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Saturday, 14 November 2020
Malabar spinach growing guide | Ceylon spinach | ABCD farming |
Guide to grow Malabar Spinach Here, Let us discuss on procedure to grow Malabar spinach. Malabar spinach is also known as Indian or ceylon spinach. They are fast growing creepers, which are perennials in nature and they are native to Asia. Most of the people chew the raw leaves of these spinach variety. They are mainly used in salads. The stems of this vine is reddish purple in color. They can grow upto 10 feet height.
It is a fast...
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Sun flower cultivation in drylands | Dry Land Farming |
Sun flower crop is known to be the good consumable oil seed crop after seasame. It's parent country is Mexico. However, it is widely grown in India. Growing acreages of sunflower will not only provide oil but also helps in saving foreign exchange in big extent. There are many health benefits of sun flower oil. Studies says that it has 80% of vitamin E, thus it helps in various heart related diseases. Sunflower seeds are high in antioxidants...
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
How to make Grape Wine at home | Red wine recipe | ABCD farming |
Red wine is one of the alcoholic beverage which is made by fermenting dark red coloured grapes. It is said to have high antioxidants.Today, Let us see on how to make Red Grape wine at home.
Ingredients needed to make Red wine:1. Red grapes 4 kg
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2. Sugar 1.5 kg3. Spices (cinnamon, cardomom, clove) 4. 10 gram yeast5. Air tight glass jarSteps to make Red Wine: 1....
Monday, 9 November 2020
Traditional coffee beans roaster | low cost coffee beans roaster | ABCD farming |
In the market there are many coffee beans roasters. Most of them are costly. The price starts from Rs.1,20,000 to Rs.8,00,000. But today I would like to share a video of a traditional drum roaster which can be made by yourself or with the help of nearby welder.This video which found interesting and would like to share with you all.
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how to make your own soap at home | Handmade soap | ABCD farming |
Basically soap Isa salt of the fatty acids. Domestically soaps are used in washing clothes, bathing, cleaning etc... Industrially soaps are used as thickeners, lubricants and catalysts etc.. At present, let us see how to make your soap at home for bathing.Ingredients needed to make soap1 cup of caustic soda6.5 cup of coconut oil2.5 cup of waterCaustic soda will be available in chemical industries or you can search in online store like Amazon.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2020
How to plant fruit trees
Trees play a major role in nature in various ways. Particularly fruit trees serves us nutrient fruits to consume... Here is a short brief description on how to plant fruit trres.If you have enough water, fruit trees can be planted at any time of the year. If water is limited, it is best to plant when the soil is wet or at the start of the wet season.Techniques for planting fruit trees:1. Dig a hole knee deep, or more if possible. Fill the hole with water. Also water the tree when still in its container.2. Put a pipe (which can be made from bamboo)...
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Seed balls for Afforestation an alternative way of sowing
Seed BallsA seed ball is a small ball of clay, about 4 cm in diameter, containing plant seeds and dried manure. Seed balls are a good, simple technique to start reforestation in dry areas, steeply sloped areas, or areas with few or no plants or trees. Place the seed balls in any area you want before the wet season starts. The clay will protect the seeds inside from animals until the rains come. When the wet season starts the seeds will begin to grow...
How to prepare your own weedicide at home
Today we will see how to make your own weedicide at home. Weedicide is used to kill the weeds. Weeds are main issue in farming, where the nutritions given to crop are absorbed by the weeds if weeds are present in the fields. Hence now let us see on how prepare weedicide at home.The required materials to make weedicide at home are1. 15 days old cow urine2. Salt3. Lemon or any citrus fruit4. Soap5. Power sprayer for spraying
The cow urine...
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Broccoli cultivation guide
Broccoli is an important vegetable among the Cole crops. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. In fact, it contains more vitamin A than cabbage and cauliflower and the highest amount of proteins among the cole crops. It also contains anti-cancerous compounds and antioxidants. Broccoli is of two types: heading type and sprouting (green and purple) broccoli. Heading broccoli forms curd like cauliflower; while sprouting broccoli contains...
Thursday, 22 October 2020
Easy Pest Repellers for your garden
Here I am posting some important for all to keep pests away from your gardens. Make your own and use1. NeemAncient Indians highly revered neem oil as a powerful, all-natural plant for warding off pests. In fact, neem juice is the most powerful natural pesticide on the planet, holding over 50 natural insecticides. This extremely bitter tree leaf can be made in a spray form, or can be bought from a number of reputable companies.To make your own neem oil spray, simply add 1/2 an ounce of high quality organic neem oil and ½ teaspoon of a mild organic...
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
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Thursday, 30 July 2020
ABCD farming Farm update June 2020 and July 2020
Sorry guys, I would able to post the last Month farm update i.e June 2020. Please refer the YouTube video. For farm update June 2020.https://youtu.be/7IYb95R-gp8In June 2020, we harvested we harvested cow pea four times. In each harvest it yielded approximately 10 to 12 kgs of cow pea pods. The cow pea seeds were planted in four rows. The length of each row is 70 to 65 feet approximately. We have harvested the okra often, which was sown in between...
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Preparation of Panchagavya and how to use it as plant growth promotor
The most prominent plant growth promoter and support is Panchagavya or panchakavyam which literally means a 'concoction made of five products obtained from a cow'. The ingredients are Cow dung, Cow urine, Cow's milk, Curd and Ghee. These were mixed in correct combination and procedure and the mixture was fermented to get the wonder Elixir. This was a single solution for controlling the pests and boosting the plant growth and enhancing the yield,...
Thursday, 16 July 2020
How to build geodesic domes using bamboo
The Geodesic domes are spherical in shape were lightweight triangular or polygonal facets consisting of either skeletal struts or flat planes, largely in tension, replace the arch principle and distribute stresses within the structure itself. There are probably as many different dome designs as there are dome builders. This is partly because size, geometry, designs and coverings can be modified according to the raw materials available....
Thursday, 25 June 2020
About Farm Drone pesticide sprayers
In the present era, there are too many developments in precision agriculture for increasing the crop productivity. Especially, in the developing countries like India, over 70% of the rural people depends upon the agriculture fields. The agriculture fields faces dramatic losses due to the diseases. These diseases came from the pests and insets, which reduces the productivity of the crops. Pesticides and fertilizers are used to kill the insects and...
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
About setting up farm weather stations
Farm Weather stations will be helpful for open field plantations and is one of the
best-understood data capture requirements in agriculture. The micro weather data
comprises of temperature, humidity, pressure, rain, wind speed, wind direction,
solar radiation, evaporation, soil moisture, and temperature etc..Temperature and humidity
are common across most of the
requirements. The plants require a
certain temperature and humidity range
to...
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Farm update video tour May 2020
We would like to show you our farm plot for food security. Choosen few annuals and perrineals for growing. There are nine rows, where five rows are for perrineals and four rows for annuals. The perrineals includes p Pigeon pea, Brinjal, Kandhari chilly, etc... The annual rows includes cow pea, okra or ladies finger, Local variety chilly, Bottle gourd, Beans (dwarf), Ridge gourd, etc... Included Hibiscus, Jasmine plants at the bunds to attract pests....
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Thursday, 4 June 2020
How to grow poona kheera cucumber
Poona kheera cucumbers produce large fruits which are traditionally cut into slices for use in salads and as a garnish. They are a fast growing crop under good growing conditions. The maturity is between 55 to 65 days. Poona kheera cucumber is grown in spring and summer. Usually, cucumber plants can't withstand frost at all. So, plant in hot and warm conditions. Cucumbers are native to the tropics and absolutely must have warm soil (70˚ F minimum)...
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Small millet Food recipes for healthy life
Millets are nutri cereals comprising of sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet (major millets) foxtail, little, kodo, proso and barnyard millet (minor millets). These are one of the oldest foods known to humanity. These are one of the several speciesof coarse cereal grasses in the family Poaceae, cultivated for their small edible seeds. They are highly nutritious, non-glutinous and not acid forming foods. Hence they are soothing and easy to digest. They...
Monday, 25 May 2020
How to remove the hard husk from the small millets at home ?
This article is concentrated on how to remove the hard husk from the small Millets at home. The husk of the small Millets like foxtail millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, little millet, porso millet are very hardy when compared to the finger millet and pearl millet. After getting the grains from threshing the small millets, the hard husk has to be removed. There are few machineries which are little bit costlier to remove husk from the small...
Sunday, 24 May 2020
How to grow and harvest foxtail millet
Here is an article on how to grow foxtail millet. Common name: KakunVernacular Names: Foxtail millet (English), Kangni (Hindi), Navane (Kannada), Thinai (Tamil), Kang (Gujarati) and Rala (Marathi).Family: GramineaeIntroduction: Fox tail is also known as Italian millet, and German millet. It is generally grown as a rainfed crop in India. It has an erect leafy stem that grow 60-75 cm tall and bend quite a bit at maturity due to heavy weight of...
Friday, 22 May 2020
How to grow and harvest barnyard millet
Barnyard millet is a grain crop of lesser importance. It is very drought resistant but is also capable of withstanding water logging conditions. It is generally grown as a rainfed crop. Kudiraivali grains are consumed just like rice. They are also used in making rice pudding (kheer). The digestibility of protein is 40 per cent. The grain is eaten mostly by the poor classes, but sometimes it is brewed the beer. It is also used as feed for cage birds....
