It turns out that rice water can be used as a fertilizer: important information for gardeners

05.12.2024 08:58

Cooked rice in a large volume of water? Do not pour out the remaining liquid under any circumstances!

This cloudy water is a wonderful product.

It can be used both as a fertilizer and as a pest control agent.

How to use rice water in the country

Use this liquid for watering the soil and spraying garden and vegetable crops.

The procedure will provide two positive effects at once.

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Firstly, the plants will receive important microelements. The fact is that rice water contains both nitrogen and potassium components.

Secondly, the flora representatives will acquire protection from many dangerous insects. After all, the used product is a source of phenolic acids, which can be confidently called natural pesticides.

Thus, the use of rice water will lead to the following consequence: the yield of a number of crops will be at least a quarter higher than usual.

The cloudy liquid is especially useful for tomatoes and eggplants.

How to Make Rice Water as Effective as Possible

It is necessary to change the approach to preparing the product and use several additives.

Take a deep container, pour rice cereal into it and fill the product with water.

After a couple of hours, pour the resulting liquid into a jar, add a little granulated sugar (1 tbsp.) and milk (4 tbsp.)

Mix the future fertilizer well, close the glass container with a lid and simply leave it on the table.

After 72 hours, the summer cottage super-remedy will be ready.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief

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