Moringa (Drumstick) PKM-1, PKM-2, Wingless & ODC-3 Varieties (Farmers Stop)

🌱 Annual Moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) – Grow Healthy, Grow Smart with Farmers Stop

🌾 Varieties Available:

• ✅ PKM 1: High-yielding, early fruiting variety.

• ✅ PKM 2: Compact, high-density variety with superior yield.

• ✅ Wingless: Smooth, tender pods, perfect for culinary use.

• ✅ ODC-3: Improved variety with excellent productivity.

🌱 Moringa Drumstick Seeds Planting Guide:

🌾 Seed Preparation:

• ✅ Soak seeds in a 10% cow's urine solution (100 ml cow’s urine in 900 ml water) for 24 hours.

• ✅ This enhances germination rates significantly.

🌱 Seed Rate:

• ✅ 20,000 seeds per acre (approximately 10 kg).

🌿 Planting Method:

• ✅ Direct Sowing: Sow two seeds per pit at a depth of 2.5 - 3.0 cm.

• ✅ Spacing: 2 feet between plants and 2 feet between rows.

• ✅ Seedlings can also be started in polybags and transplanted after 35-40 days.

💧 Watering:

• ✅ Irrigate every three days until seeds germinate.

• ✅ Germination Time: 7 to 14 days.

🌍 Soil Requirements:

• 🌱 Grows well in various soil types.

• ✅ Ideal Soil: Deep sandy loam with a pH of 6.5 – 8.

📅 Ideal Planting Season:

• 🌧️ Best Period: July – October.

🚜 Preparatory Cultivation:

• 🔧 Pit Preparation: Dig pits of 45 cm x 45 cm x 45 cm with 2.0 - 2.5 meters spacing.

• 🌿 Soil Enrichment: Mix 15 kg of compost or FYM (Farmyard Manure) per pit with topsoil.

🌿 High-Density Planting and Fertigation:

• 🌱 PKM 1 Variety:

  • 🌾 Spacing: 1.5 x 1.0 meters with two plants per hill.

  • 🌱 Population: 13,333 plants per hectare.

  • 💧 Fertilizer Dose: 135:23:45 g NPK/pit (150%) via drip irrigation.

• 🌱 PKM-2 Variety:

  • 📏 Spacing: 1.2 x 1.2 meters.

  • 🌾 Highest Yield: 138 tons per hectare.

  • ✂️ Tip: Pinch main shoots on the 80th day for better branching.

🌿 After Cultivation Management:

• ✅ Gap Filling: Complete within a month of planting.

• ✂️ Pruning:

  • Pinch seedlings at 75 cm for better branching.

  • For perennial moringa, prune shoots at 70 cm for enhanced flowering.

• 🌾 Intercropping: Grow short-duration vegetables like Cowpea, Bhendi (Okra), and Tomato.

• 🌱 Ratoon Cropping:

  • Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvesting.

  • Plants will be ready for harvest again in 4-5 months.

  • Ratoon crops can be continued for up to three years.

🌱 Manuring Schedule:

• 📆 3 Months After Sowing: Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit.

• 📆 6 Months (Bearing Stage): Apply 45 g Nitrogen per pit.

💧 Irrigation Schedule:

• 💦 Pre-Sowing: Water before sowing and on the third day after sowing.

• 🚰 Regular Irrigation: Every 10 – 15 days, depending on soil type.

🐛 Plant Protection – Pest Management:

• 🐞 Moringa Pod Fly:

  • 🌱 Soil Application: Thiamethoxam 25 WG @ 200 g a.i./ha (150, 180, 210 days after planting).

  • 🌿 Foliar Spray: Spinosad 45 SC @ 56 g a.i./ha, followed by Profenophos 50 EC @ 250 g a.i./ha.

• 🐛 Bud Worm, Leaf Caterpillar, and Leaf Webber:

  • 💨 Dust Carbaryl 10 D @ 25 kg/ha or spray Carbaryl 50 WP @ 2 g/l.

• 🔥 Hairy Caterpillar:

  • 🔥 Use a flame torch when caterpillars settle on tree trunks.

🌾 Ratoon Crop Management:

• 🌱 Cut back trees at 90 cm height after harvest.

• 🌿 Plants will regrow in 4-5 months.

• 🌾 Ratoon crops can be harvested for 3 years.

• 🌿 Apply 45:15:30 g NPK/pit and 25 kg of FYM/compost annually.

🌿 Yield Potential:

• 🌾 Annual Yield: 50 - 55 tonnes of pods/ha.

• 🌱 Per Tree Yield: 220 pods per tree annually.

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• ✅ High-yielding PKM 1, PKM 2, Wingless, and ODC-3 varieties.

• ✅ Simple planting guide for maximum yield.

• ✅ Best quality seeds, tested for high germination.

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Always follow the sowing instructions provided on the product packet. Germination and crop performance may vary depending on climate, soil, season, irrigation and crop management.

Please confirm the variety, colour, pack size and suitability for your growing conditions before ordering. Product packaging may change without notice, while the product specifications remain the same.