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Natural Foliar Sprays

  1. Russian Comfrey for Fertilizer, Feed and More

    2014-04-20 Comfrey is a unique perennial plant that requires minimal maintenance after planting and that can give high, sustained yields of nutrient-rich leaves for use as fertilizer, animal feed and more. It is high in potassium (K) and other micronutrients, and seems to improve fruiting and disease...
    Compost Garden Compost Chicken feed Vitamin A Pig Feed Animal Feed Fertilizer Perennial

  2. Vermicompost Tea Sprays for Controlling Disease in Cucumis sativus ‘Marketmore 76’

    2020-01-01 Vermicompost contains significant numbers of biological organisms capable of suppressing plant diseases on leaf surfaces. This study, done at ECHO in southwest Florida during the spring of 2011, was conducted to evaluate the potential of foliar-applied vermicompost teas for plant disease...
    Cucumber Vermicompost Natural Farming

  3. Vermicompost Tea Sprays for Controlling Disease in Cucumis sativus ‘Marketmore 76’

    2020-01-01 Vermicompost contains significant numbers of biological organisms capable of suppressing plant diseases on leaf surfaces. This study, done at ECHO in southwest Florida during the spring of 2011, was conducted to evaluate the potential of foliar-applied vermicompost teas for plant disease...
    Cucumber Vermicompost Natural Farming

  4. Homemade microbial products for plant and soil health: FFA and IMO

    2018-11-15 This hands-on workshop will include making and applying two natural farming products. First, we will make a small batch of indigenous microorganism (IMO) parent culture and show what it looks like to step it up to a liquid. Then we will apply IMO liquid to treat the deep litter pig system....
    IMO FFA Indigenous Microor...

  5. Online Information Service for Non-Chemical Pest Management in the Tropics

    Key Resource OISAT is an information management concept on non-chemical pest management in the tropics comprising two components: OISATInfo is a web-based information tool offering trainers, extension workers and farmers a quick access to up-to-date information for their work and for organizing agricultural...
    Integrated Pest Ma... Biocontrol

  6. Natural Pesticides - Facilitator's Guide

    2020-04-20 The editable source documents (.docx and .pub)of these materials are available in many other languages fromthe CFGB database. The source documents are updated periodically so check here for the most current formats. We encourage you to adapt the source for your purposes. Intended Learning...

  7. Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods

    Abstract, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred candidate plant species and compounds are now known to have pesticidal properties...
    Legume Arthropods Botanical pesticides

  8. Efficacy of Homemade Botanical Insecticides Based on Traditional Knowledge: A Review

    Abstract, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2019 Homemade botanical insecticides are widely used by subsistence and transitional farmers in low-income countries. Their use is often driven by the limited availability or cost of commercial pesticides. Homemade botanical insecticides are often...
    Indigenous Knowledge Insecticide Botanical pesticides

  9. Horticultural Myths - Washington State University

    Short summaries dealing with myths pertaining to horticultural practices : Fertilizers How Plants Work Maintaining Trees and Shrubs Mulches Pesticides (including Compost Tea) Planting Techniques Scientific Literacy Soil Amendments
    Mulch Foliar Compost Tea Coffee Grounds

  10. GREEN Foundation - India

    Over the years it has become increasingly difficult for the more than 250 million Indians whose livelihood depends on agriculture, to make a sustainable income. Overcome by their extreme economic pressures, many take drastic steps to end their suffering. Reports suggest that, burdened by the...
    India Indigenous Food Pl... Asia

  11. Sustainable Agriculture Book - Appendix 3 Foliar_Fertilizer_Sprays

    2005-01-20 With all the instant gratification available to the consumer these days, nature seems to take a long time. Stabilizing your soil, pasture and livestock areas don’t happen over night. Nevertheless, Microbial Management with foliar sprays and fertilizers can help in the transition.

  12. Simple Approaches to Making and Using Foliar Fertilizers

    One of our main goals in the permaculture garden is to foster soil life, and there are many methods we use for accomplishing this goal. We apply thick mulches and add plenty of organic matter. We practice no-dig methods so as not to harm existing soil life, and we enhance richness by adding...
    Fertilizer

  13. Effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer on Plant Growth of Capsicum annum

    Jayasinghe PS, Pahalawattaarachchi V, Ranaweera KKDS. Effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer on Plant Growth of Capsicum annum. Discovery, 2016, 52(244), 723-734 Seaweed contains all the trace elements and growth hormones required by plants. Recently there is a growing concern over the use of...
    Seaweed Liquid Fer... Kelp

  14. Seaweed Fertilizer Prepared by EM-Fermentation Increases Abundance of Beneficial Soil Microbiome in Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) during Vegetative Stage

    Citation: Prasedya, E.S.; Kurniawan, N.S.H.; Kirana, I.A.P.; Ardiana, N.; Abidin, A.S.; Ilhami, B.T.K.; Jupri, A.; Widyastuti, S.; Sunarpi, H.; Nikmatullah, A. Seaweed Fertilizer Prepared by EM-Fermentation Increases Abundance of Beneficial Soil Microbiome in Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) during...
    Seaweed Liquid Fer... Kelp