Good afternoon, my reader. Vishnevsky's ointment has been known in our country since the times of the Soviet Union, which has long since sunk into oblivion. And already in those years, the resourceful gardeners of our country found it a very useful application on their land plots.
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The fact is that birch tar, which is one of the components of this drug, has a strong and characteristic odor that well scares away any rodents and pests. Therefore, to this day, this ointment is used by experienced gardeners in several protective guises at once, saving them from some unpleasant problems in their dachas and gardens.
Ointment protects trees in winter
Hares and mice (and other rodents) may well cause irreparable harm to your garden trees, almost completely eating their bark. Therefore, for better protection against such a misfortune, for example, apple trees when whitewashing their trunks, add a little Vishnevsky ointment to the lime mixture. Its strong smell will not only scare off toothy rodents, but also discourage them from any further desire to try this tree. Pears can be coated in the same way.
Or you can do it even easier.
During the onset of the first frost, coat the trunks of fruit trees with this ointment - along the circumference. Such work must be carried out before the establishment of a solid snow cover and as close to the soil as possible. This method of protecting trees is safe and quite effective, but such a treatment can quickly crack and fall off prematurely. Therefore, some gardeners additionally apply Vishnevsky's ointment to the bandage and wrap the tree with it slightly above the original protective circle of whitewash. This method gives a particularly good effect of protecting the tree from pests. It is also great for preserving young seedlings.
Ointment fights mice
Everyone knows how much trouble can be caused by a mouse in the house. And this problem is greatly aggravated with the arrival of the first frosts, when these small animals start looking for warmer places. However, Vishnevsky's ointment can help you here too - to stop the visits of such “neighbors”. In this case, you do not have to catch them or just kill them.
To get rid of mice, soak cotton balls with ointment and put them in places where such rodents most often come: in the house, in the garage, in the bathhouse or in the cellar. You don't even have to bother making balls, but simply smear various surfaces at the bottom of such rooms. The strong smell of the ointment can protect your supplies for a long time from the encroachments of this type of small rodents.
Ointment helps get rid of moles
Moles also bring a lot of trouble to gardeners. Indeed, while digging their underground passages, they constantly damage the roots of trees and other garden plants. Also, sometimes it is not pleasant enough when you suddenly have to contemplate fresh wormholes in the garden.
But the smell of the ointment helps in the fight against this scourge. Apply a small amount of the drug to a rag (or cotton ball) and place it further into the mole's burrow. At the same time, close the exit with stones. Thus, with very little effort, you will reliably protect your land with the help of Vishnevsky ointment.
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