Organic Inputs

Collect 200 kg Dried and sieved Powered Cow dung Farm Manure from a cowshed. Spread it slightly on a clean surface and Sprinkle 20 lit Jeevamrutham over it. Mix it well using a spade thoroughly and form a heap in the shade of this mixture and keep away from water and direct sunlight for about 48 hrs. If the temperature drops below 12 degrees, this heap needs to be covered with rug sack to maintain a constant temperature for the conducive climate of microorganisms. After 48 hours, spread it and dry the mixture under the sun and mix it during the day at regular intervals.

Apply as a seed treatment to the seeds any crop or coat them, mixing by hand and dry them well before using them for sowing. For leguminous seeds/ crops, just dip the seeds quickly and let them dry in shade.

Beejamrutha is used as a treatment for seeds, seedlings or any planting plant material. It is very effective in protecting young roots from fungus and other microbes as well as from soil-borne and seed-borne diseases that commonly affect plants after the monsoon season. Beejamrutha is composed of similar ingredients as Jeevamrutha – local cow dung that is a powerful natural fungicide and cow urine which a strong anti-bacterial liquid, lime, and soil. It is nothing but the Jeevamrutha applied as a seed treatment.

Add 200 liters of water into a barrel. Then, add 10 Kg fresh local cow dung and 5-10 liters of aged cow urine. Further, 2 Kg of Jaggery and 2 kg of pulse flour and a handful of soil from the bund of the field. Stir the solution at regular intervals well and let it ferment for 48 hours in the shade. Now Jeevamrutha is ready for application on the plants or to the field. 200 liters of Jeevamrutha is enough for one acre of land.

Jeevamrutha is a fermented mixture of microbial culture. It provides nutrients, and importantly, acts as a catalytic agent which promotes the activity of microorganisms in the soil, as well as increases the activity of earthworms living in the soil. After the 48 hour fermentation process, the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria present in the cow dung and cow urine multiply as they eat up organic ingredients (like pulse flour). A handful of undisturbed soil is also added to the preparation that acts as a inoculate of native species of microbial organisms. It also helps to prevent the disease caused plants by fungal and bacterial plant pathogens. Jeevamrutha is only needed for the first 3 years of the organic farming system, after which the soil system becomes fertile and self-sustaining.