Veppam Punnaku / Neem cake 250g

Veppam Punnaku / Neem cake Powder

Neem Cake Powder provides the plant with all the necessary nutrients and also helps control pest. Neem cake powder lasts longer and also retains water to keep the soil in good condition. It is a great natural fertilizer and is preferred by many farmers and gardeners because of its benefits.

Neem cake powder is the de-oiled residue that is used after Neem kernels are crushed for their oil. In this kernel, there are some nutrients such as NPK means nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium as well as nortriterpenoids and isoprenoids. These nutrients are nematicidal in nature so the Neem cake ends up with these properties

What nutrients are in neem cake?

Veppam Punnaku are excellent for providing other nutrients to plants. They contain 13 to 18% of crude protein, 24–50% of carbohydrates, 8–26% of crude, 2–13% of fat, 5–18% of ash, and 1–17% acid insoluble ash along with calcium and magnesium.

Tips for using Neem cake :-

• Neem cake fertilizer is easy to use; you might still have some confusion about best practices for this valuable garden substance. Below are some of the tips about using Neem cakes. 

• When not being used, Neem cake fertilizer for plants must be stored in cool, dry places. This will keep it fresh for as long as possible. 

• Only a small amount of Neem cake is required for soils that seeds will be started in. Soil with an abundance of neem cake can negatively impact the growth of young starts and seeds. 

• For the best benefits use between ¼ to ½ cup per cubic foot of soil added as a top dress.

• When you buy Neem cake and make sure to source them from an organic grower. A non-organic cake will leave chemical residues in a garden that might harm your plants in unexpected ways. 

Benefits of using Neem cake powder:-

• Veppam Punnaku serve as the soil conditioner and used in agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, and turf industry as an organic fertilizer as well as a natural nematicide. Neem cake composes several micro and macronutrients which makes it an organic fertilizer to control soil based on pathogens and nematodes at the same time. 

• Neem cakes are cost-efficient because the fertilizer in them lasts longer. The Neem cake remains effective until the next crop is planted as of its long sustaining organic fertilizer compounds too. Then this, in turn, cuts the cost of having to add extra nutrients; always a bonus.

• This soil amendment is twofold and it will provide a better crop yield because it will provide the nutrients that crops need. And, it helps to cure diseases and will control the growth of nematodes and harmful plant pathogens. Plus, the crop yield is15 to 25% higher when using Neem cakes than with any other fertilizer. 

• Neem cakes can improve the organic content of the soil by providing lots of micro and macronutrients. This also improves the fertility of the soil in which plants or crops are planted. 

• Neem cakes are used as a soil amendment as they are bio-degradable and used with any other organic fertilizers. 

• Neem cake is a chemical-free organic fertilizer that is safe for crop use. 

• It releases slowly in the soil ensuring the constant growth of crops in the growing season. 

• Neem cakes are one of the most cost-effective organic fertilizers as they release slowly in the soil. 

• Neem cake has nitrogen, potassium, phosphorous, and other micro, and macronutrients so that the plants are fed continuously.