It's hard to find a more ideal organic food for tomatoes at the end of the season.
We are talking about ash. It is an important source of potassium, calcium, phosphorus and many other minerals.
Ash comes to the rescue in August for summer residents who want to feed tomatoes for the “last spurt” and at the same time do not want to mess around with an abundance of tricky means.
The fertilizer is prepared in a couple of minutes. Pour a glass of ash into a bucket, add 10 liters of water and stir. Then water the tomatoes at the root - a liter under each bush.
You can make a more concentrated remedy. To do this, pour boiling water over five glasses of ash and leave it in a warm place for a day.
Next, the solution is diluted with clean water (1:5) and watered at the root (1–2 l per bush).
Ash is not only rich in macro- and microelements, but also, as a bonus, deoxidizes the soil, stimulates the activity of soil microflora and protects against the development of diseases and the spread of pests.
Note
Ash obtained after burning grape vines, potato tops, sunflower stalks, as well as buckwheat and rye straw is rich in potassium.
If ash from birch and pine firewood is used, it contains a lot of phosphorus and calcium.
