5 minuses of planting green manure: it is worth it to spend the time?

Good day, readers of "The Secret"! Continue to write a series of articles "Without notes" about the shortcomings of the plants and garden treatments, all of which write only positive. AUTUMN LEAVES publishing sites and channels, you might think that green manure planting - a mandatory thing, without where your garden will not grow even thin carrot and the fertility (= rich harvest) can and does forget. But for some reason no one talks about cons of planting green manurein. And they are! And about 5 of them tell in the article.

Attention! I am not against green manure! I am warning about the troubles that you may encounter. The purpose of publishing - to help another gardener to make a decision, and whether worth powder and shot. If you / your aunt uncle / neighbor hamster always sows mustard in the country and receives 5 buckets of potatoes from the bush, do not write about it in the comments.

We are happy for them, but we are in the article still on the other.

1. Intrigue green manure

In its most useful green manure only if the time skewed. If you do not have time in time - each has his own plants - you can wait and trouble.

The main danger lies in the seed ripening. Green manure should have time to mow before the seeds will be - a maximum in the middle of flowering. Otherwise avoid unwanted self-seeding! Many green manure are very aggressive in terms of the development of the garden and are able to capture areas, which for them was not originally intended. Even wintered in the soil, the seeds show a remarkable emergence in the spring!

"Overripe" green manure badly decomposed in the soil. The older the plant - even harder than its stems and leaves. So, instead of loose and fertile land you get the soil mixed with plant residues. The picture is not very pleasant, but the soil itself is inconvenient for spring crops.

2. The use of green manure is clearly exaggerated

Day back on the channel was published post about phacelia - green manure, which deters wireworms. And received in reply a few negative comments - they say, planted and nasty larvae become even greater. Where is the truth? By the way, an article you can find on the following link: Plant a beautiful flower garden for the "2 in 1": green manure and scare wireworms

Indeed, you can find a lot of information about what siderates chase away pests and become even prevention of fungal and bacterial diseases of plants in the garden. It is, but there is some guile. None of the plant is not able to solve the problem alone wireworms. If the area is too acidic soil and garden owners never carried out works to combat the threat... Whether delicate flower is able to get rid of a colony of beetles? Of course not. You must first normalize the acid-alkaline balance, thoroughly dig the soil processing and then put phacelia. Then she really will work!

3. Green manure irreplaceable? Nonsense!

Decomposing in soil siderates emit a lot of nitrogen and minor amounts of other micro and macronutrients. Nitrogen is "responsible" for the growth of green mass landings. Needed in the spring and early summer, to the stem and leaves for fruit plants (tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.), And throughout the season for those crops that have value in the leaves (fennel, cabbage).

In this case, nitrogen (but in combination with other micro-and macro) it is easy to make a purchase-fertilizers. The choice is great. Much easier to work with the drugs - and all scattered. Nothing mow and dig is not necessary.

Do not love the chemistry in the country? Compost, humus or rotted manure is not inferior to green manures in mineral composition and can successfully replace them. Who likes what!

4. Diseases and pests in general can become more!

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Plants belonging to the same family, the same is often affected by pathogens and pests. This can play a cruel joke with the vegetable grower.

Consider a simple example. I plant a large area of ​​the mustard as a green manure. It has been successfully growing, but may fall ill or become a breeding ground for infection. Well, do not come to me in the head to cure it? As a result, I mow it and buried in the soil. After 2 weeks of planting the cabbage or radish. Of course, bugs, worms, bacteria happily snap up the young seedlings. Keep this in mind when choosing type of green manure.

5. Gusto does not mean well

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Many gardeners practice sowing green manure "randomly". But it is necessary to go too far - and as a result of nitrogen will be more than you need. Then planted plant will increase the mass of green and not blooming. Yes, and green manure roots form a dense ground layer intertwined that just will not go to the benefit of the following crops.

So, green manure can be a valuable fertilizer, and may be harmful. Decide for yourself how to restore fertility in his garden. Please put "Thumbs up", if the article was helpful and interesting. Read more: How to get rid of wireworms in the fall?