5 Review (s)

  1. George VOLODIN, city of Ukhta

    Overabundance of manure or chicken manure leads to the accumulation of nitrates.

    But bone meal does not spoil the soil! It contains a large amount of phosphorus, potassium, trace elements, but little nitrogen - not more than 4%, but in fish bone meal it is 10%. I believe that bone meal is a very valuable fertilizer. I bring it in when planting, feeding. 2 weeks before picking tomatoes, I close bone meal under the bushes, this helps to improve the taste of the fruit.

    I make flour myself. In the summer we live with the family in the country, there are a lot of kitchen waste. Bones I wash, dry, then cut with an ax into parts. I let it burn to the wood, I put bones on the coals, I put firewood on top of them, I support it
    Fire. The bonfire then burns, then smolder for 3-4 h. At the same time, the bones soften. I leave them on the ashes before cooling down, after which I shift to the tarpaulin, crush it with a hammer. But I want to warn: during the burning of bones, the smell is not very pleasant. If you do not want to feel it, then put the crushed bones in the scallop, put it on the fire, harden them 3 h. Then grind in the same way. You can do this with a crusher.

    Bone fertilizer will feed plants for 5 months, so if you fill it up with a planting in the spring, the plants will receive useful elements throughout the garden season.

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  2. Boris Arkadevich, Tula region.

    Can I add sawdust to the soil in autumn as a fertilizer or is it more for loosening the land? Sawdust of which trees are the most useful, and which ones should not be taken?

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    • Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

      To introduce sawdust as a fertilizer in fresh form is not recommended, t. they will impoverish the soil more than enrich. On the one hand, sawdust will loosen the ground, but on the other hand, wood, like a sponge, can pick up some of the nutrients, making them inaccessible to plants. In this case it is a question of sawdust of deciduous species, coniferous sawdust can not be brought in at all because of the high content of resins.
      For use as a fertilizer, sawdust must be re-
      rot and turn into compost. When the fall application for the winter, they do not rot. In order not to waste composting strength, some sawdust of hardwoods is used as mulch - to protect against weeds or to avoid fruit contact with the ground (strawberry).
      But if you fall asleep with row sawdust in the spring, then during the summer at high temperature and constant watering, they will rotate much faster, and only then they can be smelled.

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  3. Anna Morozova, Leningrad Region

    I've heard about the benefits of bone flour. And what exactly is it useful in, when? When, where and in what quantity can it be contributed?

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    • Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

      Bone flour is rich in calcium, phosphorus and trace elements. It is a product of animal origin, so it does not contain pesticides or any harmful substances. They bring it into the soil in the fall under a digging. In the spring
      - when preparing the land before sowing or planting or even when planting as a fertilizer. The consumption rate is 100-200 g per 1 sq.m.

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