DOLOMITE FLOUR FOR CABBAGE Cabbage is one of the main crops in my garden. To get a good harvest, it is not enough to plant cabbage on well-fertilized soil; it is also necessary that it does not have high acidity. I usually take a bed for cabbage after potatoes or peas. And since the soil in my area is acidic, then about once every ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... How to reduce the acidity of the soil for cabbage with dolomite flour?
HOW WHAT SIDERATS AFFECT THE SOIL IN THE GARDEN Tell us more about green manure. For which plants is it better to use phacelia, and for which - rye or mustard? What grows faster? Valentina Kuneva, Tomsk When growing horticultural and horticultural plants without the use of organic and mineral fertilizers on the site, the level of soil fertility decreases every year, which affects ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... What green manure is suitable for your site - their effect on the soil
ON WHAT SOIL IS BETTER TO PLANT CHENOMELES A few years ago, a neighbor planted a bush of henomeles (Japanese quince) in the spring. For the newcomer, I chose not only a well-lit area, but also a place without drafts and stagnant water (on a hillock). Since quince grows best on slightly acidic soil (alkaline soil is reflected on the foliage, causing chlorosis), I prepared the substrate for planting from fertile ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... What kind of soil does quince (chaenomeles) prefer - neutral, acidic or alkaline?
SOIL ACIDITY HOW TO MEASURE AND ADJUST? Podzolic, soddy-podzolic and some waterlogged soils have physical and chemical properties that are unfavorable for plants. The acidity of these soils has the most harmful effect on plants. Strong acidity sharply reduces the effectiveness of applied nitrogen and potassium fertilizers, and the available forms of phosphorus introduced with fertilizer turn into forms that are indigestible by the plant. Under these conditions, plants...
Garden and cottage - read more ... How does soil acidity affect crops?
GROWING GARLIC - CARE AND VARIETIES We have been growing garlic for a long time and do not complain about the harvest. So this season turned out to be quite "garlic". Our spring turned out to be rainy, so there was enough moisture for the normal development of plants. For many years, we have been convinced that high-quality garlic products can only be obtained on fertile soil, with healthy planting material ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Growing garlic: light soil + crop rotation + shallow digging + deep planting