Thursday, October 22, 2015

FERMENTED MIXED COMPOST (FMC)

WHERE TO MAKE FMC:

The appropriate place for making FMC is some place where little wind and good drainage is available. Water availability also is important. For green houses transparent vinyl film should not be used. Install the shade over the green house in order to protect plant from direct sunlight. The floor must be soil. If the floor is made of concrete (When FMC becomes hot it starts to emit moisture in all directions. The concrete floor gets wet and causes FMC to decay. Consequently the fertilizing FMC is decreased). Cover the floor with soil with one foot height.

MATERIALS / INGREDIENTS NEEDED:


1. IMO-4


2. Organic matter (ingredients of organic matter may differ)


3. Natural Farming Inputs such as FPJ, FAA, OHN etc.,


4. Shovel or mixing machine


5. Sacks of Jute


6. Powdered oyster/ crab / shrimp / eggshells are very good


HOW TO MAKE FMC:


1. Add IMO-4 will aide in the absorption of micro-nutrients. One microorganism possesses hundreds of enzymes and compounds that can change compounds into substances that can be easily absorbed.


2. Mix Oil cake, fish waste, bone meal, bean oil cake and eggshell. Spray them with water and add IMO-4. The amount of IMO-4 is 10% of the total materials.


3. Mix ingredients under a roof or indoors, protected from direct sunlight and rain. Do it on a soil floor, not on concrete floor. The whole material should be more than 500 kg. It is difficult to maintain fermentation heat with smaller volumes or quantities.The creation of FMCs should be done indoors to have control over the moisture and over the specific temperature or amount of heat needed. Direct sunlight can affect the level of moisture of mixed compost because direct heat from sun can cause evaporation of moisture and nutrients. In preparing FMC, temperature plays an important role as fermentation needs precise temperature. FMCs are best done during a specific time of the year depending on the geographic location.


4. Heap it to a height of 40 cm when hot and 80 cm when cold weather. This is to let oxygen get into the material and also to control the temperature.


5. Adjust moisture level to 60 percent with diluted (about 500 times) FPJ, FAA, OHN, other inputs. The matter should be slightly wet to the hand and can barely maintain shape when squeezed. Adding powdered oyster / crab / shrimp or eggshells is very good. Adding powdered ingredients rich in calcium makes FMC more effective. FMC contains a lot of hormones due to its many ingredients (FPJ, FAA, etc.), which may result to the formation of more hormones during the process of fermentation. Hormones like auxin produced by yeast and filamentous fungus; gibberellins from red fungus; and cytokines from germs and yeast, gets produced. Cytokine hormone promotes leaves / branch growth, cell division, embryo and seed formation, flower bud formation, germination and prevents aging.


6 Cover with rice straw mat to control moisture, temperature and the propagation of FMCs.


7. When temperature reaches 50°C, use a shovel or machine to turn the material over. Mixing inside out will lower temperature and allow better aeration. Do first turning on Day 2, second turning on 5 to 6 Day and third turning on 8 to 10 Day

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