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It’s hard to come across an organic gardener who has not heard of Jeevamrut. The ingredients needed for this are easy to source and it’s easy to prepare, too. The following recipe is being republished verbatim from Soil Recipes authored by Goa-based organic farmer Isa Alvares and published by The Organic Farming Association of India.
Ingredients:
Preparation:
Add 10 kg cow dung, 5 lts. of cow urine, 1 kg black jaggery, 1kg lentil powder, handful of soil in 200 lts. of water. First lentil powder and jaggery are mixed and then cow dung is added.
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- Keep the solution for 2 to 7 days in the shade or fermentation. The lid should be kept loose or should have holes for gases to escape.
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- During the fermentation, the solution is stirred daily.
Application:
For a liquid foliar spray. Apply 5% to 10% in water, and for soil, use 100-200 lts. per acre during irrigation. According to growth of the crop and convenience one can use it once at an interval of 7 – 15 days.
Spray during dawn or dusk on any crop, for promoting growth, flowering and yield increase.
Please note: Soil Recipes is a useful how-to-do-it manual of soil nutrition and maintenance authored by Goa-based organic farmer ISA ALVARES and published by The Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI). Endlessly Green is happy to republish these recipes.
The recipes, as the author says, have been “vetted and verified by experienced organic farmers” belonging to OFAI. They not only “enable the soil to re-stock its populations of beneficial soil microbes”, but also help “control disease…”
If you have queries, please write to: Soil Vasu (P Srinivas Vasu), soilvasu@gmail.com or endlesslygreen360@gmail.com.
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Hi! Very impressed with your site. Just a little doubt. What is the storage life of jeevamrutham concentrate if stored in airtight bottles?
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Dear Mr Vaidyanathan, I discussed this with expert SOIL Vasu and this is what he said: It’s better to use Jeevamrut solution right after it’s ready. Any solution that has alive microbes should not be kept for a long time. Unlike Panchagavya, this one does not have ghee in it which will actually keep the microbes kicking for a longer time. Longer storage also means loss of nutritional value for the plants. Hope it helps.
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Hi! Very impressed with your site. Just a little doubt. What is the storage life of jeevamrutham concentrate if stored in airtight bottles?
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why stirring of jeevamrut solution is require
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To make sure the microbes multiply.
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Is there any side effect of jivamrut?
Can we apply to soyabean field?
Days to result
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No known side-effects. You can first try it on a small patch, to be sure. Thanks
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As a soil application, what is the application rate/acre. Is dilution required while soil application.
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Rohit, the details are right there in the post.
“For a liquid foliar spray. Apply 5% to 10% in water, and for soil, use 100-200 lts. per acre during irrigation. ”
All the best.
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Keep it at 1: 10. Meaning, 1 part Jeevamrutham and 10 parts water.
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I am from Europe, Lithuania. Very useful knowleqdge. Thanks a lot. Will try this in my place. JGD!
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Do keep me posted, Loreta.
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Thanks for useful information.. Is it possible to use urine of crossbred dung and urine for making jeevamrut
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If you don’t get it from the pure breed, then perhaps you have no choice.
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