What effect does wood ash have on garlic? Can wood ash prevent garlic diseases and insect pests?

The old farmer sprinkled wood ash on the garlic field, which can be used as fertilizer. We all know that wood ash is used when growing leeks and green vegetables in rural areas. In fact, wood ash is also used when growing garlic. It is called "universal ash" by rural people. The following is the specific role of wood ash on garlic. Let's learn about it together!

What effect does wood ash have on garlic?

Wood ash is produced by burning wood in our daily life when we cook in the earthen pot. At the same time, wood ash is also a common farmyard fertilizer. It is rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, iron and other elements. It has many functions such as cold protection, sterilization and disinfection, inhibition of pests and diseases, promotion of crop stems and strengthening of crop resistance.

Can wood ash prevent garlic pests and diseases?

Spreading wood ash during the green period of garlic can prevent diseases and insect pests. It is mainly used to prevent the harm of garlic maggots. Spreading it on the leaves can also prevent diseases and insect pests. When spreading wood ash, it is best to spread it on the roots of garlic, so that it can prevent garlic maggots. Because of the presence of wood ash, the eggs of flies laid in the wood ash cannot grow into garlic maggots.

Does garlic fertilizer need to be sprayed together with other fertilizers?

During the bolting and swelling period of garlic, wood ash is mainly used as foliar fertilizer for spraying, because wood ash contains more potassium and phosphorus, as well as other medium and trace element fertilizers. You can soak the wood ash in a 1:5 ratio the night before spraying, that is, you can choose to soak about 10 kilograms of wood ash in 50 kilograms of water, soak overnight and then use the wood ash solution as foliar fertilizer for spraying. Note that when spraying, you can mix it with the water solution soaked with superphosphate, which will have a better effect.

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It is best to apply wood ash alone on garlic. The main reason for its anti-freeze effect is that wood ash is very light and has good water absorption. In winter, due to its good water absorption, it is a good method of "two-pronged approach" to keep warm and moisturize.