PREPARATION OF COMPOST

The above ingredients can be substituted according to the availability of the agricultural wastage’s, animal manure and other raw materials at ones disposal.

Preparing the heap :
Choose a flat surface with good aeration to prepare compost. Prepare a bed by adding the following ingredients layer by layer in the below mentioned order.

• Add 70 baskets of cow dung to as the bottom most layer
• Add 2 bags of rock phosphate
• Add 2 bags of ash
• Add 70 baskets of goat / sheep droppings
• Add 1 tractor of coffee pulp
• Add a thin layer of dry / green leaves
• Add 2 bags of rock phosphate
• Add 2 bags of ash
• Add 1 tractor load of black soil
• Add 1 tractor load of coffee pulp
• Add 70 baskets of coco peat
• Add 70 baskets of cow dung
• Add 70 baskets of sheep / goat droppings
• Add a thin layer of dry / green leaves
• Add 2 bags of rock phosphate
• Add 2 bags of ash
• Add 1 tractor load of black soil
• Add 1 tractor load of coffee pulp
• Add 70 baskets of coco peat
• Add 70 baskets of cow dung
• Add 2 bags of rock phosphate
• Add 2 bags of ash
• Add 70 baskets of sheep / goat droppings
• Add a thin layer of dry / green leaves
• Add 2 bags of rock phosphate
• Add 2 bags of ash
• Add 1 tractor load of black soil
• Add 1 tractor load of coffee pulp
• Add 70 baskets of coco peat

The heap thus formed by adding the above ingredients layer by layer as mentioned will result in a heap of the following dimension:
Length – 60 feet; Height – 2 feet;
Width – 4 feet
This will fetch around 20 tons of compost.

Maintenance :

• Maintain 60% moisture throughout by spraying water when needed.
• Maintain 50% shade throughout using shade net or natural shade.
• Cover the heap using jute mat or agricultural wastes like coconut leaves etc.
• Add earth worms after 2-3 months of formation of heap.
• Add horse gram over the entire heap 15 days prior to mulching.
• Mulching is done by the end of second and fourth month.

Shade Maintenance:

Moisture Maintenance :

Enrichment with Nitrogen fixers:

Enrichment with Bio-gas Slurry:

Compost enrichment with AZOLLA:

Well decomposed Compost ready to use

By the end of 5 months when the compost is getting ready add bio control agents like TRICHODERMA and PSEUDOMONUS for enrichment which helps prevent all kinds of soil borne diseases and effectively strengthens immune system of plants.
Recommendation: 5-10 kg / Ton

After adding Trichoderma and Pseudomonus allow the spores to multiply for 15 days by maintaining moisture up to 20%.

The compost thus prepared, enriched with Trichoderma and Pseudomonus can be subsequently applied to desired crops under good moisture condition.

Note: Store the compost in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight.

The process of composting can be accelerated by using COMPOST CULTURE which helps in quick and effective decomposition of raw materials in less than 3 months which otherwise take 5 months.