Panchakavya

What is Panchakaya:

This is a solution that has five products from cow milk, curds, ghee, dung and urine. This solution helps increase the population of beneficial microorganisms and acts as a good catalyst for plant growth.

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• 5 kg cow dung
• 3 liters cow urine
• 2 liters fermented curds
• 2 liters milk
• 500 ml ghee
• 1 kg jaggery
• 1 kg arasu fruit (or other fruit)
• 3 liters tender coconut
• 10-12 Panchakavya or other varieties of banana (or similar quantity of other fruit)
• 3 to 5 liters of water.

Preparation:

• Mix dung, Jaggery, and ghee that has been melted and cooled.
• It is best to tie the fruit in a nylon mesh and leave it immersed in the solution.
• This obviates the need for filtering later.
• Also, the contents of the nylon bag could be reused a few times in subsequent solutions.
• And there is no need to mash the fruit when we use this technique.
• Knead it well.
• Cover this mixture with moist cloth for four days.
• Knead it once daily.
• On the fifth day add the remaining ingredients to this and let it ferment for fifteen days.
• (Add sufficient quantity of cattle urine and water).
• In twenty days you will find nice-smelling Panchakavya.

Usage:

• Mix one liter of this with 35-50 liters water (2-3% solution) and spray.
• Or, mix 5-10 liters per acre with irrigation water.
• It provides all kinds of micronutrients, enhances plant growth repels insects and helps increase disease resistance in plants.
• Panchakavya given in temples is not fermented.
• Also, it only has the five ingredients from the cow.