Turmeric

Farm of Shri Abhay Paranjpe
Tapovan Farm, Tal: Parola, Dist: Jalgaon, Maharashtra

• We planted turmeric during monsoon season, 2006.
• Turmeric is not usually grown in our area.
• Turmeric is a food spice and also a medicine (nature's antibiotic).
• We planted the small section of quarter acre (0.1 ha) between the Agni Shala and the Yajnya Shala.
• We sprayed the crop several times during the season with Biosol solution.
• Biosol is an important part of Homa Organic Farming. It is a very powerful natural fertilizer which contains Agnihotra ash.
• After 8 months the crop was ready for harvesting.
• Harvest from quarter acre yielded 1.5 tonnes which means 6 tonnes per acre.
• Average dryland harvest with agro-chemicals is about 4 tonnes per acre.