Folk wisdom advises to prepare the sleigh in the summer and the cart in the winter. This rule is sacredly observed by gardeners.
For example, in the fall, when there is noticeably less work to do in the garden and in the orchard, you can think about the soil for seedlings, check your fertilizer supplies and readiness for the new summer cottage season.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told what can be added to store-bought soil for seedlings.
Even if a summer resident has been preparing soil for seedlings in his garden all his life, these tips will help him make the soil even better quality.
Here are some supplements that may come in handy during the height of the sowing season.
1. Biohumus
The product is produced by earthworms. The material is exclusively natural, of the highest quality.
If you have doubts about the quality of store-bought soil, there is no better way to increase its fertility.
Biohumus is added after hardening, calcination and other methods of soil disinfection, i.e. just before sowing.
2. Sand
Clean river sand will also be useful for those who are used to preparing the mixture themselves. The mixture is prepared in a ratio of 1:9.
In this case, the soil will be extremely loose, which will help avoid moisture stagnation.
3. Dolomite flour
Normalizes acidity and saturates the soil with useful substances.
But in this case, you need to be careful, because an overdose of nutrients can harm the plants.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
