Mulching with sawdust and other uses in the garden
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WHAT SINTERS, AND HOW CAN YOU USE THEM IN THE CITY?
You can often find information that sawdust is a wonderful material for loosening heavy soil or mulching between rows.
However, their incorrect use brings more harm than good. How to avoid mistakes and how to make sawdust help?
WHAT ARE YOU DONE?
Sawdust contains up to 27% lignin, up to 70% cellulose, and if we consider elementwise, then up to 50% carbon, up to 40% oxygen and no more than 1% nitrogen. The ratio of chemical compounds varies depending on a number of conditions.
It can be seen that sawdust is poor in nitrogen, and it is needed for carbon processing. Therefore, if used incorrectly (fresh), this element will be "removed" from the soil. This negative point is compensated by the increased introduction of nitrogen fertilizers or by adding 200-300 g of urea to a bucket of dry sawdust (immediately spill it with water after spilling).
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I can advise proponents of biological farming in a natural way of enriching sawdust with nitrogen. Pour the sawdust into a large container and sprinkle with mullein, infused for a couple of days, mix and leave to ripen for 2-3 days. After that, pour water with a dissolved biological activator - I use Baikal EM-1, and after the same 2-3 days, the sawdust is ready to go to the beds.
WHAT ARE YOU USING SAWINGS?
With a competent approach, sawdust can perform a variety of functions. They are used to shelter plants in the cold season. They cover the aisles to suppress weeds. In the form of mulch, they fight the evaporation of moisture. During land reclamation they are added to heavy soils for loosening. Sawdust and 8 are suitable as the basis for the preparation of composts: from them you can make a pillow with a layer of 20-30 cm. This substrate is indispensable for growing mushrooms - oyster mushrooms and champignons. Sawdust can also become a drainage if they fill the drainage groove.
As you can see, the benefits are obvious, it remains only to learn how to properly use sawdust.
SOIL ACID APPLICATION
Due to the presence of organic wax and resinous substances, sawdust, especially fresh and mainly conifers, acidifies the soil. If on soils with an alkaline reaction this plays a positive role, then normal soil will suffer. Knowing this feature, it is necessary to additionally lime those areas where sawdust was used - 200-300 g of dolomite flour (ash) per 1 square. m
And yet - since sawdust is a moisture-resistant thing, then refrain from using them in dry periods or water the soil into which they are added more.
See also: Do-it-yourself fertilizer from waste (organic farming)
THREADED COMPOST
In order to get the maximum fertilizing effect from the sawdust, I would advise you to carry out its composting, which will allow for 4-6 months to have a quality fertilizer, in which there are no flaws in the sawdust.
Sawdust compost can be obtained in two ways - with air access (quickly, in 1-2 months) and without it (slowly, from six months).
In the first case, it is necessary to mix sawdust with animal excrement in a weight ratio of 1: 1. A layer of sawdust is scattered on a flat ground - 15-25 cm and slurry is poured on it, stirred with a pitchfork until maximum uniformity, then the process is repeated - until the heap reaches a height of 1,2-1,3 m. It is poured into water and left to ripen. With this method, make sure that the mass does not dry out, and stir it with a pitchfork to the maximum depth every 10-15 days. Thus obtained compost is used as mulch or for the main dressing of the soil. To protect yourself from acidity, I recommend pouring each layer with dolomite flour - 250-350 g per 1 sq. m
If there is time, it is best to tune in to patient long-term work - lay such a compost for 6-12 months. Everything is done in the same way, but with the difference that such a pile is laid either in a dug hole covered with a film or covered with a black film. You also need to compact the contents tightly when laying - do not be shy, climb on top and trample down. After six months, you will receive a nutritious and completely ready-to-use compost, which is best used for the main refueling of the soil in a dose - a bucket of 1 square meter. m
Sawdust - BEST BED
Ideally, when sawdust falls into a compost heap already enriched with batteries, for example, after a "date" with domestic cattle. I generally think that the best litter for cows is sawdust. For many years I have kept a large personal farm and during this time I have tried many types of materials for this purpose. For me, always the most time-consuming operation was to clear the dung from the crib - and the forks broke and the back cracked. I tried to apply sawdust - and completely forgot about the straw. I clean the manure once a week, this work takes no more than an hour, and all because I spend no more than 2-3 bags of sawdust per week. I pour one out completely after cleaning, and add the rest as needed. Thanks to this, the crib is always fresh.
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It is worth remembering that sawdust is very hygroscopic, therefore it is necessary to store them under a roof - so they are better and will not lose their properties longer.
FOR EARLY POTATO - THANK YOU
For early potatoes, stale sawdust will be a good helper. Moistened, they poured into the box. Tubers sprouted in the light are placed on them upwards with sprouts and covered with 2-3, see the same substrate.
It must be kept in a semi-wet state - it is unacceptable that it be too wet, but it must not be allowed to dry. The temperature for active growth of potatoes should be in the range of 18-20 degrees. When the shoots rise 5-7 cm, pour the boxes with a solution of complex fertilizers (according to the instructions) and drop the tubers into the prepared wells. After planting, to avoid freezing, the entire area with planted potatoes must be covered with hay or straw. This agricultural technique allows you to get potatoes 10-14 days earlier.
CAN IT BE MULCHABLE?
One of the most common uses for sawdust in beds is mulching. What is the advantage of sawdust as mulch? First, they are widely available and cheap. Secondly, they have remarkable thermal insulation properties and are well suited for sheltering plants for the winter. Thirdly, they can be used to exclude the contact of the fruits of certain vegetable and berry crops with the surface of the earth. So, if you fill the bed with garden strawberries with sawdust, the berries will remain clean, and slugs will not be able to get close to them.
The use of sawdust to mulch garden paths and wide aisles is the best way to suppress the germination of weeds, while the wood material, thanks to its whiteness, protects the earth from overheating and excessive evaporation of moisture.
Tree trunks and bushes can be safely mulched even with fresh sawdust: this will help to say goodbye to weeds and retain moisture in the soil. In the autumn, with the remnants of such mulch, it is easy to do: they sprinkle with mineral fertilizers (with a dose for the main dressing plus a little nitrogen) or, scattering manure over it, dig up the earth on a bayonet of a shovel.
See also: Bird droppings as fertilizer - how, when and HOW MUCH?
APPLICATION OF Sawdust in the garden - REVIEWS OF GARDENERS
Sawdust: Benefits and Harm
Experienced gardeners know that sawdust is a universal tool for use on the site. Sprinkle them with paths, and mulch the beds, and for the winter we sprinkle under the bushes to protect the roots from freezing. However, if used incorrectly, they can cause irreparable harm. How to make the most of them?
Know the measure and features
The most important thing is to know the measure and features of this material. First of all, we must learn that sawdust itself is not a fertilizer. On the contrary, they pull nitrogen out of the soil, and also oxidize it, which also does not suit everyone. There is a risk of infection of plants with pathogenic microorganisms if they penetrated into this wood processing waste, among which spruce stands out as the safest.
At the same time, if you properly prepare the sawdust for use, punch them, then they will become an excellent humus, which in its properties will not be inferior to expensive manure. And if you cover the paths with them, this will not allow weeds to grow. In addition, wood "dust" perfectly retains moisture in the soil.
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Compost from sawdust is prepared in the following way. A layer 30 cm thick is poured and liberally moistened with a urea solution - 200 g per 10 liters of water. The same is done with the following layers. When the heap is formed, it should be covered with black plastic film in the form of a dome. To saturate with oxygen and accelerate the decomposition reaction, it is necessary to shovel the contents of the heap every two weeks. The readiness of compost is evidenced by color (dark, almost black) and a faint smell of earth.
Urea can be replaced with chicken manure, but it will require as much as the sawdust itself.
Need supplements
If sawdust acidifies the soil, you should try to use them for crops that feel great at slightly lower (in numbers) pH values, that is, for potatoes, turnips, pumpkins, sorrel, spinach, carrots, honeysuckle and others. You can do differently. Mix sawdust with what neutralizes their oxidizing abilities. This is ash, dolomite flour, eggshell, lime or crushed chalk.
The problem of drawing nitrogen out of the soil is solved even easier. For this, you just need to add nitrogen fertilizers to the sawdust. A bucket will need 200 g of fertilizer dissolved in water. If you are against chemical fertilizers on your site, then just use natural sources of nitrogen. This is rabbit or bird droppings, fresh grass or nettle infusion.
© Author: Nikolay Fedorovich MARCHENKOV, Penza region, Nizhny Lomov
MULCHING THE AREA WITH CHIP, WOOD DUST, BARK AND SAWDUST
“After we put the firewood in the woodpile, a whole layer of wood dust and small chips remained on the ground. What garden trees or shrubs can this dust be placed under?”
Zhanna GORDEEVA, Vladimir region.
"Magic Powders"
Let's try to combine benefit and beauty. We will talk about mulching the soil - not only in the beds, but also in the flower garden, raspberry garden, in the garden, and let’s not forget decorative plantings.
These “magic powders” will not only transform our garden beyond recognition and give us the opportunity to admire luxurious flowers, but will also free up a lot of time for other things.
To mulch garden beds, summer residents use a wide variety of materials, but I would like to draw your attention to organic mulch. Each of us often has these materials at hand and does not require financial costs, and after rotting they also improve the quality of the soil on the site.
Weeds come into play
Many of us use weeds in our plots for mulch - I pulled them out and put them here. The main thing is that there are no seeds on them.
FOR THE NOTICE
Straw and hay have one valuable property: when rotted, a hay bacillus is formed in the soil, which protects cultivated plants from damage by fungal infections.
Lawn grass is a common type of mulch in our country, but there is one subtlety: it must be dried before covering the beds, otherwise it will not allow air to reach the plant roots.
Using sawdust correctly
Wood processing waste can also be used to mulch the soil: sawdust, shavings, wood chips, crushed bark, butcher's broom from coniferous trees.
When using wood waste as mulch, you need to follow some rules.
Sawdust and shavings of deciduous trees, except oak, are well suited for our plants. But waste from coniferous trees saturates the earth with acid and is suitable for lovers of “sour” things: blueberries, rhododendrons, ornamental conifers.
Sawdust and shavings are used to mulch fruit trees, raspberries, currants, lingonberries, grapes, and bulbous flowers.
Mulching with sawdust and shavings will help us cope with weeds, retain moisture in the soil, repel slugs, and prevent the soil from overheating in the summer and freezing in the winter.
Note that fresh sawdust not only acidifies the soil, but also draws nitrogen out of it. Dolomite flour, ash, and chalk will help overcome acid. And the proportion depends on the acidity of your soil and crop.
Urea can easily absorb nitrogen. Take the film, pour three buckets of sawdust and about 250 g of urea onto it, then soak it in a bucket of water, cover it with film and put something heavy on top. After two weeks, you can already use this sawdust as mulch.
IMPORTANT!
When using sawdust, make sure that it does not cake or form a crust, which can lead to rotting of the roots.
Don't burn wood chips!
When you've been in the forest, you've probably noticed that raspberry thickets are located in inaccessible places, littered with half-rotten trees and rotten stumps.
Hence the conclusion: chips in a raspberry tree are not only mulch, but also nutritious soil. In the fall, you won’t have to loosen or dig there, just add another dose of wood chips, flavor them with manure or humus - that’s all.
For example, in Germany they invented a “tweezer”, and in Austria and Canada they specially produce wood chips for gardeners. So you shouldn’t burn wood chips - use it to mulch flower beds and build high beds. You can assign it the role of a decorative covering for paths - such a path will be clean in any weather, and you walk along it like on a feather bed.
Wood chips have become a popular decorative element among urban landscapers: both for decoration and protection from weeds, overheating and hypothermia.
For decorative purposes in the garden, it is good to mulch the tree trunks of mature trees and shrubs with a deep root system. Under young trees and shrubs, it is better to lay humus or compost under a layer of wood chips, and in flower beds, first spread black agrofabric, and then lay wood chips on it.
Useful!
Tree bark, another material for mulch, looks very impressive. And from the bark of pine and cedar you will also get a bonus - the aroma that the bark emits when heated in the sun.
Please your plants with such a feather bed - and they will thank you for your care with lush flowering and abundant fruiting.
© Author: Galina KOVALEVA, agronomist
ODE TO SAWDUST IN THE GARDEN
I live in a small town, and at our request, sawdust is often brought to us free of charge. I found a very worthy use for them.
Seeds for seedlings germinate well in sawdust. To do this, I pour them in a thin layer into a container, add a little water, then put in the planting material, then add sawdust again, moisten them too, cover the container with the seeds with film and put them in a dark place until shoots appear. As soon as they appear, I sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil and place the boxes with seedlings in a well-lit place. This way I germinate cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini and always get a good early harvest.
I also germinate some of the potatoes in sawdust to get an earlier harvest. To do this, I pour a 10-centimeter layer of wet sawdust into a box, lay the potato tubers and sprinkle with a layer of sawdust about 3 cm. The sawdust needs to be moistened periodically, I do this with a spray bottle. As soon as the potatoes sprout, I plant them in warm beds (read about them below) and cover them with covering material.
I also use sawdust for mulching, but only at the beginning of the season. I sprinkle them on the tree trunks of currants, raspberries, gooseberries and beds with strawberries in a 5 cm layer. I also mulch the soil where cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots grow. I use rotted sawdust, since fresh sawdust acidifies the soil and draws nitrogen out of it.
And I make compost from fresh sawdust: I sprinkle it with plant and food waste or manure. I do several layers. Thus, an excellent organic fertilizer is obtained in a short time.
I also sprinkle sawdust between the beds, which makes it possible to work in the garden in inclement weather without dirt sticking to your shoes.
I cover the trees with sawdust. To do this, I put them in dry garbage bags, tie them well, and before frost, I cover the root circles of garden trees with them.
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© Author: Dmitry Ilyich DIYAKONOV, agronomist
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After a damp summer, it is very difficult to preserve carrots. Root crops rot as soon as they reach the cellar. A couple of years ago, my mother-in-law recommended that I spill the spruce sawdust with a pink solution of potassium permanganate. Dry them thoroughly on film and mix with chopped dry garlic peels (1 tbsp per bucket of sawdust). Place the carrots in plastic boxes, sprinkling them generously with this mixture.
I did everything as I was advised. The result was excellent: the carrots not only did not rot, but did not even begin to grow roots and did not lose their taste.
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In fact, garlic peels can be used for more than just storing carrots. It has even more ways to use than onion.
Add a handful of crushed garlic peel to a liter jar of whitewash for trees and wooden parts of the greenhouse and greenhouse - this will save the garden and greenhouses from fungal diseases.
In winter, collect the husks. And in the summer, mix 150 g of garlic and onion peels, pour 9 liters of boiling water. Leave for 3 days, strain. Once a week, spray the plants in the garden with the infusion against aphids, ticks, and copperheads. Store the remaining composition in dark PET bottles in the cellar.
When planting seedlings, throw a handful of garlic peels into each hole. This will protect the plants from root rot.
Alexander ABUSHKEVICH, agronomist, Gorki
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Our soil is very dense, everyone advises adding sand, but there is none. But there is access to a sawmill and sawdust. Is it possible to bring them in for digging in the fall? In what quantity? Do I need to add anything to them?
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— Recently, recommendations on the use of sawdust in summer cottages and garden plots have begun to appear in the specialized literature. This is primarily a material that significantly improves the agrophysical properties of the soil. To be fair, it is worth noting that large greenhouse plants have been using sawdust for a long time as a loosening material. However, when they are introduced into the soil, its fertility can be sharply reduced, because the bacteria that decompose the sawdust will begin to absorb nitrogen from the soil. The amount of nitrogen in the soil will be reduced so much that there simply won’t be enough for the planted plants. It is also necessary to take into account that the constant use of fresh sawdust in large quantities will make the soil more acidic. Therefore, before applying they need to be specially prepared. There are two ways.
1. Enrich sawdust with mineral nutrients. You should spill them with a solution of mineral fertilizers (dilute 40 g of ammonium nitrate in 10 liters of water - this is enough for 3 buckets of sawdust). It is better to add sawdust processed by this method at the end of summer to previously limed soil (if the soil is not limed, add 150 g of lime per bucket of sawdust).
2. Place sawdust in compost. This is a more efficient way to use sawdust. Such compost significantly improves the structure of the soil, making it air and water permeable. It should be added to the soil in an amount of 5-6 kg per 1 sq.m.
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sawdust on the ridges
It is believed that fresh sawdust cannot be used for mulching, since when they decompose they take a lot of nitrogen from the ground. My experience proves that this is not entirely true, only they should be applied correctly.
Sawdust mulch dampens weeds and retains moisture in the soil. In addition, in the process of decay, a lot of useful substances get into it. Only sawdust should be laid out in ridges after the soil warms up well, and the seedlings gain strength. And the thicker their layer, the better.
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Sawdust increases yield
Far from every site the soil is loose and nutritious. How to fix the situation? It is enough to add river sand or sawdust.
Both options are good, but sawdust is easier to get. They not only loosen the earth, but also improve its air exchange, moisture saturation. And if in the spring you mulch the area with a sawdust layer of 5-6 cm, then at times reduce the weeding and forget what the after-irrigation crust is.
It is important to use rotted sawdust: fresh can acidify the soil, and they will absorb a lot of nitrogen. If you still have fresh sawdust, be sure to combine it with any nitrogen fertilizer.
It is recommended to introduce sawdust into the ground (2-3 buckets per 10 sq.m) once every 2 years. This technique will not only improve the substrate, but also have a positive effect on plant immunity, as well as on productivity.
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Sawdust: HARM AND BENEFITS
Many gardeners and gardeners use sawdust as fertilizer. But here's the problem: instead of the expected benefits, they often do harm - the soil becomes infertile. What is the reason?
The fact is that the microorganisms that decompose sawdust absorb the nitrogen reserves contained in the soil, thereby impoverishing it. After that, the land becomes unsuitable for sowing and planting for a long time.
Sawdust can be a truly miraculous remedy, especially on heavy clay and sandy soils, if they are pre-treated with a solution of mineral or organic fertilizers. In 10 liters of water, it is necessary to dissolve 150 g of superphosphate, 100 g of ammonium nitrate and 50 g of potassium chloride. Spill sawdust with this solution.
Sawdust can also be composted by laying it in layers with fresh manure. Sawdust used as bedding in animals does not need preliminary preparation.
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DIY sawdust rug
Since we have a small area, we try to save space in many ways that we have come up with. For example, we plant sweet peppers between rows of radishes. The radish grew quickly, we pulled it out, and the pepper continues to grow as if nothing had happened.
We grow very tasty and large strawberries, but you must admit that picking dirty berries is not very pleasant. Therefore, we fill the aisles with sawdust. Even after rain, the berries remain clean and attractive.
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We have very dense soil. After rain or watering, a hard crust appears that is difficult to break. Vegetables don't grow well. I can’t buy enough sand: it’s very expensive. And my friends have their own sawmill. They offered to take sawdust from them (mainly from coniferous trees). Is it possible to improve the structure of the soil with sawdust? How to do it right?
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Wood sawdust is a good baking powder. They can be applied in two ways.
Lay the sawdust in the compost, and after two or three years, add to the site at the rate of 3-4 buckets per 1 sq.m. sawdust mixed with 0,5 kg of limestone flour. After 2-3 weeks, sprinkle ammonium nitrate over the area (1 tbsp per 1 sq.m) and bury it in the ground. This will provide nutrition for microorganisms that will decompose sawdust, and the fertility of the earth will not deteriorate. If these operations are not done, the plants will grow even worse than before.
If you want to get a tangible result sooner, add 1-3 buckets of fresh
TIP: Even if you apply composted (so-called fermented) sawdust, it is advisable to lime the soil and add nitrogen-containing fertilizers.
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For several years I have been mulching my garden with sawdust. The earth has become looser. However, this summer I noticed that horsetail, buttercup, horse sorrel appeared on the site, and red streaks formed on the beet leaves. I read that this may be due to the increased acidity of the soil, and over time, many plants on the site will grow worse. Is it possible to do something so as not to give up sawdust, but at the same time not harm the garden?
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- Indeed, over time, fresh sawdust can not only acidify the soil, but also draw out the nitrogen necessary for plants from it. To avoid this, ferment the sawdust. It is advisable to do this during the warm season. But in winter, you can prepare sawdust for the next season. To do this, you will have to give them a place in a warm room.
There are different cooking methods. I usually use this on my site.
I mix sawdust with dolomite flour (5: 1) and spill abundantly with a solution of urea (2-3 tablespoons per 10 liters of water). Once a month I shovel a pile and add a little fresh manure (about a bucket per 1 cubic meter). Once a week or two I water it with water and kitchen waste. After a year, the sawdust is ready for use, it turns black and friable.
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We've got a lot of sawdust. We want to use them as a baking powder for the beds, but they acidify the soil. Maybe they should be mixed with chalk right away? Or somehow still deacidify?
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- Sawdust is an organic fertilizer and loosen up heavy soils well, but there are several points to consider when using them.
When introducing this baking powder, it is necessary to lime the earth at the rate of at least 100 g of dolomite flour per 1 sq. M (it is possible with chalk or ash). In addition, when sawdust decomposes in the soil, a nitrogen deficiency is created, which must be replenished with mineral fertilizers. One of the most affordable nitrogen fertilizers is ammonium nitrate. It must be scattered over the surface of the soil (1-2 tbsp. Per 1 sq. M) after adding sawdust. This is a dose without taking into account those fertilizers that are usually applied under the plants (that is, additional).
In general, it is better to compost fresh sawdust by adding mineral fertilizers, manure or bird droppings to them. In 2-3 years, they will turn into excellent compost, which can be applied to the soil without fear (both on individual sites and in the furrows of the ridges).
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To play with sawdust
I use sawdust for mulching the garden. This is not only convenient, but also useful, because they make the earth looser. However, there are nuances - sawdust acidifies the soil and takes nitrogen out of it. Therefore, before mulching vegetables with sawdust, I process them with such a solution.
I breed 4-5 tablespoons in a bucket of water. urea, 2 tbsp. superphosphate and 1 tbsp. potassium sulfate. I pour 3 buckets of sawdust into the old bathtub and fill it with the prepared composition. I insist at least a month.
Once every 3 years, a lime plot is obligatory - I put in a half-liter can of chalk or dolomite flour per 1 sq. M.
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I have long been made high beds, and between them are fresh sawdust, since we live in a swampy area. Every year I buy two machines of sawdust - this has been going on for 20 years. Two years ago, I updated the beds, made the sides from old slate. I put the rotted sawdust from the aisles on the beds, then a layer of rabbit manure with hay, and on top of the earth.
I did everything in late autumn. In the passages, which were too deep, I threw all kinds of vegetable trash, and in the spring I covered them with sawdust.
I have ridges of different lengths and widths, row spacing of about 30 cm. They are located from west to east, as we have prevailing westerly and southerly winds. There are two 70 cm wide trolley passages for transporting soil and manure.
Sawdust is three times cheaper than land and manure, and the benefits are enormous. No grass grows on the paths, and there are always clean berries in the strawberry beds.
Sprinkled with a thick layer of sawdust and raspberries. I also add it during the autumn digging of the beds. Sawdust in bags is in my barn in winter and is used to care for rabbits and poultry.
This year I will put sawdust in sugar bags mixed with urea - then I will gradually add it to greenhouses. So that the sawdust completely decays and does not take nitrogen from the soil, in the fall I sprinkle abundantly with urea on the beds, raspberries, currant bushes, berry fields. In autumn, because the spring melt water will help the urea penetrate deep into the sawdust and the earth will become crumbly.
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It is often written that almost all plants in a greenhouse can be mulched with sawdust. But it is advised to use fermented ones. We bought a whole car of ordinary sawdust. How to ferment them? Maybe you need to spill something? Where to store it?
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- It is better to use rotted sawdust as mulch, since fresh, decomposing, absorb a huge amount of nitrogen and thus deprive the soil of this element, lead to its acidification.
To ferment sawdust, fill a plastic barrel halfway with water, add 1 tbsp. urea and add as much sawdust as will fit. Leave the barrel open for 14-15 days. Stir daily.
If there is no barrel, pour a layer of sawdust into a spacious garbage bag, add 1 tsp. urea, then - the next layer, again urea, and so on in layers to the top of the bag. Expose the filled bag to the sun and keep the sawdust moist. They can be used for mulching after 20 days.
Store fermented sawdust in plastic-covered wooden boxes in a shaded area.
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In the fall, a huge old apricot was cut down outside the house, and a lot of sawdust remained on the lawn in front of the flower garden. I am wary of using fresh ones, and my husband took and sprinkled some of the rose bushes with them - over a cover of foliage, marigold stalks and nasturtium.
The weather in winter was unstable, mainly with freezing temperatures, rains, so the sawdust near the bushes had to be periodically covered with agrofibre. Otherwise, being saturated with rainwater, they would freeze into an ice ball and contribute to the death of plants. In the spring, after the snow melted, she immediately freed the roses from their shelter to prevent rotting of the lower part of the bushes. The soil was spilled with a solution of nitroammofoska (1 tbsp. L / 10 l of water).
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Part of the sawdust was used to distinguish between the flower garden and the lawn. I made a strip-recess, which I covered tightly with them, tamped it well - it turned out aesthetically pleasing.
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We recently got chicken droppings mixed with fine sawdust. We want to scatter it in the garden under berry bushes in the spring before plowing. But we doubt: is sawdust useful for the earth?
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- A lot of controversy among summer residents cause sawdust as fertilizer. In fact, they can be both good and bad. In the first case, by re-heating, sawdust enrich the soil with humus, and in heavy areas make it looser, more breathable.
But! Pure sawdust is not a fertilizer. They absorb minerals from the soil, and the soil is depleted. Nitrogen is drawn from the fertile layer, which is necessary for the life of the microorganism. True, you got a mixture of sawdust and chicken manure, and the latter is usually rich in nitrogen.
In general, the impact on the land and fertilized crops will depend on the ratio of manure to sawdust. But given that fresh sawdust acidifies the soil, when adding the mixture to the soil, add also ash (about 1 tbsp. Per 1 sq. M).
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DIY fertilizer from sawdust
For the summer resident, the question is always acute where to get manure for fertilizer. I partially solve this problem using wood sawdust, but not fresh. In fresh sawdust, the bacteria that decompose them take food from the soil, depleting it.
And so that sawdust becomes fertilizer, I make compost from them: add 1 kg of sawdust 2,5 kg of urea diluted in 15 buckets of water. I moisten the heap with a solution and cover it with a film. Every two weeks I shovel the sawdust or loosen the cultivator. After a month and a half, sawdust blackens - and they can be used as fertilizer.
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Perfect Sawdust Mulch
Is it possible to ferment sawdust during the winter to mulch the plot with them in the summer without fear of acidifying the soil?
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- It is advisable to carry out the fermentation of sawdust in the warm season. In winter, this process will have to take a place in a warm room. There are two popular methods - with and without air access. At their site, I usually resort to a combination of these options.
I mix the sawdust with dolomite flour (5: 1) and pour it with a urea solution (2-3 tbsp. Per yul of water). I shovel a bunch once a month. If available, add fresh manure. I regularly water with kitchen waste. After a year, the sawdust is ready for use, becoming black and loose.
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How can wood sawdust be used in a summer cottage? As a fertilizer? Mulch? Maybe something else? I have a lot of them, but I don’t know how to use them for good. Alexander Ivanovich
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Sawdust can be used as mulch, shelter for the winter. Mulch from sawdust during the growing season will help reduce the number of weeds, will not allow the soil to overheat in the heat, save soil moisture and prevent it from drying out too much.
In the autumn season, sawdust can be applied under trees and bushes, distributed evenly to protect the roots from freezing.
It is only necessary to take into account that sawdust, decomposing, can acidify the soil, so its acidity must be monitored.