Solutions for slugs to avoid consuming sprouts

Solution for slugs Sown different types of native variety seeds in a single row. Sprouted well. But the slugs consumed the sprouts.  Searched solutions to eliminate the slugs from farm.  Tried sprinkling salt around the plants but in vain. Nearby neighbour was using snail kill, a chemical product to get rid of slugs.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Using a chemical product was not my aim. I tried...

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About Beema Bamboo

About Beema Bamboo • Beema Bamboo is a throneless variety. • The Bio mass and Rigidity is more compared to other Bamboo varieties. • The hallow in the middle of the Bamboo is less. • Yeild of the Beema Bamboo is nearly 50 tons from 4th year consecutively. • After 4th year you can harvest Beema bamboo every year. The yeild increases in consecutive days. • As it is a thornless variety, harvest made easy. Below is a image of Beema bamboo cut...

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Round Bottle Gourds and White birdeye chilli native varieties

I had cucumber native variety seeds. I have posted in seed swap facebook groups that cucumber seeds available for swap. A grower from Telangana by name H S Dikshit has responded for the post. He had Desi white chilli seeds and bottle gourd seeds. We summoned for seed swap. Sent 100 + extra as per germination rate to his address by registered post. He too, sent sent me seeds of white bird eye chilli and round bottle gourd seeds by post. we have exchanged...

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stages of native cucumber and how to make a cucumber juice

Here is the stages of native cucumber. A Video at the end of the post to learn how to make the Cucumber Juice. You should not add the sugar for this juice. If we had, we will lose the medicinal properties of the Cucumber. Hence, here they add native Jaggery  for the juice.                                             ...

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Saving Bottle Gourd Seeds

How to save Bottle Gourd Seeds ?      * Select one healthy Bottle gourd in the Garden.      * Don't pluck that Gourd until it dries.                                  Bottle Gourd Dried          * We need to cut...

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Experience on Growing Pumpkin and Bottle gourd in farm

Growing Pumpkins and Bottle gourd :                  Growing Pumpkins is not easy nor difficult. Mainly patience is needed. It took me Three and half to get my first Pumpkin.                 * There were Ridges with small canals at the ends of the farm.            ...

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How to prepare compost tea and use compost tea as Growth Promoter or Fertilizer

Compost Tea :                It is simple and effective solution to promote Plant Health. The effectiveness of compost tea  depends on the quality of the compost prepared. Many farmers  have observed that the Compost Tea is very effective against many pests and diseases. Preparation of Compost Tea:                  Materials Required:                 * Well matured Compost                ...

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