Ash is a unique, natural, organomineral fertilizer. It is rich in useful macro and microelements that have a beneficial effect on the quality and quantity of the cucumber harvest. The main thing is to use it correctly, and then the result will exceed expectations.
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Experienced gardeners know that ash is a valuable, affordable, universal fertilizer. Here is a list of its beneficial properties:
- strengthens the vines of cucumber bushes. Due to this, plants tolerate bad weather better;
- increases productivity;
- makes the vegetable resistant to sudden temperature changes;
- protects against pests and infectious diseases;
- has a beneficial effect on any type of soil, except alkaline.
Timeless classics: the simplest recipes for feeding cucumbers
Before you start preparing fertilizer, you need to remember an important rule. Do not use ash mixed with household waste, such as plastic or cellophane! They contain toxic substances that will harm plants.
If you have ash at your disposal, which contains only wood, you can safely begin creating fertilizer.
The first method involves using 1 cup of ash and 10 liters of water. You need to mix the ingredients together and let the solution stand for 7 days.After this, they begin watering.
The second method is more labor-intensive. To implement it, you need to pour boiling water over the ashes in a ratio of 3 to 1 and leave for several days. Then the substance should be kept over high heat for 30 minutes, cooled, strained and poured into a spray bottle.
Benefits for growth: the iodine method
Fertilizer prepared using iodine has a positive effect on the growth and formation of cucumbers.
To create it, mix 300 grams of ash with 25-30 drops of antiseptic and add 10 liters of water. Allow the substrate to “ripen” in a warm place for 2-3 days and begin irrigation.
The amount of the resulting solution is enough to treat soil with an area of 2 m². It is important to use it no more than once every 14 days.
Extend the fruiting period: recipe with vinegar
Pour 1 glass of ashes with 100 grams of vinegar 6% or 9%. Wait for the reaction to complete, add 10-12 liters of water and immediately begin watering. For each bush, 0.5-1 liter of fertilizer should be applied no more than once a week.
It should be remembered that between fertilizing there should be irrigation with plain water.
This recipe will increase the amount of cucumber harvest and allow you to enjoy fresh fruits until autumn.
Aphids will not pass: the soap method
This option for preparing fertilizer will protect cucumbers from the invasion of annoying aphids.
To do this, you need to dissolve 100 grams of ash and 50 grams of crushed laundry soap in 10 liters of water. The resulting liquid should be boiled and cooled. After this, use a spray bottle to spray the plants.
The harvest will arrive earlier: option with yeast
Fertilizing based on ash and yeast accelerates the ripening process of cucumbers, reduces the risk of their diseases and builds immunity in plants to climate change.
To prepare the fertilizer, you need to heat 3 liters of water and dilute 100 grams of yeast in it. Then the same amount of sugar and ash should be added to the solution, mixed and left alone for 3 days.
The resulting substance is used to irrigate the beds. Before this, the fertilizer is diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 4.
These simple recipes for preparing effective fertilizer from wood ash will be a good help on the way to a bountiful harvest of cucumbers. They have a centuries-old history, but are still loved and relevant among gardeners.
