Do you want to increase the yield of cucumbers and ensure that the bushes begin to form more delicious fruits?
Then use the fertilizer that is perhaps the most effective for this popular garden crop!
We are talking about wood ash.
What benefits does ash bring to cucumbers?
Unburned wood residues contain many components that are important for plants.
First of all, we are talking about calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and boron.
True, there is no nitrogen in the ashes. But sometimes cucumber bushes need this microelement. Therefore, do not forget to apply other fertilizers.
How to make wood ash solution
Of course, you can also use unburned wood residues as fertilizer in dry form.
It is enough to simply sprinkle ash on the soil under the plant and water it.
And yet it is better to prepare a solution. Especially since there is nothing complicated about it.
Take a large container, pour 10 liters of water into it and add one glass of ash.
Mix the resulting liquid thoroughly and use it to water the cucumbers at the root. For each 1 m2 there should be approximately 4 liters of the prepared liquid.
Ash as a means of pest control
Ash is not only a wonderful fertilizer, but also a good remedy against uninvited “guests” of the garden bed.
It is enough to occasionally dust cucumber bushes with unburned wood debris - and the garden crop will most likely be protected from aphids, mites and gastropods.
However, it is worth emphasizing that tobacco dust is more effective in this regard than ash.
