Methods of using plant ash to nourish flowers
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Plant ash is not unfamiliar to flower enthusiasts who have lived in rural areas. Some flower enthusiasts want to try using plant ash to nourish flowers. Plant ash itself is a good fertilizer, but attention must be paid to the method and dosage when applying it, and it cannot be used randomly.
Firstly, let's talk about the fertilizer effects and functions contained in plant ash. Plant ash mainly contains fast-acting potassium fertilizer (5% to 15%), and also contains effective nutrients such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium, and sulfur. Potassium can promote nitrogen metabolism and the synthesis and transportation of sugars in plants, which can make the plant grow strong, enhance its resistance to diseases and pests, as well as natural disasters, and also has the function of improving drought resistance, playing a very important role in family flower cultivation.
Precautions for the application of plant ash:
1. Plant ash should not be mixed with organic farm manure (such as human waste, livestock manure, compost, etc.) and ammonium nitrogen fertilizer to avoid nitrogen volatilization and loss; it also should not be mixed with phosphorus fertilizer to avoid phosphorus fixation and reduce the effectiveness of phosphorus fertilizer.
2. As plant ash is alkaline, it is suitable for use in clayey, acidic, or neutral soils.
3. The potassium in plant ash, more than 90% of which is soluble in water, is a fast-acting potassium fertilizer. Based on this characteristic, plant ash can be used as a root external top-dressing, that is, using a 1% concentration of plant ash extract for foliar spray.
4. Priority crops Plant ash is suitable for all kinds of crops, especially for potassium-loving or chlorine-avoiding crops, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco, grapes, sunflowers, beets, etc. When used on potatoes, plant ash can not only be applied to the soil but also used to coat the wounds of potato tubers, which can act as seed fertilizer and prevent wound infection and rot.
Experience sharing of flower enthusiasts:
1. Too alkaline means too strong an alkalinity, and generally, seedlings cannot survive. Most can be mixed with plant ash, but do not overdo it.
2. The plant ash used for burning is too salty, my mom also said that it might be because it is burned by firewood, which has a higher content than that burned by grass, plant ash is phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, when I plant orchids, I will apply a little on the fleshy roots to prevent root rot (disinfection), and also use it as a base for other flowers, not much, about 3-5 grams per plant, and also apply some during fruit setting, also 3-5 grams. A flower friend said last time that if too much is applied, it is not easy to dry after absorbing water, and the flowers will be闷死了 (smothered to death).
Coal slag mixed with soil is a good loose material, light in weight, cacti,虎尾兰 (Huiwei Lan - a type of plant), some bought flowers even use 1/2, but many people do not agree with its use, saying that there are mineral residues, radiation, and some are harmful to the body.
The above introduction about the method of using plant ash to nourish flowers is for everyone to learn and understand!