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How to prepare store-bought soil for seedlings: is it necessary to add fertilizers – advice for summer residents
22.12.2023 15:26
The soil for seedlings cannot be considered completely ready for sowing seeds of vegetable or ornamental crops for seedlings.
The main question is not whether there are enough nutrients in the finished soil or not. It is much more important to disinfect the soil, but this is fraught with consequences.
Belnovosti expert Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , agronomist and landscape designer, spoke about how to properly prepare store-bought soil for sowing.
Most gardeners agree that store-bought soil needs some improvement.
Moreover, this modification becomes mandatory after disinfection.
How to disinfect
So, it is recommended to process garden or store soil before sowing. The most popular and accessible method in the dacha environment is calcination in the oven.
The oven is heated to 80 degrees Celsius and the soil is kept in it for, according to various sources, from 30 minutes to an hour and a half.
Steaming in a water bath or treatment with potassium permanganate is also practiced.
After disinfection, biofertilizers “Baikal EM1”, “Siyanie” or similar are usually added.
What to add to the soil mixture
1. Biohumus
You can safely add both homemade and store-bought soil to the soil, but only after disinfection has been carried out.
The additive has the best effect on soil fertility and is environmentally friendly.
2. Sand
Only clean and disinfected sand is used. It is introduced when lighter and looser soil is required.
Sand also prevents moisture stagnation in the soil. The approximate ratio is 1:9 (sand - soil).
3. Dolomite flour
If the soil was not purchased for plants that require an acidic environment, then this is a very useful additive.
But it is better to check the acidity with a pH meter or litmus paper.
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