BLACK SEASAME TIL – काले तिल (15 Gm)

🌱⚫ Black Sesame (Kala Til) Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Kala til, Black sesame
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Sesamum indicum
🔹 Type ➜ Oilseed crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Oil, seeds, sweets, medicinal use

✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ Low-input farming

🌟 Why Black Sesame?
✔️ High oil content 🛢️
✔️ Rich in calcium & minerals 💪
✔️ Strong demand in ayurvedic & food market 📈
✔️ Good drought tolerance 🌞
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Oil extraction
➜ Direct seed selling
➜ Organic farming

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Kharif crop ➜ June – July 🌧️
➜ Summer crop ➜ February – March

📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • June – July (best)
• March (limited)
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 25–35°C
❌ Sensitive to heavy rain & waterlogging

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained sandy loam
➜ pH ➜ 5.5–7.5
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Dryland farming
➜ Organic oilseed farming

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Black sesame seeds (desi) 🌱
• Organic til seeds
• Open pollinated varieties
• Non-GMO seeds
✔️ Benefits: ➜ High oil quality
➜ Seed saving possible
➜ Better market value

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing
Seed rate: ➜ 1.5–2 kg per acre
Seed depth: ➜ 1–2 cm (shallow)
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 30–45 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 10–15 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Better plant growth
➜ Uniform crop

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 3–5 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya
✔️ Improves: ➜ Seed quality ⚫
➜ Oil content

💧 Irrigation
➜ Mostly rainfed 🌧️
✔️ If needed: ➜ Light irrigation every 10–12 days
Critical stages: ➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Capsule formation
❌ Avoid waterlogging

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common pests:
➜ Leaf roller 🐛
➜ Capsule borer
➜ Aphids
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Sticky traps
➜ Ash dusting
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic til farming
➜ Chemical-free production

🌼 Flowering & Capsule Formation
➜ Starts ➜ 35–45 days
➜ Capsules form after flowering

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Ready in ➜ 80–100 days
Harvest when: ➜ Leaves yellow
➜ Capsules start drying
✔️ Cut plants & dry properly

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 2.5–3 months

📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 3–5 quintal/acre
✔️ High-value crop 💰

🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Good for dry areas 🌞
✔️ Improves soil structure
✔️ High demand in health market
✔️ Best for: ➜ Organic oil business
➜ Premium seed selling

🪴 Growing Black Sesame on Roof
✔️ Possible (trial)
Container:
➜ Grow bag ➜ 10–12 inch
Notes:
➜ Limited yield
➜ Good for awareness