This article is mainly for millions of people like us, who want to grow
chemical and pest free, organic crops in their garden. World is becoming conscious
of food miles. In the United Kingdom food travels 2400km before reaching plate.
We can play our part in saving the planet by growing food in our garden.
Imagine a world where only organic crops are grown, imagine yourself gorging on
a freshly grown vegetable. When this dream comes true, there we have a healthy
planet, healthy people.
Everyone with a windowsill can contribute to this dream. Just by keeping
a humble mint plant in your windowsill, you could enjoy organic mint on your
curries and save at least £15 per year. I am going to share my experience and
explore ways to achieve this dream with everyone's collective ideas.
Being a first generation farmer, I am finding my feet on organically
producing fertilisers and pesticides for my own farm mainly to
enrich
the soil
conditions, promote plant growth, increase the amount of earthworms, bees and
provide a b
etter immunity to the plant.
This blog is mainly to guide and share my experience for those living
outside India, who want to try our way of growing traditional organic vegetables,
fruits and flowers in their garden, allotment and farms. This will not only
bring back our farming traditions, but it helps the ecosystem from being
polluted.
Honestly, I am writing a blog for the first time. I have tried to cover
the whole aspects of Panchagavya practices and alternatives that are suitable
for outside Indian conditions, methods, composition, benefits and additional health
aspects.
Before going deep into the details, I would recommend involving your kids
into Panchagavya making and gardening. This will open them to a new world of
microorganisms that is invisible but coexist with us. I know it is a difficult
process, during this course, I am sure they will learn how much a cow can
contribute to a plant's life cycle. Also they will learn the value of organic
food, hygiene and health. They will also learn to use the cow waste that can be
converted into most natural, eco-friendly fertiliser, pesticide with medicinal
benefits that could solve many problems for both humans and animals.
Let’s get into the
Panchagavya!
Pancha means 5 and gavya means substance obtained mainly from Indian
bred Cows. It is a combination of 5 products from mainly Indian bred cows such
as milk, natural bio yogurt, cow dung, cow’s urine and ghee in a proper ratio that allows it
to ferment, and the end product is known as Panchagavya. An organic product has
the potential to play an eminent role in promoting growth and providing
immunity in the plant system and these have incredible effects.
Recently in conference with Dr. Natarajan (who
demostrated the Panchagavya), suggested to use any cow for those who
do not have access to the Indian breeds. However it is 30% less effective
compared to the Indian cows.
On this positive note, let's explore creating the
Panchagavya with alternative options suitable for outside Indian conditions with
reference to Dr. Natarajan's method. Create a garden community in your area through various social media such
as whatsapp, Facebook, etc. This will help you in creating a healthy garden
group and friends to share the efforts to prepare Panchagavya. You can also
share your queries, advice and experiences this way. A group of people from our
garden community, including me, have initiated the process of the
Panchagavya trail. I will try to create the journey experience, challanges, people support, project plan and cost during this process.
In Simple words, Panchagavya is mainly for promoting growth hormones, boosting immunity, a higher yield and creating
disease-free crops.
This article is mainly for millions of people like us, who want to grow
chemical and pest free, organic crops in their garden. World is becoming conscious
of food miles. In the United Kingdom food travels 2400km before reaching plate.
We can play our part in saving the planet by growing food in our garden.
Imagine a world where only organic crops are grown, imagine yourself gorging on
a freshly grown vegetable. When this dream comes true, there we have a healthy
planet, healthy people.
Everyone with a windowsill can contribute to this dream. Just by keeping
a humble mint plant in your windowsill, you could enjoy organic mint on your
curries and save at least £15 per year. I am going to share my experience and
explore ways to achieve this dream with everyone's collective ideas.
Being a first generation farmer, I am finding my feet on organically
producing fertilisers and pesticides for my own farm mainly to
enrich
the soil
conditions, promote plant growth, increase the amount of earthworms, bees and
provide a b
etter immunity to the plant.
This blog is mainly to guide and share my experience for those living
outside India, who want to try our way of growing traditional organic vegetables,
fruits and flowers in their garden, allotment and farms. This will not only
bring back our farming traditions, but it helps the ecosystem from being
polluted.
Honestly, I am writing a blog for the first time. I have tried to cover
the whole aspects of Panchagavya practices and alternatives that are suitable
for outside Indian conditions, methods, composition, benefits and additional health
aspects.
Before going deep into the details, I would recommend involving your kids
into Panchagavya making and gardening. This will open them to a new world of
microorganisms that is invisible but coexist with us. I know it is a difficult
process, during this course, I am sure they will learn how much a cow can
contribute to a plant's life cycle. Also they will learn the value of organic
food, hygiene and health. They will also learn to use the cow waste that can be
converted into most natural, eco-friendly fertiliser, pesticide with medicinal
benefits that could solve many problems for both humans and animals.
Let’s get into the
Panchagavya!
Pancha means 5 and gavya means substance obtained mainly from Indian
bred Cows. It is a combination of 5 products from mainly Indian bred cows such
as milk, natural bio yogurt, cow dung, cow’s urine and ghee in a proper ratio that allows it
to ferment, and the end product is known as Panchagavya. An organic product has
the potential to play an eminent role in promoting growth and providing
immunity in the plant system and these have incredible effects.
Recently in conference with Dr. Natarajan (who
demostrated the Panchagavya), suggested to use any cow for those who
do not have access to the Indian breeds. However it is 30% less effective
compared to the Indian cows.
On this positive note, let's explore creating the
Panchagavya with alternative options suitable for outside Indian conditions with
reference to Dr. Natarajan's method. Create a garden community in your area through various social media such
as whatsapp, Facebook, etc. This will help you in creating a healthy garden
group and friends to share the efforts to prepare Panchagavya. You can also
share your queries, advice and experiences this way. A group of people from our
garden community, including me, have initiated the process of the
Panchagavya trail. I will try to create the journey experience, challanges, people support, project plan and cost during this process.
In Simple words, Panchagavya is mainly for promoting growth hormones, boosting immunity, a higher yield and creating
disease-free crops.
Pancha means 5 and gavya means substance obtained mainly from Indian bred Cows. It is a combination of 5 products from mainly Indian bred cows such as milk, natural bio yogurt, cow dung, cow’s urine and ghee in a proper ratio that allows it to ferment, and the end product is known as Panchagavya. An organic product has the potential to play an eminent role in promoting growth and providing immunity in the plant system and these have incredible effects.
On this positive note, let's explore creating the Panchagavya with alternative options suitable for outside Indian conditions with reference to Dr. Natarajan's method. Create a garden community in your area through various social media such as whatsapp, Facebook, etc. This will help you in creating a healthy garden group and friends to share the efforts to prepare Panchagavya. You can also share your queries, advice and experiences this way. A group of people from our garden community, including me, have initiated the process of the Panchagavya trail. I will try to create the journey experience, challanges, people support, project plan and cost during this process.
In Simple words, Panchagavya is mainly for promoting growth hormones, boosting immunity, a higher yield and creating disease-free crops.
A glance on the history
Dr. Natarajan has studied the effects of Panchagavya for decades and has used it across India to treat plants, animals and human beings. He says that the basic preparation should be fine tuned for maximum efficiency. He has already won the prestigious Srishti award for his bio pesticide (ease of preparation and lack of side effects) and has made excellent immunity boosters for cattle. He has two herbal medicines for diabetes and arthritis.
Panchgavya has come a long way from 1998. Later Dr. G. Nammalvar was an Indian green
crusader, agricultural scientist, environmental activist and an organic farming
expert best known for his work on spreading ecological farming and organic
farming, taken to the farmers and increased the scale of the usage.
Panchagavya
Materials
The raw materials list and the quantity needed to produce 20
litres of concentrated Panchagavya are listed below.
I have given some alternative options for the people who do not have
access Indian breed cows and Toody.
Mainly for Non Resident Indians to encourage exploring our traditional natural
gardening.
For an individual 20 litres is enough for the whole year to manage a
smaller to larger garden. Approximately, for a 20-member size of community, this
can be used for 2 to 3 months issue 1 litre of concentrated solution. This can be later mixed with 35 litres of water and use it.
Mostly in the western countries, water from tap will have more chlorine content. Probably collect the necessary water by 2 days before in a vessel. So that you can take the water from the top of the vessel to avoid more chlorine content.
Panchagavya -
Preparation
Panchagavya requires 18 days of simple efforts to get the full matured
state. Below are the simple schedule and tasks to make your own
Panchagavya.
Panchagavya - Nutrition Composition
Look at the mineral contents produced below from the Panchagavya by the
natural process. This is purely made from cow waste without any harmful
chemical contents. This was endorsed by Dr.Natarajan, Tamilnadu Agriculture
department and other laboratories in Chennai, India.
Mostly all the required supplements for the plants are chemical free and pest
free.
Panchagavya -
Applications
Panchagavya can be used for the plants by following the method as given
below. πMostly water may have high chlorine contents outside of India. For better results, try to store the required water in a container before 2 days to reduce the chlorine impact in the Panchagavya diluted solution.
Spray System
3% Panchagavya solution for most of the crops
• Use 300 ml of Panchagavya with 10 litres of water and spray in the plants leaf
and steam.
2 % Panchagavya solution for crops like cucumber, mint, bottle gourd, snake gourd with soft leaves.
• 20 ml of Panchagavya with 1 litre of water and spray in the plants leaf and steam.
πOnce the solution is diluted, please filter the diluted solution with a cloth so that you have a free flow using the sprayer. Otherwise, the sprayer nozzle will get blocked. You do not need to filter, if you are planning to pour it in the roots directly. Flow Systems
3% Panchagavya solution for most of the crops
• Use 300 ml of Panchagavya with 10 litres of water and spray in the plants leaf
and steam.
Seed - Seedling treatment
3% Panchagavya solution for seed and seedling treatment
Seed storage
3% Panchagavya solution to dip the seeds, dry and store it.
Maintainence
Mostly in the western countries, water from tap will have more chlorine content. Probably collect the necessary water by 2 days before in a vessel. So that you can take the water from the top of the vessel to avoid more chlorine content.
Panchagavya - Nutrition Composition
Panchagavya can be used for the plants by following the method as given below.
• Use 300 ml of Panchagavya with 10 litres of water and spray in the plants leaf and steam. 2 % Panchagavya solution for crops like cucumber, mint, bottle gourd, snake gourd with soft leaves.
• 20 ml of Panchagavya with 1 litre of water and spray in the plants leaf and steam.
πOnce the solution is diluted, please filter the diluted solution with a cloth so that you have a free flow using the sprayer. Otherwise, the sprayer nozzle will get blocked. You do not need to filter, if you are planning to pour it in the roots directly.
• Use 300 ml of Panchagavya with 10 litres of water and spray in the plants leaf and steam.
If you are keeping the Panchagavya for more period, please follow the below instruments to make Panchagavya active.- Mostly we store the Panchagavya in plastic container.
- Keep this in a shaded area in the utility room, conservative, garden or outside.
- Keep the container slightly open (DO NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY) so that generated gas can go away and no insects gets inside the solution. The container may brust if you close it tight.
- Every two days once, Close the lid completely.
- Shake the container slightly for 1 or 2 minutes, so that it will create the circular motions to helps the organism active.
- Repeat the process until the solution is empty.
π I keep a reminder every 2 days once in my mobile phone on my convenient time to perform this maintainance activity.
- Mostly we store the Panchagavya in plastic container.
- Keep this in a shaded area in the utility room, conservative, garden or outside.
- Keep the container slightly open (DO NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY) so that generated gas can go away and no insects gets inside the solution. The container may brust if you close it tight.
- Every two days once, Close the lid completely.
- Shake the container slightly for 1 or 2 minutes, so that it will create the circular motions to helps the organism active.
- Repeat the process until the solution is empty.
π I keep a reminder every 2 days once in my mobile phone on my convenient time to perform this maintainance activity.
Periodicity of
application
Let us explore the major benefits and
outcome of the Panchagavya in a higher level.
Plants Leaves
• Leaves become bigger
• Higher number of leaves
• Total leaf surface area increases
• More photosynthesis
• More Yield
Stems
• More side shoots
• Trunk becomes sturdy
• Bears more weight
• Branching is high
Roots
• Rooting is profuse and dense
• Remains fresh for longer time
• Grows into deeper layers of the
soil
• Helps maximum intake of nutrients
and water
• Hence more yield
Flowering Plants
• Exceptional aroma and fragrance.
• No incidents of budworm.
• Continuous flowering throughout the
year.
Vegetables
• Yield enhancement by 18% and in few
cases like cucumber, the yield is doubled.
• Wholesome vegetables with shiny and
appealing skin.
• Extended shelf life.
• Very tasty with stronger flavours.
Harvesting and
Yield
• Panchagavya restores yield levels
of all crops in the first crop itself.
• Harvest is advanced by 15 days.
• Increases the weight of the produce.
• Enhances the shelf life of vegetables and fruits.
• Improves the taste, flavour and aroma.
• Increases sugar content in fruits by 25%.
• Increase the oil content in oil seeds by 25%.
• Gets more price in the market.
Plants Leaves
Flowering Plants
• Harvest is advanced by 15 days.
A higher form of Panchagavya for human beings
• Increases appetite and eliminates constipation.
• Purifies the blood and brings down cholesterol.
• Opens clogged arteries and improves circulation.
• Enhances immunity and prevents diseases.
• Highly effective for all diseases. (Diabetes, Cancers, heart diseases, arthritis, sinusitis, asthma, pepticulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, epilepsy, and sterility, obesity etc.
• Elevates the mood and leads to a sound sleep.
• Elder people can become brisker and more active.
• Retards the aging process and enhances longevity.
• Purifies the blood and brings down cholesterol.
It is strongly recommended to discuss with the relevant health care practitioner before you consider to take-in.
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added details in this blog for people to refer to, all in one single
blog.
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Hope you have enjoyed and understood the end to end aspects of Panchagavya. As recommended, try to work with a smaller group and start to discover about our traditional way of gardening by yourself, or with family and friends.
I am happy to share my expirence and guide anyone who wants create Panchagavya for a community or individually. Please connect me by commenting to this blog or email me at sveeindia@gmail.com
Hope you have enjoyed and understood the end to end aspects of Panchagavya. As recommended, try to work with a smaller group and start to discover about our traditional way of gardening by yourself, or with family and friends.
I am happy to share my expirence and guide anyone who wants create Panchagavya for a community or individually. Please connect me by commenting to this blog or email me at sveeindia@gmail.com
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I wish you all
good luck!
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