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Whatever the adherents of organic farming think about mineral fertilizers, but their acquisition has saved more lives than chlorination of water, vaccines against tetanus, measles, malaria, smallpox, the discovery of penicillin and other scientific breakthroughs in medicine combined. Since the beginning of the last century, 2.7 billion people on the […]
Potash fertilizers: what are Potash fertilizers are divided according to the percentage of potassium oxide (K₂O). Let’s name their main characteristics and methods of application. Raw potassium salts They are obtained by grinding natural potassium salts (silvinite contains 12-15% potassium oxide and 45% sodium oxide, kainite — 10% potassium oxide […]
Any gardener knows that for the normal development of the plant should be in abundance to get everything you need. One of the elements vital to green organisms, albeit in small doses, is boron. Boron deficiency is the most common problem in plant nutrition almost all over the world. Among […]
It’s no secret that growing roses in the garden is fraught with certain difficulties. After all, rose, as you know, is a “lady” whimsical, even, one might say, fastidious. It does not relate in any way to plants that I planted and forgot — it requires constant attention from the […]
Walking through the streets of our village on summer evenings, I often noticed old cast-iron baths on the plots of summer residents. Some have them lying unattended in the far corners of the garden, others use them as a water tank. I found another use for them. The water supply […]
The chemical industry works well with us, it supplies the gardener with various mineral fertilizers. And even with excess! Take, for example, tuks containing one of the main nutrients for plants — nitrogen. When you come to the garden store, your eyes run away: there is an azofoska, there are […]
Manure… For a summer resident, this is a magic word. Happy is the gardener who managed to get a certain amount of these waste products of farm animals at a reasonable price. As you know, manure is different depending on the type of animals, the conditions of their maintenance and […]
How to determine the quality of horse manure Of course, it is impossible to visually determine the exact chemical composition and amount of nitrogen. But what is in front of you — fresh excrement, used litter or rotted manure — you will be able to understand. It is customary to […]
Do you want to get rid of the trash can with its not the most pleasant aroma at the same time, get a super-useful fertilizer, make your positive contribution to the environment, and also save a good amount of money? You say this does not happen? It happens if you […]
How biologics and earthworms help the process Keeping earthworms is not too difficult. They can be bred even in an apartment: worms do not make noise, they do not escape from the vermicomposter, they do not spread an unpleasant smell. You can buy a vermicomposter for home use or make […]