As the concept of organic vegetables gains popularity, more and more people enjoy growing vegetables in their own gardens —delicious and healthy. However, due to limited soil space, soil nutrients are easily depleted, leading to dry and hardened soil in gardens. So how can this be addressed? Here are the details:
1. Apply well-rotted farmyard manure
If the soil in your vegetable garden is too hard, you can apply well-rotted farmyard manure and loosen the soil to make it softer and looser. For example, you can use composted soil and wood ash, or fully decomposed poultry manure.
2. Deeply till the soil
After each planting, use a shovel to lightly turn the soil, turning it up to a depth of 20 centimeters. Turn the soil several times to break up the plow pan, improve the soil structure, and allow the soil and fertilizer to fully mix.
3. Crop rotation to conserve soil
By combining cultivation and rotation with varieties such as light-rooted cabbage, kale, cucumber , onion, and garlic, and by rationally rotating different vegetable varieties from different families and genera, we can make full use of the various nutrients contained in the soil and the nutrients in different soil layers, and gradually improve fertility while reducing the harmful accumulation of bacteria and substances.
4. Water more frequently.
Water your vegetable garden frequently, watering it morning and evening for a week. This will effectively improve the condition of hardened soil. Soil hardness only improves when the soil has sufficient moisture. It's also recommended to use fermented rice water to water the soil, which can further improve soil quality and make it more fertile.
5. Apply microbial fertilizer
Applying microbial fertilizers increases the beneficial bacteria in the soil. The most common method is to drench the soil with diluted Bacillus subtilis solution. Bacillus subtilis contains a large number of beneficial bacteria, which, once added to the soil, can continuously improve the soil and prevent it from becoming compacted and hard for a long time afterward.
