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Even the heaviest soil will become airy like fluff: the secret to making the soil loose
16.02.2023 14:34
Updated: 14.04.2023 02:57
Every summer resident’s dream is to plant their plants in fertile soil.
Only in fertilized soil will the plants be able to grow and develop fully.
How to normalize the soil
The first thing to do for clay soils, as well as acidic ones, is to normalize the acidity.
Most plants like to grow in slightly acidic to neutral conditions.
For liming use: lime, chalk, dolomite flour at the rate of 400 g of any product per 1 square meter.
How to fertilize the soil
A common procedure is fertilizing the soil with humus or manure.
Not everyone has so much manure or humus at their dacha, and not everyone wants to mess around with it.
Straw is also a good option - up to 1 kg per square meter.
Many people prefer to use soybean or sunflower meal. Granules are added during digging. In the ground, they swell and work as a loosening agent.
Sawdust will make the soil softer and looser at the rate of one bucket per 1 square meter. Before adding, soak the sawdust in urea: 100 g of urea per bucket of sawdust and pour in 5 liters of water.
In addition, river sand and green manure can be used as a leavening agent.
