I tell why I do not scatter Humus in the garden and I do not advise all Summer residents
For many years, I adhered to generally accepted rules on my site, such classic principles of amateur farming. For example, water the plants with warm water, do not spray with chemicals at the time of harvest ripening, prepare compost heaps.
This is all true. But one day, having stumbled upon a book in the library with advice for those who are thinking about running their garden "in science", I changed my mind. It turns out that some of the techniques accepted by many summer residents as true are fundamentally wrong and even harmful!
And I want to talk about the tradition of scattering humus around the garden. It would seem, what's wrong with that? This substance increases soil fertility, accelerates the development of plants and, moreover, is environmentally friendly.
And the first answer lies on the surface. If humus is evenly scattered everywhere, then not only cultural plantings, but also weeds will grow. Terrible side effect.
In addition, if there are no sources of humus, that is, livestock, then its wasteful distribution over the entire site will seriously hit the wallet.
Therefore, I distribute humus very sparingly, even sparingly, but without exaggeration I can say that each handful of it is of great benefit.
For example, when I plant carrots and beets, I pour humus into the grooves made for them, then sprinkle it lightly with earth and lay the seeds of cold-resistant varieties on top.
For seedlings of sweet and bitter vegetable peppers, as well as tomatoes, from personal experience, I recommend laying humus in the dug holes not in its pure form, but mixing it with the ground. I am not afraid that it will burn the plant roots.
But it seems to me that this way they assimilate it more fully and over a longer period of time, which is exactly what the seedlings need in order to adapt to a new place.
In conclusion, I want to add that although humus is considered a universal fertilizer, some plants still do not "like" it.
We are not even talking about individual species, but about cases when, for some reason, it is planned to make a lot of dressings, for example - for cabbage, potatoes, black currants, strawberries, green peas, eggplants, physalis growing on poor soils.
Here I advise you to think and it is better to introduce less nutrients than in excess. The surplus reduces the quality of the crop, the plants become more vulnerable to viral diseases. And if you have to choose - it is better to prefer something store-bought with humus.