Before you start to cultivate the land and plant any plant, it is necessary to determine the properties of the soil.This can be done by a laboratory.For a simple gardener suit and a litmus test that will give the opportunity to know the level of acidity of the earth.According to the results of analyzes can be concluded about the need for on your site a process such as liming.From the analysis depends your future material investments in terms of purchases of the right fertilizer, seedlings, seeds, seeding and planting of suitable land for the plant, and hence produce a crop.
The level of acidity of the soil are distinguished:
- slightly acid (level Ph 5-6);
- mildly (level Ph 4-5);
- strongly acidic (level Ph 3-4).
Liming acid soils should be carried out to eliminate their harmful effects on plant growth, increased revenue growth in their supply of nutrients, such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other macro- and micronutrients;disinfection of the sown area of various kinds of diseases.In addition, while making certain fertilizers into the ground (soil liming) you will significantly improve its structure.Sandy made more coherent, and clay - loose.
There are three groups of plants that are usually planted depending on the timing of fertilizer application.At first, the plated those crops that react strongly to acidity, subsequently - the plants with mild and moderate reaction.Fertilizers are washed away by precipitation, in addition, they are taken out of the ground types of cultures previous year landing.Accordingly, the percentage of the acid soil varies.
The first group includes: beets, onions, celery, garlic, cabbage, spinach, currants.The second - beans, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cucumber, apple, cherry, plum.The third - potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, radishes, zucchini, sorrel, raspberries, strawberries.It is recommended to carry out the landing crops alternately on the portion where held liming, depending on the acidity of the reaction plant.
If you're planning process to improve the structure of the soil in the fall, then it must be carried out globally in the whole area.In this case, your efforts will produce results within 5-8 years.If you do not have opportunities for such a big event, and you plan to small doses of fertilizer, then spend liming spring.The fertilizers were applied three weeks before planting the plants.Regardless of the season of the work of fertilizer should not be at the soil surface, carefully Loosen them and mix with the ground.
Liming the soil can be carried out with slaked lime, quicklime, chalk, wood ashes, egg shells, limestone flour.They must be ground to pulverized state.Large pieces or fragments will not give you any results.The optimum amount of fertilizer into the soil for vegetable crops is of 400-800 grams per square meter.For fruit and berry plants, use the number that corresponds to their relative acidity.Plums, cherries require more and gooseberries minimum.
Proper and rational attitude to land quality indicators will allow you to grow a great crop.
