White mustard like green manure when sowing is one of a series of issues that often arises when it comes to such an ecological and affordable fertilizer. It is this plant that gardeners choose not only due to their excellent action, but also of low cost. Do you know a way growing potatoes wisely without weeding and hilling?
What is sideration?
This name was given to this method of fertilizing the earth from the French language. There, "sideration" is translated into Russian as a "stunning effect." This is one of the techniques of agricultural technology, when some plants are specially grown as green mass. This mass is smelled into the soil, improving its structure, saturating with various organic and mineral substances (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium).
Most often, green manure is an annual plant that has a fast vegetative period to build up green mass. It is from 30, maximum 60 days. One hectare grows to 700 kg of mass, these are excellent indicators.
Not only white mustard is used as a siderate, legumes and lupins, rye and even vetch are often planted for this purpose. When the green mass grows, you need to have time to mow the plant before it blooms. Next, dig the mowed mass into the soil (or use it for composting).
Mustard white as a siderat, when to sow?
Such a plant as white mustard as an organic fertilizer for the soil can be planted at any time of the growing season. In autumn, when sowing frost-resistant crops, you need to grow green manure and mow it before planting the main crop. As for early spring, mustard can be sown in the garden about two weeks before sowing the main vegetables. She will quickly gain mass.
Advice! The roots of the plant must be left in the ground. They will decay there, improving the structure of the soil, as well as saturating it with oxygen, various nutrients.
White mustard, in addition to being grown as organic fertilizer, protects the soil from overheating and weathering. These are important advantages that you should always remember when choosing a specific green manure for your site.
On the effectiveness of mustard as a siderate
White mustard is an annual plant that belongs to the same family as all types of cabbage. As mentioned above, the vegetation period of this plant is short. Since mustard contains a lot of essential oil and phytoncides, it is a unique preventive measure against many plant diseases repel pests.
Advice! If on a site it is necessary to get rid of slugs, wireworms or larvae of a khrushchev, then white mustard can be safely planted.
As a fertilizer, white mustard has many advantages over other plants that are used as siderat. It sprouts in just a few days. Mustard will grow even at a temperature of zero degrees. Sprouts can withstand up to five degrees of cold. Productivity is high, which is also a plus.
This herb contains nitrogen and phosphorus, potassium and organic matter. So, as an organic fertilizer for any site, this weed is just perfect. During flowering, mustard can attract many beneficial insects that will pollinate the garden or kill pests plot.
About proper cultivation
So, there are absolutely no difficulties in growing white mustard seeds in your area. You can buy seeds by weight in any store. Sow mustard on fertilizer needs to be thick enough. 300 grams of seeds are used per one hundredth.Seeds are scattered on the soil, and then a little raked up. When sowing, you can add manure and ash to the soil.
Seeds will germinate on the fourth day even in cold weather. Sprouts quickly gain weight, it is advisable to water the soil several times over a thirty-day growth period. When the plant reaches a height of 20 cm, it can be mowed.
Advice! It is not recommended to leave mustard on the site until the plant begins to set seeds. Even if you mow the mustard with the testes, some of them will still fall into the soil and begin to sprout. Then the siderat will simply turn into an unnecessary and disturbing weed.
So, if white mustard is grown as siderat, when sowing it is extremely important. Fortunately, there are no specific deadlines or clear rules. The green mass will grow within 2-3 weeks, so this plant can be sown for the designated time before planting the main crops.
Oleg
I often use white mustard in my summer cottage, last year I sowed scab on potatoes to prevent it. This year, there was no trace of adversity, and there were significantly less weeds. This year, I think in the aisles to plant it, to surely scare away the pests. I don’t want to use chemicals, and mustard, as for me, is the best way out.