How to improve the Soil
In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see the ways to improve the soil. As we all know, the Soil is the base for any agricultural activity. In this blog, we will discuss ways and means to improve the soil. The details given below are for both "unused barren land" and "land in use" as well as for land which needs to be moved from chemical farming to organic farming. Land Improvement - Method 1 The following 5 types of Seeds are required and their quantities are mentioned as well for 1 Acre. Overall, you require 4+4+4+4.25+1.75 = 22 Kgs of seeds per acre. Pasunthaal (Green Manure Seeds) - 4 Kgs Sanappu (Sunhemp) - 1Kg Thakkaipoondu (Daincha) - 1 Kg Avuri (Indigo) - 1 Kg Sesbania (Sesbania) - 1 Kg Siruthaaniam (Millet Seeds) - 4 Kgs Cholam (Cholam) - 1 Kg Cumbu (Spiked Millet) - 1 Kg Kelvaragu (Ragi) - 1 Kg Samai (Samai) - 1 Kg Payaru (Cereal Seeds) - 4 Kgs Ulundu (Blackgram) - 1 Kg Pacchapayaru (Greengram) - 1 Kg Karamani (Cowpea) - 1 ...