ORGANIC FARMING

HERBAL ORGANIC CONCENTRATE (HOC)

 
 Herbal Organic Concentrate
Pride product of Mindanao, Philippines
For Natural Organic Farming
 
HERBAL ORGANIC SPRAY has been formulated by chemist for easy use of farmers practicing organic farming without using synthetic toxic chemicals that pose danger to man and environment. HOC, is environment friendly, safe to use and not harmful to man and animals.
 
HOC (Herbal Organic Concentrate) is prepared from 100% herbal organic extracts and marine products for Total Plant Care. It is use for Natural Organic and Biological Farming and improves crop production. We have several formulations to meet specific requirements and need of plants. These are: (HOC – GO, - ST, - 3n1 and 4n1)
 
The solution contains the essential plant food nutrients both macro and micro elements.
HOC is basically a foliar fertilizer with added properties as pest repellent, insecticide and fungicide. It can also be applied as drench on soil at the base of plants and root zone. It helps control nematodes and other soil borne pests and diseases.
 
Another added feature of HOC is it also contains amino acid that enhances plant growth and beneficial microorganism that helps enrich the soil and fight pests and diseases.
 HOC  - can replace many toxic chemicals used in conventional farming. It is environment friendly.
 
CROPS: Plants found to respond well with HOC are rice, corn, vegetables, banana, papaya, fruit trees, mango, durian, orchids, ornamental flowering plants and seedlings. 
 
DOSAGE: Mix 1-2 tablespoon per gallon of clean water or 4-8 tablespoon per 16 liters knapsack sprayer, or 1 liter per 200 liter dram. One liter is enough to cover one hectare of rice, corn, vegetables and short row crops.
 
SPRAY FREQUENCY:  Intervals of 3-7 days during critical stage of growth (flushing, flowering, fruiting), 15-30 days for maintenance, vegetative growth and rejuvenation.
 
BEST SPRAYING: Shake well HOC before mixing with water. Adjust your spray nuzzle to fine mist for leaves, flower and fruits and fine for trunk, branches and the soil surrounding the base or root zone.. It is advisable to spray the soil, trunk, branches and foliage of the crop for total coverage and maximum efficacy.   
 
STORAGE AND HANDLING: HOC is an organic compound with live beneficial microorganism. It is best to store it in clean, dry, dark and cool place away form exposure to heat and light. Keep cap loose in storage and tighten in handling and transport. Keep away from reach of children.
Contact:
 
REX A. RIVERA
AGRONOMIST                                    Stocks available upon order
11 Magsaysay Avenue, General Santos City
Tel. No. 083-301-0117    Mobile: 0905-242-2691

SCHEDULE OF HOC SPRAYING

RICE
  1. Seedling stage in seedbed
  2. 15-30-60 days after planting or broadcasting.
  3. During booting (flowering) stage
  4. During grain formation period.
 
CORN
  1. Soak seeds in HOC (1% solution)
  2. 15-30 days after planting
  3. During tussling (flowering) stage
  4. During grain formation period.
 
VEGETABLES
  1. 5-7 days after planting
  2. Weekly spray during growth, flowering and fruit development.
  3. Drench the soil once a month.
 
ASPARAGUS
  1. Spray at 7-15 days interval
  2. Drench whole plant and soil after pruning and every 30 days.
 
ORNAMENTAL GARDEN PLANTS
  1. Spray once a week
  2. Drench plant and soil once a month.
 
ROOT CROPS – PEANUTES, POTATO
  1. Spray at 15-30 days interval
  2. Drench soil every 60 days.
 
COFFEE - CACAO
  1. Spray 15 -30 days interval during maintenance (vegetative growth).
  2. During flowering and fruit dev.
  3. Drench plant and soil every 60 days
 
FRUIT TREES
  1. Spray at 15 days after planting
  2. 15-30 days interval for maintenance
  3. During flowering and fruit dev.
  4. Drench trunk and soil every 60 days
 
BANANA
  1. Spray 15 days after planting
  2. 15-30 days interval for maintenance
  3.  Flower bud injection
  4. Drench stem and soil every 60 days
 
DURIAN – MANGOSTEEN – LANZONES - RAMBUTAN
  1. Spray 15 days after planting
  2. 15-30 days interval for maintenance
  3. During flowering and fruit dev.
  4. Drench stem and soil every 60 days
 
MANGO
  1. Spray at 15 days after planting
  2. 30 days interval.for maintenance
  3. During Flower induction
  4. Spray at 7-14-20-DAFI - Flowering
  5. 40-60-90 DAFI.- Fruit development
 
PAPAYA
  1. At seedling stage
  2. 15-30 days interval during growth and fruiting period.
  3. Drench stem and soil every 60 days
 
POMELO – CALAMANSI
  1. Spray at seedling stage
  2. 15 days after planting
  3. 30 days interval at maintenance period
  4. During Flowering and fruit dev.
  5. Drench trees and soil every 60 days
 
 
 
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Herbal Organic Concentrate (HOC) Users
 
            The following have tried and used HOC as spray to their plants and found it good and enhance total plant care, protection against a wide range of pest and diseases and gave general vigor, health and productivity of their crops.
 
  1. Mr. George Lim, a farmer businessman in Glan, Sarangani Province. He used HOC on his banana, and found it enhance the growth and productivity of his crop, clean and free from pest infestation and disease. His comment is “Maganda ang HOC, payamanin ka niyan”. Mobile: 0921-790-3464
 
  1. FPA Coordinator of Sarangani Province. She used sample given her on her garden. Her comment “Maganda ang HOC, epektibo sa tanim. Puede natin iparegister yan sa FPA”.
 
  1. Mr. Daimler Flores of Makati City. Used HOC on their family farm in Pampanga. They used it on their rice field. They found it enhance the growth and productivity of the palay, with less infestation. When the migratory birds came to their town, the birds landed on adjoining rice fields but avoided the area sprayed with HOC. (Mobile: 0917-791-8058)
 
  1. Mr. Benjamin Roy, Executive Director of MINFRUIT. Brought HOC to Pomelo Farmers at Matalam, Cotabato Province. After a year, some pomelo growers are looking for HOC for their upcoming crop. They found it effective and enhance production of their trees. (Mobile: 0906-287-0093)
 
  1. Email received from Philip Ang of Davao City Sept. 24, 2007. Mobile: 0918-000-0230. “Report from our trial at Nazaire Farm, Davao, Harvested 3out of 10 bunches banana using HOC as bud injection. No insect damage seen so far.”   (0920-961-5110)
 
  1. Mr. Rolly Tejada a Banana Specialist and Consultant have tested and use HOC on banana both as spray for foliar fertilizer, pest and disease control. It has also been used as bud injection to protect developing fruits from infestation. He is introducing HOC to lakatan banana growers in Kidapawan and Makilala, Cotabato
 
  1. Mr. Arman Aquino Agriculturist, researcher and consultant tested HOC on corn. Now LIMKETKAI is using HOC in their more than 100 hectares corn plantation at Malaybalay Bukidnon. This may expand to another 200 hectares. (Mobile: 0917-421-8570)
 
  1. Mr. Benjamin Figueroa, President of Malungon Mango Growers Association used HOC on his Mango plantation. He found it effective and good. (Mobile: 0918-426-9977)
 
  1. Mr. Bert Allaga, Municipal Agriculturist ot Malungon, Sarangani Province have tried HOC on his fruit trees and found it helped him make the plants healthier and more productive, He now is a repeated user. (Mobile: 0906-824-8508)
 
  1. Miss Lina Adoracion is a retired teacher and an organic growing farmer. She uses HOC on her organic rice, vegetables and fruit trees. Besides being effective, it is organic and much lower cost compared to toxic chemicals use to spray plants. (Mobile: 0928-732-7730)
 
                Many others have tested and used HOC in their gardens, vegetables, orchids, grains, fruit trees and plantation crops. We find HOC a very good alternative and substitute to Chemical sprays used in conventional farming introduced by multi-nationals supplying farmers with their synthetic products since 1950 to the present. But EO-481 Promoting Organic Farming all over the Philippines will make HOC a partner in organic farming. LGUs are now promoting Organic Farming.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Our Research and Development (R&D) have developed several formulations of Herbal Organic Concentrate (HOC) for plant care and protection because of the different specific requirement of crops and plantation needs. We have some of our HOC formulations:
 
  1. HOC-GO This formulation is an organic foliar fertilizer. It contains natural amino acid and trace plant nutrient elements essential for healthy plant growth and production. It is a combination of extracts from herbs and marine products. 1. 2. HOC-3n1 This formulation contains pest repellant property with BMO (Beneficial Microorganism). This formulation is intended for periodic monthly spray to reduce or prevent infestation.
  2. HOC-4n1 This formulation contain several herbal extracts and BMO. It has a broad spectrum field of action as foliar fertilizer, pest repellant, insecticide, fungicide and beneficial microorganism to counter pathogens  and enhance the resistance and tolerance of plants against certain pests, diseases and environmental stresses.
  3. HOC-ST This formulation is specifically prepared for banana and papaya plantations. It is intended to protect and enhance the healthy development of fruits with or without bagging. It also help control nematodes as drench in soil.
 
  1. Please take note that all the above formulations are under farmer’s field tests and confirmation of their performance. Scientific trials are also being conducted for FPA registration.
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATION
 
1.      Adopt clean culture and proper planting distance. Prune plants to remove crowded branches, diseased and infested leaves.
  • Adopt periodic weeding, cultivation and removal of debris and properly disposed burned, buried or composted. Gather and remove fallen fruits.
  • Application of organic fertilizers on regular basis as 2 to 4 times a year.
  • Irrigate or water plants when dry or before wilting of leaves occur.
  • Drench or spray plant at regular interval with Herbal Organic Concentrates (HOC) such as weekly or monthly.
  • Encourage and allow biodiversity in your farm to balance the ecosystem in the environment. Adopt multi cropping, crop rotation and following or resting.
  • As much as possible, do not use toxic chemicals that will destroy the balance of bio-ecology in the environment and post hazard to the health of man & animals.
  • Harvest with out delay fruits and crops when they reach right maturity. OK
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