What to sow in the garden after tomatoes, how to improve the soil

After harvesting tomatoes in an open garden and greenhouse, some of the plant residues and roots often remain in the ground, infected with fungi in the form of phytophthora or cladosporiosis. To protect the future harvest from diseases, it is necessary to take measures, including sowing green manure in the garden.

Mustard is considered one of the common siderates among gardeners. It sprouts quickly after sowing, improves soil structure and disinfects the soil.

Mustard can be sown not only after tomatoes, but also after other crops, except for plants from this. cruciferous, especially if there were a lot of cruciferous fleas in the area

How to sow green manure correctly

It is not necessary to dig up the earth, it is enough to loosen the soil with a Fokin flat cutter and make shallow grooves (1.5-2 cm). Mixtures of herbs and legumes can be used as green manure. For example, stir in vetch, peas, phacelia and mustard.

At the bottom of each groove, it is necessary to sow a mixture of green manure densely or apply one of the above crops, for example, mustard.

Then fertilizer must be poured into the grooves (you can choose both organic and organic-mineral mixtures). Most often, gardeners choose organic matter (compost, biohumus, humus). It will serve as excellent nutrition for soil and plants.

A good option is to sprinkle the seed furrows with compost or humus.

After sowing, the soil should be well shed, especially if the weather is dry or the work was carried out in a greenhouse. If it was raining the day before and the ground is wet, then you can do without watering.

How and when to embed in soil

In 2-3 weeks, green manure grows more than 10 cm in height, their root system develops well. During this period, these plants can be embedded in the soil.

In the greenhouse (as the plants grow), the land must be kept moist so that the soil does not dry out.

It is important to hold this event before the flowering of crops. It is enough to use a Fokin flat cutter or a hoe, having cut down the bulk of the green manure, cover it with a little earth. Cut off plant debris will attract earthworms and beneficial microbiota, which will improve soil structure and improve soil health.

In the greenhouse, the soil must be periodically shed from the watering can so that the plant residues decompose faster. You can use any EM preparation or soil revitalizer.

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