Can Ash Be Used When Planting Cucumbers: Growing Smartly
Many gardeners feed cucumbers with wood ash when planting, and they do the right thing.
Cucumbers love ash, but when using it, you need to take into account the type of soil.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist and landscape designer, talks about the nuances of feeding cucumbers with ash.
Is it possible to add ash when planting cucumbers?
Yes, but the amount depends on the type of soil. If it is clayey, add two tablespoons of ash to each hole.
You can also add 10-15 grams of nitroammophoska. Fertilizers must be mixed with soil and watered.
If the soil is sandy, add three tablespoons of ash, 12-18 grams of nitroammophoska and 150-200 grams of humus or compost to each hole.
If cucumbers are planted in black soil, you don’t need to add humus/compost; a tablespoon of ash is enough.
Earlier, the expert told how to save flowering fruit trees from recurrent frosts.
