Ash strengthens seedlings of tomatoes and peppers. It must be applied to the soil in order to root seedlings. Wood ash fertilization provides plants with the three essential elements they need for good development. It is a protection against harmful insects.
Use ashes without impurities from the stove or from the fire. Need ash from wood or grass.
Wood ash contains a lot of potassium. It improves the suction capacity of the root system and contributes to the nutrition of the sprouts. They tolerate temperature changes better, the roots develop more actively. Potassium also improves the quality of fruits: the peel becomes brighter, the pulp is more fragrant.
Phosphorus in the composition of ash helps to speed up metabolic processes, helping to absorb and transform the energy of the sun. Calcium strengthens, improves immunity, accelerates the vegetation of young plants. Ashes are applied to the soil when seeds are planted. For feeding seedlings, it should be used no more than 2 times a month.
How to soak seeds
Seeds are treated with substances that have fungicidal and bactericidal action. You can prepare the solution yourself:
- To prepare a solution, add 1 teaspoon of ash to 1 liter of melted or settled water and put it in a dark place for a day. After that, the seeds are dipped into the resulting solution for five to six hours. Then, after drying, they are planted in the ground.
- The second way - 60 g of ash is poured into one liter of water and left for 2 days. The seeds are dipped into the ashes and left for 5 hours. The seeds are dried and planted.
Fertilizing plants with ashes for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers is applied directly to the soil, making it even more nutritious. It is necessary to shed the soil well.
Ash in soil
Filled with a mixture of sand, sawdust and peat, it improves plant growth and is an excellent fertilizer. For each liter portion of the substrate, which is intended for tomatoes and peppers, you need to add one tablespoon of ash. The most important thing is not to overdo it, it is made in accordance with the recipe.
Tomatoes on such soil are able to resist infections and diseases.
Ash as fertilizer
How to use ashes as fertilizer for tomato seedlings?
It is best to make a solution based on ash. Liquid fertilizers are more effective. The nutrient mixture is easy to prepare. Pour warm water into a bucket and pour two large spoons of ash into it. You need to put the bucket in a warm place for a day. This solution is watered under the root. Before watering, the solution must be passed through the filter. Feeding begins a week after the emergence of seedlings. The second time is watered with an ash solution after 2 weeks. When transplanted into open ground, the earth is shed for the third time. This protects plants from various types of fungus.
Foliar top dressing
Foliar top dressing of tomatoes is carried out with a solution of ash. Izzol is ideal for this. This is washed, boiled ash. It's easy to prepare:
- sift the ashes;
- take 300 grams of dry ash and fill it with water;
- on low heat, stirring, boil for half an hour;
- the finished infusion must be filtered, and then poured into a bucket of water.
Plants are gently sprayed on the leaf. So that the solution remains on the leaves, a little soap is added to it.
Ash when picking
To dive seedlings, ash is added in its pure form, without processing it. At the bottom of the hole under each sprout, you need to pour 2 large spoons of ash. Before planting, plants are mixed with soil, then spilled with water. As a result, the roots have direct access to nutrients.
Treatment of leaves with dry ash
With the help of ash, you can protect plants from diseases and pests.
It drives away slugs and snails from plants, the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle die from its impact. Ash protects fruits from gray rot and black leg.
The leaves of the plants are sprinkled with ashes. Before this, the leaves are sprayed with water using a spray bottle. The process is made easier by dew. You can sprinkle ashes around the stem, retreating from it by 1 cm to avoid burns. The procedure is carried out once every two months.
If you have used ashes in growing seedlings, please share your experience.
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