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Grass and wood ash, in the eyes of many people, is useless garbage, and it is this kind of bland thing, in fact, there are many wonderful uses, but it has been gradually forgotten by modern farmers. Today I will take you together to understand the "true face" of grass and wood ash, I hope that you can carefully read this article, but also sincerely hope that this article can bring you some useful knowledge, nonsense is not much to say let's go directly into the topic.
Grass and wood ash magic with big sharing!
1. What is grass and wood ash?
Grass and wood ash, I believe that rural people know and have seen this thing, it is the remnants (ashes) of some flowers and trees in the countryside after burning. For example, when we cook in the countryside or burn straw in the field, we will burn some firewood, branches, mountain grass, straw, etc., and when these things are burned out, the remaining material is grass and wood ash. The texture of grass and wood ash is light and alkaline, and it is easy to be blown away by the wind when dry, and the wet water will follow the water later. In rural areas, the average person does not notice the grass and tree ash, and only a few smart people who are knowledgeable will use it to do a lot of things.
Second, what substances are grass and wood ash mainly composed of?
The composition of grass ash is mainly potassium carbonate, because the plant contains mineral components in its own life, and the ash after combustion also contains these substances. The trace elements with the largest content in grass and wood ash are potassium, phosphorus, calcium, boron, magnesium, etc., these trace elements are basically water soluble, so the use is quite numerous, and it is really useful to use them rationally.
Third, what is the use of grass and wood ash?
There are quite a few uses for small grass and wood ash, but there are not many people who really understand it and will use it correctly, and the main uses are as follows:
(1) Used as fertilizer, grass and wood ash can be used as base fertilizer, topdressing, very suitable for sweet potatoes, potatoes, sunflowers, leeks and other potassium-loving crops, but also suitable for a variety of medicinal materials or flowers, such as forsythia, cloves, roses, moon season, cacti, etc., but not suitable for acid-loving plants.
(2) For disinfection, grass and wood ash has a strong bactericidal disinfection effect, and there are no side effects, mild and long-lasting medicinal effects, and no stimulation to plants. If we disinfect poultry pens or feeding tanks, we can filter the grass and wood ash to remove the slag and put it in the pot to boil, and then sprinkle it in the pen or directly use it to soak poultry utensils, which has a good effect on poultry viruses. In addition, if there is a wound juice after pruning of the branches, it can also be directly applied to the wound with grass and wood ash at this time, which can prevent wound infection and speed up the healing speed.
(3) Kill pests and prevent germs, we can sprinkle more grass and wood ash in the land when we grow crops, which can not only prevent diseases, but also kill all kinds of pests. Grass and wood ash has a good control effect on crop blight, anthrax, powdery mildew, fruit rust, root rot, etc., and also has a very obvious control effect on some aphids, green insects, maggots, ground tigers, termites, etc.
(4) Can increase crop yield, when we sow tree seeds, we can use grass and wood ash to cover, which can improve the soil temperature and promote the early germination of seeds. In the growth stage of plants, it is also possible to dissolve the grass and wood ash in water, and then use it to spray, which can make the vitality of the leaves more vigorous, reduce the production of fallen leaves, and also enhance photosynthesis, reduce the probability of crop flowers and fruits falling, thereby improving quality, increasing production and income.
(5) can be used to stop bleeding, in the past rural areas, chickens and ducks if injured bleeding, or castrated poultry, can use grass and wood ash to stop bleeding; in addition, you can also use to stop bleeding for humans, such as in the past rural children bumped and bleeding, and can not find the right medicine, this time grab a handful of grass and wood ash smeared on it can quickly stop bleeding, the effect is immediate, and some people also use grass and wood ash to deliver children, this specific use I am not clear, anyway, I heard several rural midwives talk about it.
(6) For storage and preservation, grass and wood ash is dry, no moisture, used to preserve chestnuts, eggs and other agricultural products are also very good, the preservation time is very long, much better than the current refrigerator. The use of grass and wood ash to store peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other agricultural products, the preservation period of up to 4-6 months, if used to store seeds, the use of good effect is also very good, can ensure the vitality of the seeds, can improve the germination rate of seeds, there are seedlings and strong seedlings effect, so many rural people will use grass and wood ash.
(7) Improved, neutralized land, as mentioned earlier, the main component of grass and wood ash is potassium carbonate, which is alkaline, so sprinkling grass and wood ash on acidic land can neutralize them, improve the soil environment, and facilitate the activity and reproduction of microorganisms. In addition, sprinkling grass and wood ash on the land can reduce the water loss of the soil and be used to resist natural disasters.
(8) For pond fish farming, rural small area pond fish farming, you can use grass and wood ash to prevent fish diseases, regulate and purify water quality, kill moss in the water, make the water body more suitable for fish farming, which is the secret of many old fish farmers.
(9) It can remove fishiness, moisture absorption, medicine, make peeled eggs, plant flowers and plants, and so on. Grass and wood ash in our Hunan region, there is a special use, for example, when we usually kill chickens and ducks, add a little grass and wood ash to the bowl with water and open, and then use it to receive blood, so that the fishy effect is particularly good. Grass and wood ash also has a relatively good moisture absorption, pig farmers can sprinkle some grass and wood ash on the pig house, thereby reducing the humidity in the pig house, so that pig diseases can be prevented. At the same time, grass and wood ash can also be used in medicine, which can treat some human diseases (due to the platform regulations, I can not explain the efficacy, and if you want to know more, you can check it online).
In our rural areas, there are also people who combine quicklime and grass and wood ash to make leather eggs, and the leather eggs made in this way are very delicious, and many urban people name the skin eggs processed by grass and wood ash. In addition, those flower lovers will also make reasonable use of grass and wood ash, which can not only make the soil looser, better drainage, conducive to rooting, but also kill some viruses and small insects, very easy to use.
Summary: Although grass and wood ash has many uses, it cannot be fertilized together with livestock manure at home, and it should be stacked separately from other farm manure when stored, because grass and wood ash is an alkaline substance, which will cause the volatile loss of nitrogen in organic fertilizer. It is a fact that grass and wood ash is easy to use, but it can only be used auxiliarily, not instead of pesticides and fertilizers, so it is still necessary to use fertilizer when it is time to use fertilizer, and it can be used together, and these matters should be paid attention to. The above is all the content I want to share with you today, everyone has anything to say about this, you can leave a message in the comment area to discuss, and finally I also implore you to help me give me a follow, forward, and long press the like button, thank you!