Fruits of Hardwork

These two are entomopathogenic fungi which are currently used in agriculture to control insect pests ; in simple terms, these fungi kill insects. The fungal spores comes in contact with the insect body and enters through its cuticle and germinates inside, thereby invading its internal body parts and secreting toxins which then mummifies and kills the insect. The former one causes White Muscardine Disease and the later causes Green Muscardine Disease.  Grubs treated with M. anisophile, B. bassiana And Verticilium leccani When the insect dies the fungi produces spores which then disseminate on healthy insects thus the cycle continues and the pest population is reduced. Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisophile are available in Wettable powder and liquid Formulations. Dosage Foliar spray : 2-3 mL/L of water (Liquid formulation). 5-8g/L of water (Wettable powder) Spray on the insects, leaves and stem. (Avoid spraying on flowers) Compost inoculum: 8-10 g/ kg of compost to kill so...

This garden friendly fungus kills all the soil-borne disease causing fungi and improves the plant growth. The fungal mycelium (web like structure) is green in colour hence the name 'Green mold'. When it comes in vicinity of other disease causing fungi (white coloured), it degrades their cellulose and chitin (fungal body components) thus killing them by dominating in the root zone. This fungus is used as bio-control agent in organic agriculture disease management and is available in 'Wettable Powder and Liquid formulations'.  Dosage Seed treatment : 5g/kg of seeds Seedling dip: 2-5 g/L of water for half an hour before sowing Soil drenching: 5-8 g/L of water or 3-5 mL/L of water  Compost inoculum: 10-20 g/kg of compost Following are some of the diseases that can be controlled through Trichoderma DAMPING OFF of chilli, brinjal and tomato and other vegetable crops This disease is caused by several fungal pathogens that kills or weakens the seedlings by rotting the stem just...

"How I envy those who can grow any vegetable successfully." " Browsing on Google or watching YouTube videos to know the 'know how's' consumes a lot of time." "The failures always disheartened me and I didn't feel like giving it another try." "Wish I had a green thumb" These might be the thoughts of the ones who would love to start growing food or the ones who failed to grow it successfully.  Keeping all these thoughts and wishes in mind 'Fruits of  Hardwork' has come up with a webinar, exclusively for beginners and the ones who couldn't grow vegetables successfully.  All that you need is a space to grow food (balcony/terrace/a patch of land) and a good internet connection. We'll be focusing on specific vegetables which are suitable for this season. Trust me, you will learn to grow with ease and in detail in just one hour. Vegetables that you will learn to grow   1. Tomato   2. Brinjal     3. Chilli    4. Cluster Be...

What do you do with the pineapple crown after consuming the fruit? Throw it away, isn't it? I used to do the same until I realized how important it is to grow your own healthy food. Though it requires a lot of dedication and patience but trust me you'll enjoy the fruit with more pleasure than the ones purchased from the vendors. Below I've enlisted few steps to grow pineapple from its crown. Detach the crown from the fruit and remove the lower leaves so that the white stem is exposed.  Keep it to dry for about 4-5 days so that the fresh wounds caused due to removing the leaves heal. Immerse it in a glass of water and keep it in a sunny spot. See that you change water everyday to prevent algae formation and rotting. You'll see roots in about 10-12 days or more if the environment is cool.  Transplant it in a well drained soil and or in a deeper pot after 3-4 weeks so that the bigger roots anchors the soil quickly and successfully. I've transplanted in a paint bucket o...