Vegetable farming with vermicompost: dos and don’ts
Tomato, brinjal, cabbage, capsicum, and other vegetables respond well when compost reaches the root zone. EcoKhaad is cow-dung vermicompost with Trichoderma, Azotobacter, and PSB added. It works when you mix it in, water it, and keep the bag out of the sun.
Do this
Mix into the topsoil
Work the compost 5–10 cm into the bed or ridge. A thin dusting on the surface dries out and the microbes take heat. For open fields, a starting practice is 150–200 kg per acre before transplant. For planting holes, about 100 g per hole is a common start.
Water after you apply
Moisture wakes the biology. Irrigate within a few hours, especially in summer or in a polyhouse where the surface dries fast.
Use it in the nursery mix
Blend about one part compost with three to four parts potting soil for trays and plugs. It does not burn tender roots the way raw dung can. Keep the mix moist after sowing.
Skip this
- Do not leave bags in open sun. Heat kills the additions you paid for.
- Do not treat compost as a substitute for irrigation. It holds water; it does not replace the schedule.
- Do not spray harsh fungicides or bactericides on the same day you mix compost. Leave a week or more if chemicals are unavoidable.
For protected crops, see the polyhouse page. For bag counts and dispatch from Derabassi, open the 50 kg page or the enquiry form.