Those who are used to spending the summer in their summer cottages know many ways to use seemingly unnecessary things in order to ennoble their site. But for novice amateur gardeners, today's article will provide information that will help in this difficult task. After all, some things that have served their time can be given new life. Yes, and to improve the design of the site, you can apply rather non-standard solutions. For example, if, with the appearance of the first spring sun, you sprinkle the snow on the beds with ash, then it will come down 6-10 days earlier. It is about such tricks that we will now talk.
In order for the harvest to be good, you should know some of the subtleties and nuances.
Planting seeds: making the painstaking process easier
Such work will torture anyone. After all, planting seeds in the laid grooves is quite difficult and after such an activity you should not be surprised by pain in a tired back. Experienced summer residents have found a way to make this work easier. All you need to do is cook the potato starch paste and prepare a few rolls of toilet paper. The seeds are mixed with ready-made thick "jelly", laid out in a thin layer on plywood or a board, from where, using tweezers, they are transferred to toilet paper. Planting material should be placed in one row along the strip. It remains to wait until the paste dries and carefully rewind the paper with seeds back into the roll.
It is convenient to plant seeds with toilet paper
Thus, when planting, you just need to make a small depression, roll out toilet paper with seeds over it and dig it in with earth. Agree that such work is much easier than planting one grain at a time.
Medvedka: a beautiful creature that does a lot of harm
To combat this creature, summer residents use many ways, but getting rid of it is quite difficult. It causes particular harm to the root system in the upper layers of the soil. No wonder. Deeper, the soil becomes dense and it is difficult for the bear to move, and on the surface there are many birds that can easily feast on this arthropod insect. But the problem of the bear is that if an obstacle appears on the way and it is impossible to feast on it, the insect will not go around it from above or below. It will continue along the same "horizon", skirting to the left or to the right. Experienced summer residents play on this.
This is what a bear, who loves to feast on plant roots, looks like. In an ordinary tin can, the top and bottom are cut off to make a "sleeve". It is in it that the plant is planted, and the tin is located so that the upper edge protrudes 3-4 cm above the ground.
Good to know! It is this "armor" that prevents the bear from spoiling the root system, while not interfering with the plant's development. Instead of a can, you can use plastic cans or cans.
Plastic containers at the cottage for storage
But what exactly, you will find out right now and be surprised.
To pick mushrooms at home, you will need:
- oyster mushroom mycelium;
- substrate for oyster mushrooms;
- plastic laundry basket.
Place the mycelium and substrate in the laundry basket, you can also use a plastic box for this.
Maintain temperature, humidity, following the instructions for growing oyster mushrooms.Then you can harvest these mushrooms.
Plastic storage boxes in the country can be turned into beautiful comfortable tall beds. For this, it is better to use colored containers. If the height of the box is enough for you, then they need to be placed next to each other in one row. Pour earth on top, plant a plant. Now you will not forget where what is planted, as you can group the boxes as you like.
If you want to get higher beds, then proceed a little differently. The bottom of the upper boxes needs to be cut off, Connect them with the lower ones with a wire.
You can plant flowers in the same plastic boxes for vegetables. They will look great in the next composition.
You can place plants here in flower pots or put plastic in boxes, make holes for water drainage, pour soil. But it is better to plant flowers in wooden boxes and put them in plastic containers. Such an original flower bed in the country looks just amazing.
In this case, the locomotive can be made from cylindrical plastic bottles or canisters, by decorating it.
Even if you have used plastic boxes, they will make wonderful furniture for a summer residence. To make an ottoman with a storage section, take:
- plastic box;
- plywood;
- jigsaw;
- the cloth;
- sheet filler;
- furniture stapler.
Measure the plywood according to the size of the box, but so that it is 5 cm larger than it on all sides. Saw it off.
Lay the plywood on the fabric, the canvas should be 4-6 cm larger than this wooden base on all sides. Cut the fabric. Place a sheet of filler the same size as the plywood on top of the plywood. Place the fabric on top, wrap the edges, fix them with a stapler. Now you can put the necessary little things in the box, cover it with a seat on top, sit comfortably, relax on it.
On such poufs, which plastic boxes helped to make, it is convenient to sit near the preparing barbecue. If you wish, you can quickly turn them into low tables by replacing the fabric seat with a wooden one.
If you are tired of the old stools, update them. Place such an ottoman on top, secure with corners or brackets.
If you have a large drawer, the country furniture will be replenished with another item, just cut a hole in the side to fold books here.
Such containers make excellent racks. Place the boxes under the bed, then you can put the necessary items in them.
If you want to arrange a refectory in the country, place several old wooden stools next to it. Attach the boxes to them. Moreover, at the extreme ones, you need to cut off one lateral side, and at the central ones, two. Place the chipped boards on top, which must first be sanded and painted. Fasten them to the drawers, after which the wide bench is ready for use.
Using such dacha tricks or useful tips, you will save a lot on suburban costs, you will be able to run the house, spending less effort. Use your free time for a pleasant rest, for example, to watch interesting and informative stories. The following life hacks will make it easier for you to stay in nature, help improve the taste of kebabs, teach you how to extend the life of your tools.
And the next plot shows what high beds can be, which not only decorate the site, but also protect the back of their owners. They do not have to bend too much to work the plantation. In addition, the soil warms up better here, does not block, therefore, the yields are high.
Fight against other pests - aphids, copperhead and other "evil spirits"
There are many ways here. The most effective, in the opinion of experienced gardeners, is the spraying of plants with coniferous infusion. To prepare it, you need only 1 kg of pine needles and 5 liters of water.Fill the needles with liquid, put the container in a dark place for 5-6 days. All this time, the infusion should be stirred periodically. After the allotted time, the solution is filtered and water is added to the initial volume. Plants are sprayed with this composition. In this case, it is best to do this kind of work in the evening.
Good to know! If you add 20 g of liquid soap to the infusion, its effectiveness will increase many times over.
With the help of such an infusion, it is easy to get rid of aphids, which can destroy the entire crop.
Rodents: expelling uninvited guests from the site
Here summer residents offer very original ways. The most interesting can be called the use of goat or pork droppings, which are recommended to be poured into the holes of the moles. Also, an effective way is to use herring brine for the same purposes. But it is better not to use kerosene for such purposes. The moles will leave, but the earth in this place will "die" - the plants do not survive after such "prevention". For the same purpose, you can use finely chopped onions or garlic.
Helpful advice! An effective method is bird cherry stakes, which should be driven into the ground near mole piles. An interesting option is the installation of ratchets that rotate from the wind. The vibration transmitted from them to the ground will not give the moles a quiet life, as a result of which they will be forced to leave the territory.
The wind "howling" in such a bottle will drive the moles from the site
An easy way to burn tops and branches in the fall
It is no secret that the tops, soaked in the rain, are difficult to ignite and never completely burn out. There is one trick to get this job done without too much trouble. All that is needed is red brick and diesel or kerosene. The bricks are thoroughly dried (this can be done by putting them on a stove or an ordinary electric heater for a day). After they are dipped in a bucket of diesel fuel for 3-4 hours. Such actions turn the building material into a fuel with a long burning life. By placing bricks under a pile of tops and branches, they are set on fire. They support combustion for a long time and allow you to completely burn garbage.
Helpful information! If the rubbish has burned out, you can extinguish the brick by pulling it out of the fire with a stick and covering it with a wet rag.
A brick soaked in diesel fuel or kerosene will burn for a long time and hot
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You sat me down a little later
I know you have worked hard to help me, but some plants are not doing well. The salad is cool, but if you plant it in June, you won't get tasty produce. The same goes for, for example, peas or carrots, as they all must be sown in early spring. Or, for example, the lovely sweet pea flowers that you want to grow from seed should also be sown in early spring. Therefore, you should consider creating a planting calendar, so you will know exactly when and what to plant.
What to do with spoiled and overripe tomatoes
Many people throw these vegetables away, but this can be called unjustified waste. If you cut them into rings, put them in a bucket with earth and cover them with soil 3-4 cm on top, you will soon have shoots. These seedlings will be very resistant due to the many nutrients contained in the decaying pulp. For the convenience of subsequent replanting, paper cups with holes made in them can be used. In this case, recesses are made in the garden bed, into which a glass with a sprout is immersed, after which everything is sprinkled with earth on top.
Good to know! In the fall, you do not need to burn the remaining tops from the tomato.It is better to grind it and dig up the beds with it. This will save the plants from many pests for the next year.
Such a tomato is good for planting.
You drowned me
It is best to water your garden and lawn in the morning when there is less evaporation and morning dew will add moisture. Watering in the evening can cause mold
Be careful with the water, please! Just because I'm a vegetable garden doesn't mean I can handle the little lake you pour over me every day. Even the vegetable garden has its limits. Indeed, too much watering of the plants is just as bad as the lack of water. You have to find a balance. My roots have to breathe when they drown me, they have no chance. In addition, too much watering leads to rot, fungal diseases. So please put down the hose and get away from the tap.
How to trick the birds and keep the strawberry harvest
Quite an interesting way is offered by experienced summer residents. In the spring, when the foliage of the garden strawberry is just beginning to bloom, pebbles or walnuts painted in bright red, orange and yellow should be placed between the bushes. Naturally, such items will be of interest to birds who want to feast on delicious berries. But they will quickly realize that such "food" is not for them. As a result, by the time the real berry ripens, the birds will completely lose interest in your beds.
An interesting way is also to get rid of the weed and facilitate harvesting. The garden bed should be covered with a thick film, in which holes are cut for the strawberry bushes. As a result, the weed under the film will suffocate and rot, and the berries will not lie on the ground, but on a clean surface.
These pebbles can be purchased in the store or painted on your own.
Helpful information! Instead of polyethylene, you can use old linoleum left over from repairs. Thus, the summer resident "kills two birds with one stone": it helps the normal growth of strawberries and uses the material that was going to be thrown away.
Tips for beginner gardeners and gardeners
One of the most obvious and important tips for novice gardeners is the careful selection of varieties of vegetables and fruits, taking into account the climatic conditions in which they will grow. Using this advice will significantly increase the yield of cultivated plants, as well as their resistance to various diseases. Therefore, carefully read the recommendations before purchasing the seeds of certain varieties of vegetables.
The next tip for novice gardeners is to recommend the priority use of organic fertilizers instead of chemical or complex fertilizers. For these purposes, any decent gardener should have a compost pit. Of course, composting will require additional labor, but the result will pleasantly surprise you.
If you are a gardener and do your annual pruning routine, we recommend buying a garden shredder for faster composting from tree branches.
Another tip aimed at increasing the yield of vegetables is the need to take into account the degree of illumination of the site. A good gardener, before planting vegetables, should observe how many hours the site is illuminated by the sun and how long it is in the shade, from neighboring outbuildings or plants. Planting should be carried out taking into account the fact that legumes, radishes, cucumbers, beets, mint, parsley, onions love partial shade. Eggplants, bell peppers, tomatoes grow well in a sunny place.
Using advice related to the competent alternation of crops in the garden will allow the novice gardener to save the crop from some pests. For example, celery protects cabbage from butterflies, beans protect garden crops from the Colorado potato beetle, and tomatoes - from aphids and moths.
Advice on buying high-quality garden tools and tools is not taken seriously by many novice gardeners.Meanwhile, saving on quality garden tools in most cases leads to fatigue, low productivity and injuries.
Advice for novice gardeners related to watering plants - it is important not only to carry out this procedure in a timely manner, but also how to do it. When irrigating vegetables in the garden, try to keep water out of their leaves. An experienced gardener knows to water right at the root. Ignoring this advice can lead to the development of plant diseases.
To increase the yield of vegetables in the garden, you should not neglect the advice on timely pinching (pinching) and pruning of your plants. This procedure allows you to accelerate the ripening of the harvest from the existing ovaries. Removing the tops of the shoots prevents the emergence of new flowers, which will spray the power of the plant. Thus, all micronutrients are directed towards the formation of a rich harvest of vegetables and fruits.
Country tricks - what else is worth noting
Gardeners often come up with different ways to improve the quality of the crop or accelerate its ripening. In this sense, it is difficult to find more resourceful people. If you list all the tricks that are applicable on the site, one article is clearly not enough. Moreover, each summer resident uses his own secrets, which are known only to him. The main thing is that the methods are effective.
This is what a strawberry garden might look like.
