HERBAL ORGANIC SPRAY
A new product for Natural Farming. Grow organic fruits and vegetables with natural herbs, organic and biological safe materials.
HERBAL ORGANIC SPRAY
has been formulated for the easy and convenient use. Farmers’ who would
like to produce organically grown food crops including fruits and
vegetables without resorting to synthetic toxic chemicals that post
danger to man and environment can use Herbal Organic Spray instead.
HOC (Herbal Organic Concentrate) and HOP (Herbal Organic Powder)
were specially prepared by chemist and developed through research and
efficacy test on farmer's field conditions. They were found to be
effective pest repellant, insecticide, fungicide and growth inducer and
EM (Effective Microorganism) or BMO (Beneficial Microorganisms) with a
simultaneous and broad-spectrum effect.
The
compound was developed using several tropical herbs with repellant,
insecticide and fungicidal substances gathered from
cultured and wild plants. Added to the compound is fish/fruit amino
acid (FAA) which provides plant growth nutrients as a foliar
fertilizer. It likewise contains trace mineral substances essential to
normal and healthy plant growth derived from seaweed and other herbal
and organic components.
DOSAGE:
1-2
tbsp. per gallon of water, or 250-500 ml per 100 liters water and one
half to
one liter HOC per 200 liter drum of water. Complete spray coverage from
soil, stem branches and leaves for effective result. You may lower the
dose concentration for sensitive plants with young shoots to 1tbsp. per
10 litters of water. Watering and drenching small plant may also be
done once a week or once a moth for rejuvenating trees..
HOP TEA SPRAY (Herbal Organic Powder)
Soak
500 grams Herbal Organic Powder (HOP) in 20 liters water overnight and
squeeze to extract more substance. Mix the 20 liters tea to 200 liters
water and spray to plants. Complete spray coverage from soil, stem,
branches and leaves for effective result. Watering and drenching small
plants, vegetables and ornamentals may be done every 5-7 days interval.
SPRAY FREQUENCY:
Spray
3-7 days interval during critical stages of growth, flushing, flowering
and fruit development. Weekly spraying of vegetables to keep them
healthy and free from pest and diseases. Every 15 – 30 days during
rejuvenation or juvenile growth. See schedule of spraying for specific
crops and plants.
For more information, contact
REX A. RIVERA, Agronomist / Agricultural Consultant
11 Magsaysay Avenue, General Santos City, Philippines
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Herbal Organic Concentrate (HOC) Schedule of Spraying
RICE:
- The critical stages of growth for rice for HOC treatments are:
- Soak germinated palay seed with 1% HOC-4n1 before broadcasting
- Seedling
stage – drench the seedbed upon seeding, spray at 7 days and soak
uprooted seedlings in 1% HOC-4n1 solution before transplanting.
- Spray young plants at 7, 15 and 30 days after field planting.
- Spray at booting stage and grain formation.
CORN:
- Recommended HOC treatment for corn:
- Wet corn seed with 1% HOC before planting.
- Spray entire plant from the soil, stalks and leaves
- Spray at 7, 15 and 30 days from planting to flowering.
- Spray at tassel and grain development.
VEGETABLES:
- General recommendations for vegetables:
- Seedlings – drench the seedbed with 1% HOC at planting and weekly up to transplanting.
- Spray weekly during plant growth and fruit production.
- For fruiting vegetables, spray at 7 to 14 days interval.
FRUIT TREES:
- General recommendation
- Drenching seedlings and small trees.
- Cultivate
the soil around the base of the trunk every three months then fertilize
with organic compost and drench with a 1% HOC-3n1 solution to control
soil born pests and diseases including termites.
- Sanitize
trees once a moth by spraying the whole tree from soil, trunk or stem
branches and leaves and control termites, soil born pests
MANGO:
- Recommended HOC treatment for mango:
- Spray trees once a month up to one month before scheduled flower induction.
- After flower induction, spray at 7, 15, 20, 45, 60, 70 and 90 DAFI.
- Cultivate
the soil around the base of the tree every 3 months and drench with a
1% HOC-4n1 solution to control soil born pest and diseases including
termites.
PAPAYA & BANANA:
- Papaya
and banana are favored host of scales and sucking insects that are
vectors of virus diseases. When spraying Banana and papaya, start with
the surrounding soil at the base, then the trunk , leaves, flowers and
fruits.
- Clean
culture, cultivate the soil surrounding the trunk and drench/spray with
HOC once a month to control most soil born pest and diseases.
- Soak seedlings and planting materials in 1% HOC before field planting.
- Spray HOC-4n1 every 15 days or once a month as the weather condition, disease and infestation level dictates.
ORNAMENTAL GARDEN PLANTS
- General
recommendations:
- Periodic spray at least once a week or twice a month.
- However certain garden plants may need more or less frequent application.
- Spraying or drenching the whole plant and soil or growth medium will give better result of protection and growth enhancement.
POMELO ORANGES CALAMANSI
- These trees are susceptible to a wide range of pest and diseases.
- Sanitize. Prune and remove diseased, infested branches, fruits and droppings and carry all debris to the composting area.
- Then drench the soil around the trunk with 1% HOC-4n1 solution to control soil born pests and diseases including termites.
- Spraying the whole tree from soil, trunk or stem branches and
leaves once a month. However, more frequent spraying during critical stages of growth at weekly interval may be needed.
PEANUTES, POTATO, YAM ANDOTHER ROOT CROPS:
1. Root
crops usually are harvested in 90 to 120 days. Spraying HOC will not
only enhance their growth but will likewise protect them from sucking
insects and rot. It iimportant that the soil is well drained and
sanitized. Drenching the soil with HOC along the furrow immediately at
the plant root zone will help control soil-born pest
- Soak seeds and planting materials in 1% HOC-4n1 solution before planting.
- Spray 0.5% HOC-4n1 at 15 days interval when the seed germinate up to harvest.
- After
a rainy day, the next dry day, spray HOC-4n1.
LANZONES:
- This
tree is infested with maggots the bores and eat up the bark beneath the
surface. Serious infestation greatly reduces yield or prevents
fruiting. Sanitizing the tree by scraping the infested bark and
drenching with HOC-3n1 with periodic follow-up with a weekly then
monthly HOC-4n1 spraying will help control the pest and improve the
health and production of the trees.
- Drench the trunk, branches and soil immediately at the base with 1% HOC-3n1 after scraping
off the diseases and infested bark.
- Follow-up weekly spraying of HOC-4n1 for 4 consecutive weeks.
- Maintenance spraying once a month with HOC-4n1 during rejuvenation period.
- Spray during flowering period and fruit
development every 15 days. This will protect the fruits from pest and grow bigger, juicy and sweeter.
CACAO:
- This
is a special high value beverage and confectionery crop that is
infested by fruit fly, sucking insects and rot. Periodic HOC spraying
will not only protect the tree from pest and diseases, but will
likewise increase its productivity with HOC.
- Clean
and sanitize the tree and its environment. Remove all diseased and
infested branches and fruits in the tree. Carry off all debris and
fallen fruits to a composting area. Weed, cultivate and fertilize with
organic compost. Then drench with 1% HOC-3n1.
- Spray 0.5% HOC-4n1 weekly for 5 consecutive weeks.
- Maintenance spraying once a month will help repel and prevent new infestation and infection.
DURIAN:
- This
exotic fruit tree is a forest plant that needs companion trees and
partly shaded. It is susceptible to Pytopthora disease. Fruit borers
are also a big cause of losses. HOC applied at the right time will
greatly help control and stop the damage cause by these diseases and
pest. Practice clean culture, where fruit drops should immediately be
removed from the field, buried or burned to prevent borers from making
them breeding place.
- Schedule of application:
- Cultivate and drench the
soil around the trunk. Spray trunk and branches with 1% HOC. Spread HOP on the soil to control rot and insect pest in the soil and tree.
- Spray the whole tree with HOC-4n1 at the initiation of flowering and during fruit development at 15 days interval
- Maintenance spraying trees and drench soil at base once a month with HOC-4n1 during rejuvenation period.
ASPARAGUS
- Growing Asparagus spears need a well drained soil with
adequate moisture and rich in organic humus fertilizer.
- Asparagus
is infested with mites and several insect pests and fungal rot where
HOC can greatly help grow a healthy and productive crop with weekly
spraying and drenching of HOC-4n1.
- Cultivate the soil and drench with HOC or HOP-3n1 at once a month.
- Spray the whole plants once a week with HOC-4n1. plus HOC-GO