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Cow (cattle) urine as a fertiliser-cum-pesticide: These days, when people are apprehensive of the negative impacts created by the use of chemical pesticides in a agriculture, cattle urine can be a good solution.If you own a Cow, then, don't even think of buying fertilisers. Here are some of the best methods : COW URINE AS A PESTICIDE: When fermented for 15 days along with neem leaves, cow urine can be sprayed over the agri field to repel insects. COW URINE AS A FERTILIZER: 1.Diluted cattle urine with 10 parts of water per unit part of urine can be used as an organic fertilizer. (We provided this to the sambangi (tuberose) plants in our field.
My 6-months old babies...Grow fast fellas! I am very excited to write this passage...It is finally time to showcase my trees to everyone who reads my blog... With reference to one of my previous posts, It is obvious that we had planted a large number of Melia Dubia (Malabar neem) saplings. Most of the saplings have exhibited good growth... But, a few have not grown out as good as the other saplings. According to my analysis, it is because of the soil profile and water distribution. Those saplings which were grown on land which possessed fine soil were far better compared to those grown on rocky soil. Melia dubia also exhibits good growth if supplied with sufficient amount of water. Whereas, fruit trees were provided with organic fertilisers like Jeevamirtham and Amirtha Karaisal ..
Construction of a cheap cum luxurious home: After consulting a wide spectrum of architects, we decided to contact a local labour after knowing the fact that we couldn't be able to afford such hefty prices for a farm house. Believe it or not....The total cost of construction fell within a million rupees (10,00,000).  Various eco-friendly technologies were used in this process. To be honest, it was my dad who suggested these new ideas! A method known as "RAT TRAP" was utilised in arranging bricks so as to enhance the coolness within the interiors.To know more, google it! Cement flooring, double layered roof tiles are some of the specialities of the home.