Peanut Cake Organic Fertilizer For Plants | Kappalandi Punnakku

Peanut / Groundnut Cake Organic Fertilizer

Groundnut cake also known as Peanut cake and Kappalandi Punnaku in Malayalam language is made from the residual matter leftover after extraction of peanut oil. The residual matter is packed with essential nutrients and other organic matters that slowly releases into the soil improving plant yield. It also improves the look and taste of crops and vegetables.

Groundnut cake Organic Fertilizer is an excellent organic fertilizer for garden plants and can be used on all types of plants, including vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubs.

Components Contained

• Nitrogen
• Phosphorous
• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Sulfur

Benefits of Peanut / Groundnut Cake

• Groundnut cake manure is rich in nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, essential plant nutrients.
• It helps to improve the soil structure and drainage and thus improving soil’s aeration.
• Groundnut cake manure can increase the soil’s water-holding capacity
• It helps to promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
• Groundnut cake powder manure can help suppress weeds’ growth.
• It can help to improve the yield and quality of crops.

How to use the fertilizer

Take a handful of Peanut cake and put it in 1 liter of water, keep the same for 2-3 days. After 2-3 days add 2-3 liters of water to the mixture and apply to the plants.

Groundnut cake organic fertilizer can be used as a top or side dressing for plants. It is best to apply before the rain, so rainwater can leach the nutrients into the soil.

Note:- Groundnut cake can be applied directly to soil and also by mixing it with water. In Ant attack prone areas it is advisable to use it by mixing in water as dried chunks attract Ants.