Good afternoon, my reader. Often, an invasion of midges and other parasites leads to the death of potted plants and horticultural crops. You can get rid of pests by using not only purchased drugs, but also such an affordable folk remedy as matches.
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What is the effect of using matches in the garden and in the garden?
Matches are valuable raw materials for the gardener, gardener, florist. The composition of match heads contains substances useful for the soil and crops growing on it, such as sulfur and phosphorus.
The use of phosphorus-containing dressings in the country gives a lot of beneficial effects:
- promotes healthy planting growth;
- strengthens the immunity of grown crops (they are less likely to be affected by viral and parasitic diseases);
- promotes better assimilation of magnesium by garden plants;
- normalizes the course of metabolic processes in a green body;
- accelerates the emergence of seedlings;
- promotes the formation of a strong root system;
- positively affects the quality characteristics of the grown fruits, in particular, improves their taste;
- increases the intensity of flowering crops.
If the plants grown in the garden or in the garden do not have enough phosphorus, they develop poorly and bear poor fruit.
Need garden and garden vegetation and sulfur. Without this trace element, the normal course of metabolic processes is impossible. Summer residents also resort to the application of fertilizers rich in sulfur to obtain a fungicidal and insecticidal effect. This substance provides protection for horticultural and horticultural crops from many diseases, in particular fungal, and pests.
How to use matches in the country?
To protect the disappearing plant, several matches are stuck into the soil next to it, heads down. You will need to indent 5 cm from the stem. After 2 days, the manipulation is repeated, after removing the old matches from the ground.
A few procedures will be enough to get rid of the midges that attacked the culture. The plant will recover.
The use of expired matches does not give a fungicidal and insecticidal effect.
Do not place the match head too close to the plant. There is a risk of large amounts of sulfur entering the green organism. An excess of this substance is no less harmful to plants than its lack.
Alternative to matches
An effect similar to that which can be obtained from the use of matches in the country is given by other folk remedies:
- Black peppercorns. They are laid in the soil to scare away pests from planting. You can also use ground pepper. They are sprinkled with soil under the plant. Experienced gardeners often use this tool when growing seedlings to protect them from midges.
- Ammonia (10% concentration). The medication is used in the form of a solution. To obtain it, ammonia (2 ml) is poured into water (2 l). Plants are poured with liquid. The tool will not only scare away pests from planting, but also become an additional source of nutrients for the culture.
- Garlic infusion. Processing them gives a good insecticidal effect. The aroma of garlic is not tolerated by many pests of garden crops.
Midges are very prolific. This is a serious threat to the landing. Often from the invasion of midges, seedlings that have undergone a dive suffer. You can prevent the problem by covering the seedlings with foil.
The competent use by the summer resident of folk remedies like matches allows you to get good results and avoid the need for processing planting, suffering from midges and other pests, purchased chemistry.
Do you use matches as an effective means of saving a lost plant?
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