CLUSTER BEANS GUAR – ग्वार फली (12 Gm)

🌿🫘 Organic Desi Cluster Beans Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Cluster beans, Guar, Guar phali
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
🔹 Type ➜ Legume vegetable crop 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Drought-tolerant desi bean crop with edible pods

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming 🌿
➜ Natural farming
➜ Dryland cultivation
➜ Desi vegetable farming

🌟 Why Organic Desi Cluster Beans?
✔️ Excellent drought tolerance ☀️
✔️ Nutritious green pods 🫘
✔️ Improves soil fertility naturally 🌿
✔️ Strong market demand 💰
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Organic vegetable farming
➜ Desi seed preservation
➜ Natural farming systems

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Summer sowing ➜ February – April
➜ Monsoon sowing ➜ June – July 🌧️

📍 Punjab & Haryana:
➜ Best timing:
• Summer crop ➜ March–April
• Rainy season crop ➜ June–July
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 25–35°C

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained sandy loam soil
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–8.0
✔️ Requires: ➜ Organic-rich soil
➜ Good drainage
➜ Full sunlight ☀️
✔️ Can tolerate: ➜ Dry conditions
❌ Avoid: ➜ Waterlogged fields

🌱 Seed Selection
Popular types:
➜ Desi guar
➜ Vegetable guar varieties
➜ Tender pod cluster beans
✔️ Recommended: ➜ Organic guar seed 🌱
➜ Desi heirloom seeds
➜ Non-GMO vegetable seeds

🌱 Land Preparation
Steps:
1️⃣ Deep ploughing
2️⃣ Fine soil preparation
3️⃣ Add desi FYM compost
4️⃣ Prepare flat beds or ridges
✔️ Helps: ➜ Better root development 🌿
➜ Healthy pod growth 🫘
🌱 Different Sowing Methods

🌿 1️⃣ Flat Sowing Method
✔️ Traditional desi farming method
Method:
➜ Field leveled properly
➜ Seeds sown directly in rows
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 45 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 15–20 cm
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Dry regions
➜ Small farms
➜ Traditional cultivation
🌟 Best for: ➜ Low-cost organic farming

🌧️🌱 2️⃣ Ridge & Furrow Method
✔️ Best method for organic cluster bean farming 🌿
Method:
➜ Long ridges prepared
➜ Furrows used for irrigation
➜ Seeds sown on ridge tops

Spacing:
➜ Ridge distance ➜ 45–60 cm
✔️ Advantages:
➜ Better drainage 💧
➜ Healthy root growth 🌿
➜ Reduced fungal diseases
➜ Better pod quality 🫘
🌟 Best for: ➜ Commercial organic farming
➜ Rainy season cultivation

🪴🌱 3️⃣ Grow Bag / Container Method
✔️ Best for home organic gardening
Method:
➜ Use medium grow bags
➜ Fill rich organic soil
➜ Sow seeds directly
Container depth:
➜ Minimum ➜ 12 inches
✔️ Advantages:
➜ Rooftop growing ☀️
➜ Fresh organic guar at home 🫘
🌟 Best for: ➜ Terrace gardening

🌿 Sowing
Seed rate: ➜ 6–8 kg per acre
General spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 15–20 cm
Depth: ➜ 2–3 cm
✔️ Germination ➜ 5–8 days

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ Desi FYM ➜ 4–6 ton/acre
➜ Organic compost
➜ Vermicompost 🌿
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya spray
➜ Seaweed organic tonic
✔️ Improves: ➜ Pod quality 🫘
➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Organic yield

💧 Irrigation
✔️ Requires moderate watering
Critical stages:
➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Pod formation 🫘
✔️ Less water needed compared to many vegetables
❌ Avoid excess standing water

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common problems:
➜ Aphids
➜ Pod borer 🐛
➜ Leaf spot disease
Organic control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Yellow sticky traps
➜ Trichoderma use
➜ Wood ash dusting
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic legume farming

🌼 Flowering & Pod Formation
➜ Flowering starts ➜ 35–45 days
➜ Tender pods develop quickly 🫘
✔️ Regular harvesting improves pod production 🌿

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Ready in ➜ 50–80 days
Harvest when:
➜ Pods are tender & green 🫘
➜ Before fiber formation starts
✔️ Frequent harvesting increases yield

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 3–4 months

📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 25–50 quintal green pods/acre
✔️ Organic guar gets premium healthy market value 💰

🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Nitrogen-fixing crop 🌿
✔️ Excellent drought-tolerant vegetable ☀️
✔️ Nutritious desi pods 🫘
✔️ Best for: ➜ Organic vegetable business
➜ Natural farming systems
➜ Soil fertility improvement

🪴 Growing Cluster Beans on Roof
✔️ Easy in containers & grow bags 🌱
Container:
➜ Medium grow bag / planter
Notes:
➜ Requires full sunlight ☀️
➜ Harvest pods regularly for continuous production 🫘