8 folk remedies for fertilizing the garden

The use of natural fertilizers is currently gaining increasing popularity. Natural products can be of plant and animal origin. The use of natural organic fertilizers has a beneficial effect on microorganisms in the soil. So, for example, organic dressings give food to earthworms loosening the earth, and saturate plants with essential nutrients, and also thanks to organic dressings, the soil becomes more loose and better passes air and moisture. What folk fertilizers can be used at the cottage, we will describe below.

Useful properties of ash as fertilizer in the garden

ManyAbout decades ago, our ancestors began to apply ash, noticing its unique properties. The benefits of the substance is invaluable. Ashes fertilized vegetable gardens, wounds were sprinkled with it, they washed their heads. Its composition is saturated with trace elements residues:

• P( phosphorus);
• Ca( calcium);
• Mg( magnesium);
• Ka( potassium);
• Na( sodium).

Ash contains a wide variety of trace elements, with the exception of nitrogen. The introduction of ash into the soil not only contributes to its enrichment, but also structures it. The level of acidity of the soil decreases, it becomes more loose. Chlorine is not part of the ash, so it is ideal for crops that do not tolerate chlorine.

There is no nitrogen in the ash as a fertilizer. This must be taken into account when using

. Under the condition of proper application, the use of ash is possible for the following types of soil:

1. Heavy clay soil .When adding ash, the soil will become more crumbly. The amount of application depends on the level of acidity of the soil, taking into account the crops grown in this area. On average, the permissible amount of ash per 1 square.meter ranges from 150 to 810 grams. It is recommended to make ash in this type of soil in the fall.
2. Sandy soil. In this kind of soil ash must be made in the spring, so that when melting snow all the beneficial trace elements do not go too deep into the ground with melted snow. Improves the quality of this soil and saturates with useful substances.
3. Sour soil. Normalizes acidity, enriches with minerals.

The most favorable fertilizer for the following plants:

• potatoes - in the process of plowing up the soil for planting at the rate of 1 cup per 1 square.meter;
• tomatoes, eggplant, pepper - 1.5 cups per 1 square.meter when planting seedlings at a permanent place of growth;
• zucchini, squash, cucumbers - it is necessary to add 1 cup per 1 square meter to the ground.meter;
• onion, garlic - when planting add 2 cups to 1 square meter to the soil.meter;
• beets, parsley, radish, carrots - add 1 cup per 1 square meter to the ground during sowing.meter;
• beans, peas, lettuce, dill - 1 cup per 1 square.meter;
• cabbage - 2 cups per 1 square.meter.

In addition to vegetable crops, ash favorably affects the growth of strawberries, fruit trees, and various kinds of flowers.

When planting trees, 1–2 kilograms of ash mixed with earth are poured into a dug pit. It is not recommended to fall asleep in its pure form, since when it comes into contact with it, the roots of the plant can get burned.

In the process of growing plants, wood ash is used as a subcortex:

1. For potatoes — by filling out hilling, 1.5–3 tablespoons of ash fall asleep under each bush.
2. For strawberries - loosen loosened soil at the rate of 2 cups per 1 square.meter.
3. Onion and garlic fertilize at the rate of 1 cup per 1 square.meter.

Ash solution is used as a growth promoter for soaking seeds. It is necessary to dilute the ash in the ratio of 20 grams of ash per 1 liter of water.

Abuse leads to the extinction of earthworms in the ground and the bacteria needed by plants to saturate the soil.

Ashes are sprinkled on the soil. You can dig up the beds

Do not use ash:

1. For plants growing on acidic soil — sorrel, pumpkin, turnip, blueberry.
2. For flowers — hydrangeas, azaleas, magnolias.
3. For young saplings, before the appearance of 3 leaves on them.

Lime for fertilizing the soil in the garden in spring

An important and necessary component to increase the fertility of the soil, containing Ca and Mg. It is used in the garden to reduce the level of acidity of the soil. Increased acid levels in the soil become a result of exhaustion, erosion, and lower yields. As a result, the soil becomes looser and better retains moisture.

Slaked liming is applied to the following types of soil:

• light loam — 240 grams per square meter.meter;
• sandy — 250 grams per square meter;
• average loam — 360–750 grams per square meter.meter;
• heavy loam — 400–810 grams per square meter.meter.

Lime for fertilizer is usually crushed or diluted in water.

The advantages of fluffing are:

• increasing the vital activity of microorganisms living in the soil;
• improved soil composition and structure;
• soil enrichment with microelements;
• activation of plant growth;
• reduction in the level of toxic trace elements in plants.

In the autumn, before performing the work of plowing up the soil, garden lime is scattered on the site, and manure or humus and soil are plowed over it. Due to rains, lime is evenly distributed in the soil, reaching the roots of plants. Thus, the procedure of liming will fill the soil with necessary useful components for up to ten years,

It is also possible to carry out liming in small portions during the spring period before the first loosening of the soil and application of fertilizers. Thanks to lime, the absorbing capacity of the soil is increased and the fertilizing applied as a result of it is absorbed faster and better. Lime in the amount of 2.5 kilograms must be mixed with humus and distributed on the bed. The effect will be the same as when you add ten kilograms of lime powder.

You can make lime flour at home in the following ways:

1. Pour out quicklime on a flat surface with a layer of 9 cm and sprinkle it with water using a spray bottle.
2. Wait 30 minutes for the lime to quench and dry.
3. Collect the resulting flour, and spray the remaining lumps again. Perform this procedure until no lumps remain.

100 ml of lime water consumption should not exceed 4 liters.

Plot fertilized with lime before planting fruit crops

The amount of lime required for application to the soil is calculated depending on its acidity:

• is the most acidic( pH less than 4) —550-600 grams per 1 square meter.meter;
• is very acidic( pH 4) —450-550 grams per square meter.meter;
• acid( pH 4-5) —350-450 grams per square meter.meter;
• is moderately acidic( pH 5-6) 275-310 grams per square meter.meter.

When growing potatoes, liming does not apply, as this may weaken its immunity to diseases! Do not use liming when growing carrots and radishes. They stop giving birth.

How to use mustard cake at the cottage

The use of cake as a top dressing has two positive aspects:

• increases the yield;
• protects plants from diseases and harmful insects.

Only cold-pressed, well-dried and ground, can be used as a top dressing. If a high temperature condition was used during squeezing, and chemical means were used, the use of such meal would lead to the inhibition of plants.

Oilcake can be bought at a regular

fertilizer shop. Mustard oilcake has the following useful properties:

• prevents the development and spread of fungal and putrefactive bacteria that contribute to diseases like blight and fusarium;
• frightens off pests.

The result of the application is:

• improving the quality of compressed soil;
• , when used as mulch, prevents evaporation of moisture;
• reduces soil contamination by pests and various insects.

Apply mustard oil cake in the following way:

• when planting potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, pepper, pour 1 tablespoon of oil cake into the well;
• for onions and garlic in the grooves evenly distribute a handful of cake on 1 meter;
• when planting strawberries —0.5 tablespoons per well;
• sowing carrots, parsley, celery, beets — 1 handful per 1 meter;
• for cucumbers, squash, zucchini — 1 table spoon.

To enhance the activity of the components, after making the cake, it is necessary to sprinkle with earth.

Proper use of coffee or ground coffee

Coffee is increasingly being used as an organic dressing in floriculture and horticulture. This type of fertilizer is suitable for all types of soil.

Coffee residues are a good fertilizer for planting

. Contains many of the trace elements necessary for plants:

• potassium;
• magnesium;
• Calcium;
• phosphorus;
• nitrogen.

Method of using spun coffee:

• is scattered around the holes with plants and watered abundantly with water;
• planting seedlings at a permanent place of growth in the hole to add a little thick. Especially favorable it affects the growth of tomato seedlings;
• is used as a drainage layer;
• will not form crusts when mixed with herbal mulch;
• in diluted form is used for watering;
• is mixed with seeds when sowing, as a result of which the seeds germinate faster.

Nutritional compost with coffee grounds can also be made. The cooking rate is as follows:

• coffee grounds — 45% of the total mass;
• sluggish grass — 18%;
• dried leaves — 42%
• bone meal — 2.5 handfuls;
• fresh soil — 1 shovel.

You can even feed indoor plants with the coffee grounds just by pouring it under the roots.

Compost is best prepared in a compost pit. If the pit is not, then you can cook on the ground, but always in a place protected from rain and wind. From above this mixture must be watered with water and mix well. To improve the fermentation process, you can add rotten fruit. With the help of a stick for ventilation in the heap it is necessary to make holes. The larger the pile, the better the maturation of the compost will occur.

When planting fruit trees, it is recommended to add compost to the pit and then scatter it around the trunk. This will help retain moisture and will inhibit the growth of weeds.

Use of fallen leaves as a fertilizer in the fall.

At the end of the season, gardeners try to get rid of the fallen leaves in their own way — burn or take them to the landfill. However, the fallen leaves can be used as fertilizer.

Fallen foliage - good material for compost

Fallen foliage contains trace elements such as:

• Ka( potassium);
• Fe( iron);
• Mg( magnesium);
• P( phosphorus);
• S( sulfur);
• Ca( calcium);
• N( nitrogen).

The easiest way to fertilize fruit trees is to dig up a trunk with a radius of 1 meter, remove the top layer of soil to a depth of 25 cm and lay the empty space with fallen leaves, including walnut, with the addition of 500 grams of chicken manure, water and leave for three days. After 3 days, sprinkle the leaves with earth. Treating the foliage will not only saturate the roots of trees with nutrients, but also protect them from freezing in frost. For compost, you can use not only fallen leaves, but cabbage left after harvesting.

Another way to use foliage is to prepare compost:

1. Fallen foliage is laid in the compost pit;
2. Then dilute nitrogen fertilizers — 25 grams per 1 bucket of water and pour the leaves;
3. With the onset of spring, the leaves are mixed and, if necessary, watered again;
4. Prepared compost fertilizes vegetation.

The resulting humus from fallen leaves

How to use the husk from seeds

Used for mulching plants, as well as in the form of compost. To obtain compost from sunflower husk, it is better to select a separate container, because the husk decomposes for a long time. After decomposition, it is necessary to mix with mullein, as it is rich in nitrogen, and in the husk it is not enough.

When planting potatoes, tomatoes husk can be put in the wells. In the same way it is used when planting shrubs and trees.

The husks added to the soil will make it looser and improve water permeability and oxygen access to the root system of plants.

Decomposed on the soil surface as a mulch, the husks will not be decomposed. The layer of mulch should be 2.5 cm thick. Such a layer will not allow moisture to evaporate, and will inhibit the growth of weeds.

The husks of seeds can also be scattered between the beds of the

. The introduction of straw into the ground.

Straw is the dried stalks of cereals and climbing crops. Straw obtained from these plant species is used as a fertilizer:

• wheat;Oats
• ;Barley
• ;
• peas.

Introduced in its pure form, the straw during the decomposition process saturates the soil with various acids, which negatively affects the growth of the root system. It is therefore imperative to add nitrogen. It neutralizes the negative effects of acids on plants and deoxidation occurs.

Wheat straw contains:

• I( iodine);
• Co( cobalt);
• Mn( manganese);
• Zn( zinc);
• Na( sodium);
• Fe( iron);
• Mg( magnesium);
• vitamin D;
• B vitamins;
• vitamin A.

Wheat straw

Barley straw is rich in trace elements such as:

• Ca( calcium);
• P( phosphorus);
• K( potassium);
• Mg( magnesium);
• I( iodine);
• Fe( iron);
• Na( sodium);

And also contains:

• fiber;
• lysine;
• protein;
• vitamin D;
• vitamin A;
• Vitamin PP;
• vitamin E.

Barley straw

Oat straw is saturated with:

• with iron;
• cobalt;
• potassium;
• fiber;
• carotene;
• protein.

Oat straw

Pea straw incorporates:

• lysine;
• fiber;
• protein;
• phosphorus;
• Calcium;
• magnesium;
• vitamin C;
• Vitamin PP;
• group B vitamins.

Also, in addition to soil, straw is used as mulch. It prevents the evaporation of moisture from the beds and weed growth.

Pea straw

The benefits and harm of onion peel

Apply onion peel as fertilizer in the form of decoction, tincture, as well as mulch. The broth is prepared as follows - two glasses of husk( glasses fill well) pour a bucket of water. The water temperature should be 40 degrees. Insist for three and a half hours. Apply:

1. In case of yellowing of cucumber leaves irrigate several times in 14 days.
2. Water when wilting indoor plants. The root system is quickly restored;
3. Spray the seedlings during growth and water a week before transplanting. This contributes to the rapid rooting of seedlings in a new place.

Tincture is made from 0.5 kg of onion peel and filled with two and a half liters of warm water. This composition must be insisted 18-19 hours in a dark room.

Onion peel decoction for giving

Applied:

1. In the case of powdery mildew on cucumbers. Spray up to 4 times with an interval of six days.
2. In case of freezing of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses in spring frosts, you need to water the flowers and they will recover.
3. Used to fight spider mites.

Summary table of applied organic fertilizers in the area

Currently, the use of organic fertilizers is gaining the most popularity. They can be obtained through the proper use of animal waste and horticulture. The economic approach will provide you with environmentally friendly and useful dressings.