Content
- Make field horseradish yourself
- Apply field horseradish
- Make broth from field horsetail
- Ackerschachtelhalmjauche as fertilizer for plants
- Field horsetail stock as a plant protection for roses
- Tips
Field horsetail can be processed into nutrient-rich fertilizer
Make field horseradish yourself
Field horsetail contains many minerals. Fertilizers and pesticides can often be made from plants that are often weeded as weeds to protect many plants. Horsetail haulm is used for fertilization while horsetail broth fights fungal diseases.
Previous article You will recognize field horsetail on these featuresApply field horseradish
To prepare field horseradish you need:
For ten liters of manure you need about one kilogram of fresh field horsetail or 200 grams of dried cabbage. Mince the horsetail and place it in the net or an old curtain. Then place it in the bin and fill it up to about six inches below the edge.
Stir the manure once a day. After a few days bubbles rise, a sign that the manure is fermenting. Ackerschachtelhalmjauche is ripe, if no more bubbles develop.
Make broth from field horsetail
For one liter of stock from field horsetail, you need 100 grams of fresh or 15 grams of dried horsetail. Mince the herb and pour rainwater over it.
Let the broth stand for 24 hours. The mixture is then boiled once and slightly simmered for about 30 minutes. This dissolves the ingredients from the field horsetail.
After cooling, the broth is poured through a sieve and diluted.
Ackerschachtelhalmjauche as fertilizer for plants
With field horsetail you can fertilize many plants. Only for labiates such as peas and beans, it is not suitable.
Dilute the manure in the ratio 1: 5 and pour the mixture around the plants. Be careful not to wet roots or leaves directly.
Fertilizer from field horsetail you can give once a month for strengthening.
Field horsetail stock as a plant protection for roses
Mix the cooled broth in a ratio of 1: 4. Spray rose mixed with mildew and other fungal diseases with the mixture several times a day.
The broth also acts preventively as a plant protection, because the horsetail strengthens the leaves. To prevent mildew, spray the plants once a week.
Tips
When preparing manure from Horsetail unfortunately cause unpleasant odors. By adding stone flour, valerian or oak leaves, the smell can be softened a bit.