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Is Red Napier grass profitable for Dairy Farms?

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  Red Napier is   high yielding   fodder grass and can yield 200 tonnes per acre per year First harvest can be done after  90 to 120 days  of planting. There after, succeeding harvests are every  60 days . Red Napier grass has  18% proteins  with high yield of cattle fodder among all grass varieties. Gives  double  the amount of proteins and yield when compared to CO4, CO5 fodders 200 tonnes of cow fodder from an acre can satisfy 10 cow / 30 goat’s  feeding  requirements.

How to plant Coconut tree

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  First select a good   quality   coconut sapling which is more than 8 months old. Adopt a spacing of 25′ x 25′ (7.5 x 7.5 m) with 175 plants/ha. For planting in field border as a single row, adopt  20′ spacing  between plants. Dig  pit  size of 3’ x 3′ x 3′. In the pits, fill the pit to a height of two feet (60 cm) with  compost , cocopeat, common salt and  sand  mixed in equal proportions. At the  center  of the pit, remove the soil mixture and plant the seedling after removing all the roots.  Press the soil well around the seedling and provide the seedling with  shade  by using coconut leaves or palmy leaves. Keep the pits free from weeds. Remove soil covering the  collar  region. As the seedlings grow and form stem, fill up the pits gradually by cutting the sides. Proper supply of  moisture  either through well distributed rainfall or irrigation and sufficient  drainage  are essential for coconut. Coconut sapling 2 Kg Cocopeat 2 Kg Cow Dung Compost 2 Kg Neem oil cake powder 1 Kg Co

How to plant a Coconut tree / Coconut tree planting method / Coconut Far...

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How to plant a Coconut tree

How do I plant a tree and care for them?

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  First prepare a   pit   of size 2 feet x 2 feet and leave it aside for 2 days so that the heat will go away. Then add 5 Kg of  cow dung  manure and  cover  them with the removed garden soil Then keep the sapling at the  center  of the pit and apply 2 kg of  cocopeat  around the sapling so that the  moisture  content can be maintained around the sapling. Then add  5 kg  of mixed oil cake power around the sapling.  Mixed oil cake  power is a highly  nutrient  organic fertilizer and it promotes the growth of the plants to a greater extent. Also this is a nature  friendly  and best organic fertilizer for  home gardening  and organic farming. Now lets  cover  the sapling with the soil upto to  1 feet  high. Finally  irrigate  the soil thoroughly and continue irrigating every  alternative  date till the sapling starts producing  new leaves . This tree will start producing  yield  after 3 to 4 years. Fruit Tree farming

How to control Rhinoceros Beetles in Coconut farms?

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  Rhinoceros Beetles in Coconut Trees Rhinoceros beetles are named for  horn-like  projections on and around the males heads. They are mostly black , gray or red in color and some are covered in soft hairs Rhinoceros beetle adults damage palms by boring into the centre of the  crown , injure the young growing fronds and feed on them. As they bore into the crown, they cut through the developing leaves. The hole can be seen on the stem with chewed up fibres  protruding  out. Many times reddish brown liquid can be seen oozing out from the hole Adults Rhinoceros beetles can live as long as 9 months and gravid females lay  50-100 eggs  throughout their lifetime. Simple and best way to keep Rhinoceros Beetles away is application of  Sea Salt  for the Coconut tree. You can take 2 to 3 kgs of Sea Salt and apply across the  fronds  of the Coconut Tree Sea Salt is rich in  sodium chloride  and it repels the Rhinoceros Beetles away from the Coconut Tree Also Application of common salt as fe

Fermented Coconut milk and Buttermilk Liquid fertilizer for Guava Trees

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  Lets see how to prepare   fermented   Coconut Milk & Buttermilk Mixture for   fruiting   trees. This fermented mixture will promote the  flowering  of all fruiting trees to a greater extent. Take 10 liters of Fermented Buttermilk in to the  container  and add 10 liters of Coconut milk to the container. After adding the mixture, close the lid  air tight  and allow to ferment for 10 days. After  10 days  the mixture would have fermented and would be  ready  for usage Mix the fermented mixture very well and  filter  the mixture thoroughly before using them Now the  Concentric  liquid fertilizer mixture is ready for usage Dilute  the concentric mixture in  1:10 ratio  before applying as  foliar  spray Move  the diluted mixture in to the battery  sprayer Spray  the mix in evening in such a way that the mix  drips  of the leaves This is to give the spray some time to  immerse  in leaves Prepare  the mix just before the  flowering  season and spray it in the  right time This solution he

How can I make Super Napier grass grow faster?

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Make sure that you are applying at least 5 tonnes of   farmyard   manure per acre before   planting   the Super Napier stems Then place a stems which has 2 nodes at a  slanted  position in the soil by making sure that the one of the nodes are  covered  with soil. Now, place the  splits  of the root in the holes of planting and  cover  the soil 30 days after planting, apply  1 Tonne  of cattle compost manure close to the stems Plow the land  deep  enough for the plant roots to penetration  deep  into the ground that make the plant drought resistant. After fertilizing the farm, the plants has to be  irrigate  well Super Napier grass for Dairy Farms