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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 […]
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 […]
Beetroot does not grow, cabbage does not knit heads, and zucchini do not wait at all? But moss climbs into the garden, Rumex confertus “pleases” with powerful rosettes of leaves and an excellent “harvest” of horsetail has grown? So, you should learn about dolomite flour — how to use it […]
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 […]
Not every adult can distinguish hay from straw. Let’s figure out why hay and straw are “two big differences”, and at the same time consider how to use both usefully in your own dacha. Let ‘s define the concepts For most modern people, both hay and straw are just dry […]
Good manure is not to be found now in the village during the day with fire. The days when cows and horses were in almost every farmstead have long since sunk into oblivion. For lack of anything better, proponents of organic farming have turned their attention to bird droppings. And […]
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 […]