Without "chemicals": what experienced gardeners water seedlings with to keep them healthy and strong

03.02.2023 12:30

It is impossible to imagine a good harvest without high-quality seedlings, which, in turn, are difficult to obtain without the use of fertilizers.

It would seem that the solution is obvious – it is enough to buy ready-made fertilizers in a specialized store. However, not all adherents of bio-care like this idea.

Instead, they prefer to use folk remedies, including ash, succinic acid and onion peel.

But first things first.

An ash solution, which saturates seedlings with potassium, phosphorus and other microelements, should be used for seedlings ready for planting in open ground.

Tomato seedlings
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To prepare it, you will need to pour 1 glass of fresh wood ash into 9 liters of water, the temperature of which is 40-45 degrees.

Mix the resulting solution thoroughly and leave it for a day. After straining, you can use the liquid for watering the roots.

If you want to strengthen your immune system and make it easier for plants to obtain nutrients from the soil, you should crush a tablet of succinic acid and dissolve 2 g of powder in a liter of water.

This preparation is suitable for watering seedlings after picking and before planting in the ground.

As for the onion peel infusion, it not only nourishes the seedlings with microelements, but also disinfects the soil.

You will need to fill a 1 liter container with dry husks and pour boiling water over it. After the infusion has cooled, dilute it with water 5 times.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor