Organic-Spices & Herbs Garden
Organic farming of spices is a method of growing spices without the use of synthetic chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, or irradiation. Organic farming practices also promote soil health, biodiversity, and sustainable land management.
Here are some benefits of organic farming of spices:
- Environmental benefitsOrganic farming protects soil and water sources, and the health of local wildlife. It also helps reduce soil erosion and the decline of soil health.
- Health benefitsOrganic production protects surrounding communities from exposure to health-harming synthetic chemicals.
- Social benefitsOrganic production improves the livelihoods and social benefits for resource-poor, small-scale farmers.
In India, the Spices Board promotes organic farming of spices through several initiatives, including:
- Developing programs for spices like turmeric, ginger, herbal spices, seed spices, and chilies
- Helping farmers obtain certification for organic cultivation
- Developing vermicompost units for farmers
- Providing post-harvest aids to improve the quality of produce
- Encouraging non-governmental organizations and farmers’ groups to adopt organic farming techniques
- Facilitating the sourcing of organic spices from India
- Participating in international trade fairs to promote Indian-certified organic spice
Organic Herbs Farming
Organic herb farming is a method of growing herbs that uses organic fertilizers and techniques like crop rotation and companion planting. Here are some tips for growing herbs organically:
- Sunlight: Herbs grow best in sunny locations.
- Soil: Herbs grow best in neutral or slightly alkaline soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. You can use a potting mix made from compost, peat moss, perlite, or vermiculite, and supplemented with organic fertilizers like bone meal, feather meal, and kelp.
- Cover crops: Use cover crops, or “green manures”, to replace old beds. Cover crops can be a nitrogen-fixing legume combined with a biomass-producing annual.
- Water: Water herbs carefully.
- Clipping: Clip herbs regularly.
Organic farming can improve the ecological health of farmland, reduce pressure on wild medicinal plant populations, and increase biodiversity.
Organic herb farming is a method of growing herbs that uses organic fertilizers and techniques like crop rotation and companion planting. Here are some tips for growing herbs organically:
- Sunlight: Herbs grow best in sunny locations.
- Soil: Herbs grow best in neutral or slightly alkaline soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. You can use a potting mix made from compost, peat moss, perlite, or vermiculite, and supplemented with organic fertilizers like bone meal, feather meal, and kelp.
- Cover crops: Use cover crops, or “green manures”, to replace old beds. Cover crops can be a nitrogen-fixing legume combined with a biomass-producing annual.
- Water: Water herbs carefully.
- Clipping: Clip herbs regularly.
Organic farming can improve the ecological health of farmland, reduce pressure on wild medicinal plant populations, and increase biodiversity.