BUCKWHEAT AND PHACELIA ARE THE BEST SIDERATS © Author: Nikolai KHROMOV It doesn’t matter whether you are a gardener or a gardener, the topic of restoring soil fertility is relevant to you. The yield of all plants without exception depends on the fertility of the soil. One of the options for increasing fertility is to purchase fertile soil and replace it with already tired soil, but there is a big risk...
Garden and cottage - read more ... 2 best green manures for improving soil fertility according to agricultural sciences
SOWING SIDERATS AT THE END OF SUMMER Now it is time to think about preparing the land for the next season. One of the best options to restore soil fertility is to sow green manure, followed by embedding the green mass in the ground. ADVANTAGES OF SIDERATES They grow quickly, and their roots effectively structure the soil, improving its air permeability. Bean green manures accumulate nitrogen available to plants and even kill ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... What green manure to sow at the end of August? Seeding rate and selection under the soil!
POTATOES AFTER RYE - RESULTS It is known that potatoes need about 90 days to ripen. I planted it late last year - June 15th. The first shoots appeared by the end of June. Previously, in the fall, in place of potatoes, I sowed winter rye, and by the time the potatoes were planted, this rye had grown very large. I had to rip it straight out. …
Garden and cottage - read more ... Planting potatoes after sowing rye - my feedback on the result
PHACELIA - FOR SUCCESSFUL FARMING I want to sow phacelia before winter in my summer cottage. Is it possible? What is the general benefit of this green manure culture? Leonid Vitalyevich LEVANTSEVICH Phacelia plant has long been known to both farmers and beekeepers and flower growers. It is popular not only as a fodder, green manure and melliferous crop, but also as the most unpretentious ornamental plant with …
Garden and cottage - read more ... Phacelia as green manure - pros and cons, another benefit of phacelia
Rye AS green manure and wireworm - is there an interconnection? The wireworm is a real disaster for the gardener. But is it fair to blame the rye crops for this? This is a big misconception, says the author of the letter. And you should definitely listen to him! One of the reasons for the atrocities of the wireworm, many authors of letters consider rye crops as green manure. B. I. Pustovalov from Moscow to ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... Is it true that there are a lot of wireworms in the garden due to the use of rye as green manure?