Plants siderates have long established themselves as natural and effective fertilizers. They not only enrich the soil with organic matter, fill it with nutrients, but also improve its structure. Ciderates, as they are also called, green fertilizers - are annual plants that can quickly gain green mass. In their use, a lot of subtleties, so it's important to equip yourself with knowledge to avoid mistakes. Let's consider in detail the topic of planting ciderates for the winter.
Advantages of planting winter ciderats
Sowing sowing at any time of the year provides soil and soil loosening, but there are a number of specific advantages that siderates provide for the winter:
- The remaining siderates for the winter are capable of retaining a snow cover on the surface of the soil;
- in the area with siderates useful substances in the soil are not washed away deep into the melt waters, but remain closer to the surface;
- live mulch formed on the surface, does not allow the soil to freeze, which will gently affect the future harvest.
Rules for sowing winter siderates
Sederates sowing for winter are carried out in autumn at the site, which is planned to be planted with crops in the spring. Once you have collected the whole harvest, you can start enriching. If you plant the syderates in September, they will germinate and they can be left until the spring. You can land the siderates before - in August, so that by the second half of the autumn they covered the soil with a dense layer. In this case, the living fertilizers are cut off, the following siderates, already winter, are left on the site and inoculated in the aisle. If the culture does not manage to germinate in the fall, it's not scary. In early spring, winter siderates are allowed to grow, they will quickly gain an organic mass, after which they can be cut off. It is impossible to seal in the soil, you just need to leave the plants on the site so that under their shelter the roots are quickly banned and rotted. Thus, three to four weeks after the slanting of the siderates, the main crop can be planted. In addition to the question, when planting siderats for the winter, it is important to know how to plant. If in the spring and summer for sender seeds make furrows, which then fall asleep on the ground, then in autumn the seeds are simply scattered on the surface and covered with a small layer of compost that serves as mulch. However, you can plant the siderates and grooves, but not deep enough 3-4 cm.
Cultures for sowing for winter as siderates
To green fertilizers have brought the maximum benefit, you need to know what siderates sow under the winter. The most commonly used siderates for the winter are rye and oats, but these crops are by no means the only ones that can improve the quality of the soil on the site.
- Winter Corn - this plant is in demand due to its availability and efficiency. Rye can fight weeds, including hard-to-root, and the roots of rye loosen the soil well. Rye serves as a suitable fertilizer for potatoes, zucchini, pumpkin, cucumber and tomato.
- Oats - suitable for loosening clay soils and cleans the earth from root rot. Usually planted in combination with other siderates, for example with a vetch. Oats are considered a good precursor of cucumbers.
- Winter rapeseed is a plant of the cruciferous family, which, with sufficient humidity, serves as a good siderata. Protects the soil from pests and diseases. It is important to plant winter rapeseed in August,
If you do this later, he will not survive the winter well. It is best to use rape before planting seedlings - eggplant, tomato, peppers. - Winter wika - a representative of the legume family, contributes to the accumulation of nitrogen in the soil. Seeded in September, also refers to the successful predecessors of seedlings.
- The tusk is a cruciferous plant, well structuring the soil. Seeds are sown in August, so that before frost could germinate 5-6 petals. Suitable as a precursor to potatoes and cereals, including corn.