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The key to a rich harvest: 3 components that need to be added to the soil during spring digging of the greenhouse
22.02.2023 03:00
Updated: 14.04.2023 05:40
Eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, as the most common inhabitants of greenhouses, actively consume nitrogen and other useful substances from the soil.
In order for the subsequent harvest to be rich, it is necessary to add components necessary for the healthy development of crops to the soil during spring digging of the greenhouse.
Spring digging and its importance
By digging the soil in the spring, the gardener improves the conditions for its restoration and fertility.
The loosened soil is filled with oxygen, the structure improves, and pest larvae rise from the depths, which will die in the changed conditions before they can spoil the vegetables.
In soil dug up with garden tools, the root system of plants develops perfectly. The roots will be able to absorb all the nutrients from the soil much faster and in much greater quantities.
Components for spring application
Experienced gardeners identify 3 main components that can be added to the soil when digging the soil in a greenhouse or hothouse. They can increase its fertility, improve the conductivity of oxygen and water, make it lush and safe from pests.
Wood ash
One of the available and valuable fertilizers, a source of essential macro- and microelements in an easily digestible form. The fertilizer is able to deoxidize the soil, create favorable conditions for the spread of beneficial bacteria and microbes. It increases plant immunity and crop yield.
Ash can have different compositions, which the gardener can use at his own discretion. Thus, from sunflower stems, potato tops and young branches you can get ash filled with nitrogen. You can make calcined fertilizer by burning hardwood trees. Silicon fertilizer will be obtained by processing tree bark and their fallen leaves, straw by fire.
Vermicompost and compost
The second name is biohumus, which appears as a result of organic matter passing through the food tract of worms. As a result, the gardener receives a safe, easy-to-use, natural fertilizer, rich in all the necessary elements for healthy crop growth. In addition, with the effect of soil disinfection. At the same time, the fertilizer is concentrated, because for 1 m2 of soil it is necessary to lay out about 12 kg of humus, while biohumus is 4 kg.
Compost is a fertilizer consisting of organic waste: leaves, mown grass, cardboard, branches, food scraps, etc. When mature, it has a higher temperature, allowing plants to strengthen their roots faster after transplantation, nourishes the soil, improves the structure, making it loose. The advantage of compost is that all the nutrients are in an accessible form for absorption.
Fertilizers of mineral origin
It is believed that spring is the time to apply nitrogen for better root growth and green mass of seedlings. But excess nitrogen can kill plants. A balance with mineral substances that provide a long-lasting effect is needed.
Experts recommend complex additives with minerals in their composition. It is recommended to introduce them into the soil strictly according to the manufacturer's recommendations, taking into account the amount of fertilizers already present. Otherwise, there is a risk of soil degradation.
To avoid this, it is necessary to maintain not only the mineral balance, but also biological diversity. Worms, bacteria, and fungi carry out mineralization of organic compounds, thereby improving plant nutrition. Thanks to their vital activity, the introduced minerals become easily accessible to the root system of plants.
Spring digging of a greenhouse with fertilizers is an important agricultural measure aimed at improving soil fertility and crop yields.
