An organic fertiliser that also protects the crop — slow nitrogen above ground, pest and nematode suppression below it.
Neem cake is what remains after neem seed kernels are crushed for oil. It carries roughly 4–5% nitrogen along with some phosphorus and potassium, but its value goes beyond the nutrient figures: the residual neem compounds (azadirachtin and others) suppress soil-borne pests, white grubs and plant-parasitic nematodes.
Because its nitrogen is released slowly as soil microbes break it down, neem cake feeds the crop steadily rather than in a flush, and it is widely used to coat or blend with urea to slow that fertiliser’s release too. It is a genuinely dual-purpose input — fertiliser and soil-pest management in one.
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Both, in effect. It supplies slow-release nitrogen (about 4–5%) as an organic fertiliser, and its residual neem compounds suppress soil pests, white grubs and plant-parasitic nematodes. That dual action is exactly why farmers value it.
A common rate is about 80–200 kg per acre as a basal soil application, worked into the topsoil at sowing or planting. On nematode-prone vegetable and orchard soils it is applied around the root zone.
Yes — blending neem cake with urea (roughly 5 parts urea to 1 part neem cake) slows the release of nitrogen, much like commercial neem-coated urea, so more of it reaches the crop. Mix only what you will apply.
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