litre of water.
• Ginger powder (adrak) 0.25% of the water i.e. 2.5g per litre of water.
• Asafoetida powder (hing) 0.025% of the water i.e. 0.25g per litre of water.
• Tobacco powder (tambakoo) 0.5% of the water i.e. 5g per litre of water.
• Spicy desi green chilli paste 0.5% of the water i.e. 5g per litre of water.
• Desi garlic paste (lasson) 0.025% of the water i.e. 0.25g per litre of water.
• Neem leaves or neem seeds powder 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Pongamia Pinnata (karanj) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Sitaphal leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Castor (arandi) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Datura leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• User any 5 of the below mentioned  materials:
• Lantana (ghaneri / tantani) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Cotton / mandar (rui) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Nirgudi leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Belpatra leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Tulsi leaves, branches & flower / seeds 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Marigold leaves, branches 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Oleandar (kaner) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Gulvel leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Mango leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Hibiscus (jaswand) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Drumstick (shevga) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Agada leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Terminalia arjuna (arjun) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Pomergrante leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Guava (peru) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Durva leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Supari (betel / arecanut) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Coffee leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Cocoa leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Cardamom (elaichi) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Papaya leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Turmeric (haldi) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Ginger (adrak) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Bitter groud (karela) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Cassia tora (tarota) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Indian Jujube (Ber) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.
• Tridex procumbens L (kambermodi) leaves 1% of the water i.e. 10g per litre of water.

Procedure (as suggested by Shri Subhash Palekar):

Step 1:

Mix water, cow urine & cow dung. Ensure that there is no lumps of cow dung. Use wooden stick for mixing the ingredients. The stick should be moved clockwise while mixing so that positive energy is circulated in the mixture. Keep this mixture covered for 2 hours.

Step 2:

Put turmeric powder, ginger powder & asafoetida(hing) powder in the mixture prepared in the previous step. Mix the solution properly with a wooden stick. Cover the tank with gunny bag. Let the solution ferment for 24 hours (1 day). After 24 hours proceed to next step.

Step 3:

Prepare tobacco powder and put it in the solution prepared in the previous step.

Step 4:

Take extremely spicy desi green chili & desi garlic. Make a paste using baton (sil-batta). Put the paste the above prepared solution. Now, mix the solution properly with a wooden stick. Cover the tank with gunny bag. Let the solution ferment for 24 hours (1 day). After 24 hours proceed to next step.
 

Step 5:

Take neem leaves, karanj leaves, sitaphal leaves, arandi leaves & datura leaves and any 5 leaves out of the list of leaves mentioned in the material list. Put the leaves in the solution prepared in the previous step. Cover the tank with gunny bag and ensure that the solution is not exposed to sunlight or rains. Let the solution ferment for 30 to 40 days.

Step 6:

Stir the solution clockwise using a wooden stick 2 times a day for 1 min, everyday.

Step 7:

After 30 to 40 days, filter the solution and and store dashparni kashayam in a bottle.

Preparation Time:

32-42 days

Shelf life:

6 months.

Usage:

The solution should be sprayed on the infected plants. For foilar spray use 3% dashparni kashayam with water. If the infestation is high then you can use 4% solution. For 1 acre mix 6 to 8 litres of dashparni kashayam with 200 litres of water and spary on the plants.

Note:

Make chilli pulp & garlic pulp using sil-batta (baton).

Use cow urine & dung of desi cows only.

Bhramhastra # Missile against sucker & large sized stem, fruit & pod borer

Bhramhastra is a very powerful missile against larger pests like stem borer, fruit borer & pod borer.

The solution can be prepared inhouse by the farmers.

Materials required:

• Cow urine (go mutra)
• Crushed neem leaves (with thin stems) or neem seed powder @ 100g per litre of cow urine.
• Crushed karanj (Pongamia pinnata) leaves @ 100g per litre of cow urine.
• Crushed sitaphal (Custard apple) leaves @ 100g per litre of cow urine.
• Crushed arandi (Castor) leaves @ 100g per litre of cow urine.
• Crushed dhotura leaves @ 100g per litre of cow urine.

Procedure (as suggested by Shri Subhash Palekar):

Step 1:

Mix all the ingredients in a earthen pot. Use wooden stick for mixing the ingredients. The stick should be moved clockwise while mixing so that positive energy is circulated in the mixture.

Step 2:

Boil the solution.

Step 3:

Cover the pot with gunny bag or poly net. Tank should be in shade and ensure the tank is not exposed to direct sunlight or rain water. Let the mixture ferment for 48 hours.
 

Step 4:

Stir the solution clockwise using a wooden stick 2 times a day for 1 min.

Step 4:

After 48 hours filter the solution and and store bhramhastra in bottle.

Preparation Time:

48 hours

Shelf life:

6 months.

Usage:

The solution should be sprayed on the infected plants. For foilar spray use 3% bhramhastra with water. If the infestation is high then you can use 4% solution. For 1 acre mix 6 to 8 litres of bhramhastra with 200 litres of water and spary on the plants.

Note:

Crush the neem leaves & other plant leaves using sil-batta (baton).

Use cow urine of desi cows only.