Gardeners are increasingly using fertilizers, since plants absorb nutrients from the fertile layer. The way out in the absence of humus is the use of siderates. White mustard as a fertilizer is an excellent green manure that fills the soil with humus and organic matter and inhibits the spread of weeds. Essential oils prevent the accumulation of pests, fungal infections.
Description
Mustard belongs to the annual plants of the Cruciferous family. This culture quickly sprouts and grows a large mass in a short period of time. In the green mass, nitrogen (0.71%), phosphorus (0.92%), potassium (0.43%) and organic matter (22%) accumulate. Plant flowers attract beneficial insects.
White mustard as a fertilizer can be used in conjunction with legumes. In this case, the nitrogen content will be much higher. This culture absorbs sparingly soluble nutrients and translates them into readily available forms.
Its root system in the form of a rod penetrates the soil to a depth of three meters. The plant protects the soil from wind and water erosion in autumn, spring, if not mowed, then in winter.
White mustard as a fertilizer is good because it quickly decomposes after incorporation into the soil, since it has the optimal ratio of nitrogen, carbon and coarse fiber.
Growth Features
The plant requires nutritious, cultivated, related soils. It grows well on sod-podzolic, sandy, peat soils. Clay, floating acidic soils, salt marshes are not suitable.
This culture is hygrophilous and photophilous, especially during seedlings and budding. Mustard grass as a fertilizer is valued for its cold resistance. Seeds can germinate at a temperature of plus one degree, vegetation can take place at a temperature of plus three degrees, and seedlings tolerate frosts to minus five degrees without any problems. You can sow seeds in autumn or spring. It is recommended to plant mustard after harvesting crops, so that the soil does not dry out, after sowing, harrowing is done with a rake.
White mustard as a fertilizer is used in the following ratio - 200 g of seeds per 1 hundredth. The distance from one row to another is 15 cm. Seedlings are visible on the 4th day after sowing. After a month and a half, the grass grows to a height of 20 cm. It is mowed or trimmed with a plane cutter and spilled with a solution of EM preparations that accelerate the fermentation processes and create good conditions for enriching the soil with microelements and nutrients.
Crop rotation scheme
Mustard as a fertilizer for the garden requires compliance with some important points. It cannot be planted where cabbage or its relatives grew or will grow. This is due to the fact that they have the same pests (cruciferous flea) and diseases (cabbage keel).
If the crop rotation is carried out correctly, then the roots of mustard prevent the development of pathogenic bacteria in the ground. The plant suppresses scab, late blight, fusarium, cleans the earth from root rot. Optimum seeding - after potatoes and cereals. It is necessary to close up in soil at the beginning of flowering. Otherwise, you can get a lot of arbitrarily sown grass, which will become a weed on the site.
White mustard is a green fertilizer that is affordable. It heals the soil, protects against pests, diseases, leaching of nutrients. Resistance to cold and quick shoots make this plant especially valuable for gardeners.