Experiments with feeding various crops with bread have shown that this fertilizer is not suitable for all plants. The product has a positive effect on the development of eggplants, peppers, strawberries and strawberries, and it is best to apply this specific fertilizer to the soil where cucumbers and tomatoes grow. It is not recommended to feed other plants with bread compositions.
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Top dressing
Most often, gardeners resort to foliar feeding. Another option for introducing the grain composition is to water the soil near the base of the plant. For best results, follow these basic rules for working with grain fertilizer:
- Do not exceed the dosage, otherwise, instead of active growth and formation of fruits, the plant may stop developing or die altogether. A too small amount of the drug will not give the desired effect.
- Before applying the fertilizer, determine the acidity of the soil and, if this indicator is high, add slaked lime, chalk or dolomite along with the bread composition. Alkali compensates for the acidic reaction of the product.
- After applying the bread, the soil should be allowed to rest and no natural fertilizers (manure or bird droppings) should be applied.
- If you have moldy bread, you can use it as a top dressing. The fungus formed on the product is absolutely safe for plants.
- Bread dressing is a catalyst for fermentation in the soil. So that the soil is not depleted and the content of calcium and other useful elements remains normal, it is necessary to add wood ash or crushed chalk to the studied composition.
- The best option for preparing a solution is rye bread. If it is not at hand, any wheat flour product is a good alternative.
- Strain the solution before watering or foliar application. The undissolved crumb and lumps can be placed on the compost heap.
- A good time for the procedure is the evening of a warm day, after sunset. If you feed in hot weather, you can harm the roots of plants. But the soil must be warm enough.
How to make a bread solution
The traditional recipe for nutritional composition includes only flour ingredients. To prepare the fertilizer, you need to prepare a 10 liter bucket, fill it with breadcrumbs, crumb and crusts by 2/3. Then it is poured with warm water and removed under oppression for 2 weeks. After the product is infused, it is filtered and diluted with water in a 1: 2 ratio.
By adding nettles to the recipe, you will prepare a healthier composition. You need to fill a bucket with 1/3 of nettle greens and 1/3 of bread crumb, and then cover with water. This tool needs to be infused for a week.
And if you add wood ash to the components, it will kill two birds with one stone: you will maintain the required acidity of the soil and add all the necessary nutrients to the soil.
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