ASH AND CARROTS: ARE THEY COMPATIBLE, DOES THE VEGETABLE FEED FEED, CAN IT BE SPRINKLED WITH DRY MATTER OR SHOULD IT BE FERTILIZED WITH A SOLUTION, HOW TO DO IT?

Many gardeners prefer organic fertilizer for carrots, rather than chemical.

They use for feeding all that is in every household, for example, ashes. Ash fertilizers will help the soil to become more fertile, saturate carrots with potassium, and protect the root crop from pests and diseases.

We will tell in the article how to properly feed carrots with ashes, so that it will bear fruit better and share the secrets of fertilizing at different times of the year.

Is it even possible to sprinkle carrots with ash fertilizers, does she love them?

Any vegetables, including carrots, during growth require a large amount of nutrients - potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, nitrogen, etc.

Ash contains potassium chloride, which carrots calmly perceives. You can even use wood ash from the stove or fireplace, it will not affect the result, as the carrot loves ash and is compatible with any kind of it.

What is fertilizing?

For, for the carrot to grow healthy and beautiful, it is necessary first of all to pay attention to the fertility of the soil. It is impossible to grow good fruit in the soil, which is infertile. Vegetables will grow watery, or vice versa too dry, will be almost tasteless, and unprotected from various pests that can destroy the root.

The ash will not only improve the quality of the soil, which will help avoid unpleasant results, but also provide the plants with a large amount of nutrients.

Advantages and disadvantages

Ash has many advantages:

Wood ash contains many useful elements: manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, calcium, iron, etc.
Ash will make the soil fertile through alkalization.
Ash loosens the soil, which contributes to a better supply of oxygen to the roots.
When acidifying the soil, the ash will help it deoxidize, which will subsequently help the fruit to grow sweet and juicy.
Water balance is maintained due to potassium salts.
Magnesium contributes to the development of the root system, and also actively protects the root crop from various pests.

The disadvantages of such feeding include:

The absence of nitrogen in the composition of the ash, which is simply necessary in the complex feeding of carrots.
When combining ash with nitrogen, the beneficial properties of both components are minimized and do not give the proper result.

Training

Before embarking on carrots, it is necessary to carry out preliminary preparation of seeds. To make the carrot grow all quickly, moisten and feed the seeds with boric acid or potassium permanganate.

For soaking in boric acid will require:

1/3 tsp boric acid;
1/2 teaspoon nitrofoski.

Boron and nitrophoska mix in a liter jar, and then fill with warm water to the top.

For soaking in potash will need:

1 liter of warm water;
1 gram of potassium permanganate;
1/2 teaspoon of any complex liquid fertilizer.

Before soaking the seeds are placed in cheesecloth, and then soaked for three days in the prepared composition.
A jar of seeds must be placed in the refrigerator for the entire period of soaking.
At the expiration of time, the seeds are dried to a loose state.

What can be used?

As a fertilizer for carrots, ash from:

sunflower and buckwheat;
beet tops or potatoes;
grape leaves;
wood;
straw;
peat

Sunflower and buckwheat are the most valuable of the above.. When choosing wood ash, give preference to deciduous species, such as birch. Ash from coniferous trees is used extremely rarely. As a fertilizer can not use coal ash, which remained after burning. In this ash a lot of sulfur. But the wood ash from the stove or fireplace can even be used.

In no case do not use the ash from household garbage, it contains a large amount of toxins that will destroy the plant.

Top dressing at different times of the year - is there a difference?

There is no particular difference between spring and autumn feeding. The only difference is that in the fall in the presence of fertile light soil, fertilizer is applied once every 3-4 years. Ash is added to the ground during digging..

Annually in the autumn need to fertilize the soil, which is clay and loamy structure.
In the spring you can fertilize any soil. Top dressing is added during re-digging, or a liquid solution is being prepared.
In the spring, apply the ashes immediately before planting, as there is a risk that during the long rains the dressing will be washed out by the rains. Do not fertilize the soil in advance.
In the summer it is necessary to additionally feed the carrots with ash-based liquid solution, which is used to water each plant.

Step by step instructions on how to fertilize

Before landing

When preparing the beds for sowing, they dig it into a spade bayonet. Then you need to prepare ash fertilizers.

Inventory for the preparation of fertilizers:

Glass of 200 ml.
10 liters bucket.

To fertilize the soil with one ash, you will need a glass in which you need to pour 200 grams of ash. One glass is enough for 1 m² land. Compost can also be added to the ashes, which will only increase the fertility of the soil.

For fertilizer with compost you will need:

0.5 compost buckets per 1m²;
200 grams of ash per 1 m².

Fertilizers are applied in the autumn. If the site consists of sandy soil, then it is necessary to sprinkle the soil evenly with fertilizer in the proportions indicated above. And if the soil is clay, then it is necessary to double the dosage.

After ash fertilizer the soil is well moistened.so that nutrients penetrate deep into the ground. Otherwise, the fertilizer can simply be blown apart. For sandy soil fertilizer is used once every 3-4 years, and clay should be fertilized annually.

In the period of growing tops

The period of growing tops falls on June, and during this period it is necessary to actively fertilize carrots. Inventory for fertilizer during the growing season (the period of topping):

10 liters bucket.
Glass of 200 ml.

To make ash, you need to dilute a glass of fertilizer in 10 liters of water at summer temperature.
The solution should brew for at least 5-6 days.
At the expiration of the term, the finished fertilizer is added to each carrot bush.

For root dressing, a little urea is added to the ashes.

Proportions for the preparation of a solution with urea:

200 grams of ash;
1 tablespoon of urea;
10 liters of water

All ingredients must be thoroughly mixed in a large bucket until completely dissolved, then water the plants.

When watering, try not to fall on the tops, as it can dry out.

Also there is a fertilizer to neutralize chemicals in vegetables. For its preparation, we need:

1 cup of ash;
1 cup of compost;
10 liters of water.

This solution carrots watered after rain. The fertilizer procedure must be repeated two or three times a month by one of the above methods.

From pests

To prepare fertilizer against pests, we need:

10 liters bucket;
Glass of 200 ml.
Beaker.

To get rid of pests will help ash solution or topping.

There are such pests:

Carrot fly. They get rid of it by sprinkling seedlings with dry ash in calm weather.
Cruciflo flea. Ash and earth dust are mixed equally, and carrots are sprinkled in calm, calm weather.
Weevil and flies. Mixed in equal parts naphthalene and ash, and sprinkled root vegetables. Also, naphthalene can be replaced with dry tobacco.

In addition to individual fertilizers for each pest, there are also universal means. Spray carrots from pests can be the following solutions:

200 grams of ash diluted in 5 liters of herbal decoction of chamomile, nettle or wormwood. Give the solution to infuse for 3-4 days, and then spray the plants at the rate of 1 liter per 10 m².
In a liter of water, boil 1 cup of ash for 15 minutes. Let the solution stand for two days and filter it to get rid of the ash residues. Mix the cleaned solution with 10 grams of soap and one liter of water. Then you need to pour the resulting composition into a container with a spray and spray the affected plants.

To prevent pests from occurring, it is necessary to process carrots at least 2 times a month.

List of alternative substances

Depending on the purpose for which the ash is used, it can be replaced by another substance.

If ash has been used to improve the soil, then it is replaced by dolomite flour or lime lime.
Also, the ash can be replaced by superphosphate or potassium sulfate. These components are as close as possible to the composition of the ash.

When using superphosphate or potassium sulfate, strictly follow the instructions for use.

Ash is an affordable and universal remedy for fertilizing garden crops.. For any vegetable grower, the main goal is to obtain a tasty, rich and healthy harvest, and ash fertilizers do an excellent job with this task. Of course, organic fertilizer is better to combine with mineral to achieve a good result. And the last, but not least important rule is to respect the correct proportions, so as not to harm the plant.