Question 1

What should you do if you have too many mealy bugs?

Accepted Answer

Don't water in the evening. Don't make plant nitrogen rich. Don't allow leaves to touch the ground/soil. Use metarhizium to drench soil. Prevent ants reaching your plants in any or all possible ways. Avoid food for them in the soil. Over and above this, keep neem oil emulsion in hand. If you are lucky, natural predators will take charge — for this, repellent spraying should be used judiciously only.

Question 2

Flowers in my tomato plants are falling without fruiting. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Add a table spoon of coffee waste in the soil to make it slightly acidic. This should be done once in 3 days for 3 weeks. You can also add Epsom salt (Magnesium Sulphate) in the soil so that the plant can absorb Magnesium from the soil. The plant will definitely start fruiting.

Question 3

What are the vegetables that can be grown in shade?

Accepted Answer

Potato, radish, beetroot, carrot, palak, sorrel, onion, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, knolkhol.

Question 4

Which vegetables can be grown in total darkness?

Accepted Answer

Sweet potato, cluster bean, bean, basella etc.

Question 5

When is NPK required for plants?

Accepted Answer

N — Nitrogen is needed from seedling stage to vegetative growth. P — Phosphorous is needed during flowering time, when the plant has just started to flower. K — Potash is needed during fruiting time. Additionally during this stage the plant needs trace elements like Ca, Mg, Mn, Boron etc.

Question 6

What are organic sources of nutrients?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen — Activated sludge, alfalfa hay, blood meal, coffee grounds dried, human urine, dried blood, fish scrap (fresh), immature grass, hair, hen manure, horn dust, horse manure, lobster shells, raspberry leaves, sheep manure, sludge. Phosphorous — Bonemeal, fish scrap (fresh), hen manure, rabbit manure, seaweed, compost. Potassium — Water hyacinth, banana, alfalfa hay, blood meal, cattle manure, coffee grounds, corn stalks, dried blood, grass (immature), hen manure, horse manure, molasses residue, potato tubers, seaweed, tobacco, wood ash. Boron — Granite dust, muskmelon leaves. Cobalt — Manure, yeast, legumes. Copper — Wood shavings, sawdust, spinach, tobacco, dandelions. Iron — Seaweed, most weeds, humus. Manganese — Manure, seawater, carrot tops, seaweed. Magnesium — Sea water. Molybdenum — Cornstalks. Zinc — Alfalfa.

Question 7

What is 3G? How is it prepared?

Accepted Answer

This preparation is like pickling the ingredients in oil and the oil absorbs all the qualities of the pungent ingredients we used. The oil alone is used for spraying after dispersing and emulsifying that using soapnut water. You can grind 20 gms each of Ginger, Garlic and Green chillies (3G), mix this in 100 ml vegetable oil and keep it sitting for 15 days. Use 1 – 2.5 ml of this dispersed in 1 litre soap nut water (rind of one soap nut dissolved and filtered in one litre water). If you do not have soap nut you can use some mild yellow washing soap for emulsifying the oil. This oil used can be doubled in cooler times if it is not effective as expected, and sprayed once in 3 days.

Question 8

How long will my order take to arrive?

Accepted Answer

Estimated delivery is 2 to 5 working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Timelines vary slightly by state and location. Orders placed after 12:00 PM on Fridays are processed and shipped the following Monday.

Question 9

How much is delivery?

Accepted Answer

Delivery is charged on every order. The exact amount depends on the weight of what you have ordered and where it is going, so we show it to you at checkout — enter your PIN code and you will see the charge before you pay anything. One exception: Cocopeat Loose 5 Kg is too bulky to ship and is available for Chennai delivery only.

Question 10

Can I return something?

Accepted Answer

Yes — we have a 15-day return policy with a 100% no quibble, money back guarantee, provided the product is unused, non-tampered with and still in its original packaging and condition. Write or call us with your order number, courier the item to our returns address in Alwarpet, and tell us the tracking number. We refund to the original payment method after a two-business-day quality check.

Question 11

Something I want is out of stock. What now?

Accepted Answer

Use the "Notify me" button on the product page and we'll email you the moment it returns. It is also worth asking on WhatsApp — we often hold stock that has not been listed yet, particularly saplings and seasonal items.

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