For many gardeners, the existence of a budget-friendly and accessible drug that successfully combats such troubles that haunt seedlings as black leg and soil flies will be a real discovery.
And its name is garden diatomite.
The product is made from siliceous deposits of diatomite algae, so it is 80% silicon.
This element is responsible for the formation of roots and increasing the plant's immunity, and also enhances the processes of photosynthesis occurring in the above-ground part of the plant, etc.
Therefore, it should not be surprising that seedlings planted in soil enriched with silicon are less susceptible to the risk of stretching even in conditions of insufficient light.
In addition, diatomite is able to deoxidize the soil to a neutral pH and cope with spores of all kinds of fungal diseases.
Let's return to our sheep - the presence of this element in the soil makes it unsuitable for all kinds of pests to settle here.
If you decide to test the effect of this amazing additive, add 1 glass of diatomite to 5 liters of any soil.
