DETERMINING THE ACIDITY OF GARDEN SOIL FROM A PLOT I want to share my proven and simple, and most importantly, accessible method for every gardener. The essence of the method You won’t get an exact pH number, but you can find out whether your soil is acidic or neutral. In the spring, when the time comes for planting, it is very important to know the acidity of the soil on the site so that your work is not in vain, but...
With my own hands - read more ... How to find out soil acidity at home - my methodWARM SOIL IN THE BEDS - HOW TO DO IT IN 2 STAGES? WARM BED Warm weather in spring and the warming sun create the illusion among summer residents that the time has come to start planting. But the earth takes longer to warm up than we think, and plants planted in cold soil begin to get sick and may even die. For early planting to be successful, you first need to warm up the soil...
With my own hands - read more ... How to warm the soil in the spring in the beds and in the greenhouse?WE TREAT THE EARTH FROM DISEASES AND PESTS © Author: Nikolai KHROMOV It's time to start preparing the soil for winter. This is an important undertaking, because after the summer season, overwintering stages of diseases and pests often remain in the soil, and they need to be combated. TREATMENT OF SOIL AGAINST DISEASES Most often, the soil is disinfected in a greenhouse, but such methods are quite suitable for...
With my own hands - read more ... Soil treatment against pests and diseases - recommendations from the Faculty of Agricultural SciencesHOW TO DISINFECT THE SOIL IN AUTUMN? “MAGIC” TABLETS To reduce the accumulated infection in the fall, I usually water the soil with a solution of the drug “Trichocin” (6 g/10 l/100 sq.m.) and, if the temperature is positive, I re-plant it under planting flower beds. to the genius (and first of all peonies) tablets “Glyokladina”. This microbiological fungicide helps combat root rot. NOTE: “Gliocladin” cannot be used simultaneously with “Alirin”...
With my own hands - read more ... Soil disinfection in autumn - preparations and methodsHOW TO WARM THE EARTH QUICKLY AND START SOWING? To get early harvests, you will have to take care of soil preparation in advance. What are the ways to increase its temperature by 10-15 °C? RELIEF SLOPE ON THE SLOPE The soil warms up most quickly on the southern slopes of the hills, even if they are very small. It is known that only 1 degree of slope "brings" the site to the south by 100 ...
With my own hands - read more ... Warming beds to speed up crops in spring