Extended Thirami (ET)

Extended Thirami is a growth enhancer solution.

• It is also used for pest control.

Ingredients:

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•  20 liters potable water free from chlorine
• 1 kg jaggery
• 1 liter thirami stock solution(available in shops ).

Preparation:

• Mix these in a plastic drum and fill twenty one-liter plastic jars with this mixture.
• Tighten the bottle caps.  Keep for 7-10 days for multiplication of the various microorganisms.
• Methane gas forms in each bottle.
• On the first or second day unscrew the cap to release the gas and close it tightly again.
• Repeat this as often as necessary.
• Each unopened bottle’s contents may be kept for use up to 3-4 months.

Usage:

• Mix 5-10 liters of ET solution in 100 liters water for spraying.
• This promotes plant growth and controls pests.
• It may also be used in composting at the rate of 1 liter per 100 liters water to increase the rate of breakdown of crop residues.
• ET may be used in irrigation at the rate of 3-6 liters per acre.

Thirami-Treated Cow Urine

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Ingredients:

•  5 liters cow urine
•  250 grams Jaggery
•  250 ml ET solution.

Preparation:

• Mix all and let ferment for 7-10 days.

Usage:

• Use within 30 days.
• For spraying:
• Mix 3-5 ml in one liter water.
• For irrigation:
• 20-30 liters per acre. This controls pests and diseases

Thirami-Fermented Plant Extract (TFPE) for Rectifying Micro nutrient Deficiency

Ingredients:

Collect tender leaves of the following: We have selected below list based on the Siddha and Ayurveda systems of medicine.

• Tamarind or vAdhanArAyaNan (source of zinc)
• AvArai, hibiscus, or AvallArai (copper)
• Curry leaf, Drumstick leaf, or any other leafy greens (iron)
• Erukku (boron)
• All types of flowers (molybdenum)
• Thuththi (calcium)
• Gingelly or Mustard plants (sulphur)
•  Ladies Finger plant (iodine)
• Lantana camara, Casurina, or Bamboo (silica)
• Neyveli kAttAmaNakku (ipomea) (mercury)
• Glyricidia (nitrogen)
• Thulasi, Nochchi, Neem, Aloevera( to build resistance to fungal, bacterial, and powdery mildew diseases).

Preparation:

• Collect 5 kg leaves and plants from the above list.
• Choose any combination depending on micro nutrient deficiency of the crops.
• Chop into small pieces and crush.
• Add 250Gms Jaggery in ten liters water.
• Add 250-300 ml ET.
• Set aside the mixture for 7-10 days for fermentation.  This provides ten liters solution.

Usage:

• Use within 90 days. 
• Spray:  5-10% solution. 
• Irrigation:  10-20 liters per acre.

Benefits:

• Using EMFPE with other growth promoters as prophylactic measures solves all problems for any crop:
• (a) rectifies micronutrient deficiency
• (b) acts as pest repellent
• (c) prevents pests from feeding and
• (d) induces disease resistance

Extended thirami-5 (ET5)

• Since it contains five items, it is named ET5.

Ingredients: 

• 100 ml organic vinegar
• 100 ml ET
• 100 grams jaggery
• 100 ml brandy
• 600 ml water, for a total of one liter.

Preparation:

• Mix all and let ferment for 7-10 days.

Usage:

• Use within 30 days.
• Spray 2-5 ml per liter of water along with any of the growth promoters.
• In case of severe infection use 10 ml per liter of water.

Benefits: 

• Controls fungal bacterial and powdery mildew diseases.

How to Prepare Organic Vinegar

Use one of the following methods (taught to us by Dr. L. Narayana Reddy): 

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• Add 500 Grams Jaggery to 1 liter tender coconut
• And store in a container for a minimum of 15 days
• Mix 8 numbers rotten banana
• 200 gms Jaggery and
• A small quantity of water
• Bring it to a semisolid form
• Add water to make it two (2) liters
• Keep it for a minimum of 15 days.
• Vinegar may be kept for a long time.
• With each passing day the quality improves due to fermentation.
• The older it is the more effective it will be in ET5 preparation.