What is Neem Cake?
Neem cake is an organically produced manure which comes as a by-product in the process of cold pressing of neem tree fruits and kernels. This can additionally be found as deposit in the solvent extraction procedure for neem oil cake.
Neem Cake as a Fertilizer
Neem cake is completely natural and organic eco-friendly fertilizer which contains 100% all-natural NPK material and various other micronutrients crucial for plant growth.
Below are the significant components found in Neem Cake:
- N( Nitrogen 2.0% to 5.0%)
- P( Phosphorus 0.5% to 1.0%)
- K( Potassium 1.0% to 2.0%)
- Ca( Calcium 0.5% to 3.0%)
- Mg( Magnesium 0.3% to 1.0%)
- S( Sulphur 0.2% to 3.0%)
- Zn( Zinc 15 ppm to 60 ppm)
- Cu( Copper 4 ppm to 20 ppm)
- Fe (Iron 500 ppm to 1200 ppm)
- Mn (Manganese 20 ppm to 60 ppm)
- Sulphur substances and bitter limonoids
Neem Cake is helpful in all the facets of plant development such as
- Improving the general appearance of fruits & vegetables
- Great for the vegetation plants as supplies development to the fallen leaves
- Enhances the root development
- Aids in blossoming flowers
- Aids in general growth of the plant
Neem Cake as Pesticide
Neem cake is not simply a good natural plant food yet additionally a great pesticide as well. Neem cake consists of a high amount of Azadirachtin material which makes it a natural chemical that protects our plants from parasitic.
It can also be used as a soil conditioner. If we blend it in the soil while planting a plant, it can repel numerous pests, fungi, germs and pests in the soil.
Application of Neem Cake
1 kg of the Neem Cake suffices for 10 to 15 sq. metre area. Location can be a soil bed or a collective area of various plant containers.
