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I would like to know the various weedicide that can be used as pre- emergent and post- emergent for control of cyperus rotundum and grasses . Can metribuzine be used? I Have reviously tried pendimethalin without much success.

i am readying a plot of 1 acre for cultivation of tomato and green chillies in my land around bangalore. please suggest a suitable pre emergent and post emergent herbicide and dosage. not in favour of using paraquat as post emergent herbicide as it has strongly been related to rise of...

dear all there was an article in deccan herald newspaper bangalore dated 27 may 2014. "In keeping with a 1996 Supreme Court judgement, the State government will now include private lands as deemed forests if they meet the criteria it has laid down.The Forest...

hi i want to cultivate ginger and tumeric rhizomes in my farm near bangalore. kindly let me know where it will be available near bangalore only so as to save on transportation.. thank you laxmi

Hello, i am planning to grow melia dubia plantation in 3 acres if land outside bangalore. what are the trees/ commercial plants that can be grown under its shade after 3 years? i am aware that for the first 3 years i can grow ragi, vegetables as an intercrop. thank you.

hi i have a farm outside bangalore. i would like to hire/ rent a power tiller for 1 week. does anybody know from whom i can rent it?thank you/.

i have a farm outside bangalore and would like to grow paddy this kharif season. i would like to know whether paddy can be irrigated using sprinklers( not centre pivot system) in the SRI method. are there any studies conducted in this method ? kindly advise. thank you.

dear sir, i am planning to install drip irrigation system for the vegetable patch spread over half acre in my farm outside Bangalore. seeing the success ,i shall increase it to further acreage. kindly provide the following details 1 . cost of system per acre 2. people who sell the system

hello i am an organic farmer near bangalore. i would like to grow rice this season on an experimental basis on quarter acre of land. please give me step by step instruction/ link to a website on how to grow organic rice. laxmi

hi i need earthworms for the vermicompost pit of size 16 * 5* 3 feet . my farm is near bangalore around magadi town. please let me know the cost / kg as in bangalore a few dealers of vermicompost are selling them at exorbitant rates.what would be the quantity of worms required? :confused:

hi my farm is outside bangalore. i have 40 guava , 10 sapota , 5 mango, 30 pomogranate, 50 sitaphal . 8 jackfruit, 10 lemon trees. please suggest a common insectide and fungicide to be sprayed on the trees. there are 1000 silver oak trees for which i spray lethal t c 10 ml in 20 litres...

hi i am constructing a water tank size 20 * 10 * 6 feet in my farm with subsidy from agriculture dept . i have identified a place which is at a higher ground in the farm so that the pumped water can flow out with gravity . any precautions to take during construction to prevent leakage /...

hi how effective is emamectin powder/ liquid in controlling caterpillar infestation in vegetable crop. has anybody tried it. ? if successful, kindly let me know the distributor/ product name in bangalore. laxmi sarathy

Dear sir How do I get organic certification for my farm so that I can market the organic produce? My farm is outside Bangalore. Please let me know some buyers of organic vegetables such as beans, ladyfingers and chillies. Thank you

Hi I would like to share my experiences in growing vegetables organically. My first concern was to convince my husband that I knew the subject and was passionate enough to pursue it. My second concern was to convince my farm help to not to add DAP as a fertiliser. After the field was...

dear members i have grown vegetables using organic fertilizers and insecticides. the manure used are 1. decomposed farmyard manure 2. neem cake with 13% oil 3. neem oil 4. panchagavya, dashagavya 5. extracts of calotropis, marigold, neem and betel leaves i would like to know 1...

hello i would like to generate vermicompost in my farm. please instruct me on the procedure and the propotions. thank you.

hi can marigold be intercropped with vegetables? if yes which ones?

dear sirs what is chicken manure? how is it useful ? to which plants/ crops can it be applied?

hi is sappan wood (caecelpinea sappan) a good tree for fencing a farm border? will it act as a wind breaker? what would be the retirn on investment if i plant it around my farm in bangalore? could anyone suggest other fensing trees/ creepers?