Week #3 – Nutrients available around the farm
Posted in Experiments on 17. Jan, 2011
Some germinate others don't
In the 3rd week now, we find that some seeds have germinated, others not yet. Some plants seem to strain to grow, while still others are doing just fine.
We put together a chart to understand how we can get nutrients, especially the N, P and K from around the farm and what are the sources if we need to buy them.
Where to get your plant's nutrients from
We see the green growing each week as the nursery and the area sown expands. The growth is visible even from a distance.
Brown gives way to green
Weekly meetings are used to troubleshoot and plan for the activities for the coming week. Simple documentations techniques are discused. The farmers are encouraged to maintain farm diaries to record regularly, valuable information about sowing, germination, nutrients added etc.
Planning for next week
|
Parameter |
Good for |
Available from |
Can be bought as |
|
Nitrogen |
vegetative/leaf growth |
Cow dung Panchagavya Green-leaves manure, preferably of legume crops Leaves of Glyricidia |
Rhizobium japonicum (good for pulse-crops) Vermicompost Farm yard manure |
|
Phosphorus |
aids root development, increased stalk and stem strength, improved flower formation and seed production, more uniform and earlier crop maturity |
Cow’s urine |
Bonemeal Fish manure Rock-phosphate |
|
Potassium |
makes plants resilient and vigourous |
Wood ash Straw ash Leaf-ash |
Muriate of potash |
