Today there are more and more cases when the earth does not respond necessary requirements. It may contain a lot of clay or sand. To improve its physiological properties, it is worth using the method of growing green manure plants. They serve for humus, which improves the composition of the soil, because it is saturated with useful components. Cereals and legumes can be used as green manure. Oats are in great demand among gardeners because they have a number of advantages over other plants. It will also be interesting to know which ones should be planted first.
Benefits and contraindications
Oats as green manure in agriculture has been used for a very long time. This is due to the fact that it has a positive effect on the soil and on the plant that will subsequently grow there. The benefits of oats are as follows:
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When sowing oats as green manure, simply scatter them over a plowed bed. Then cover with earth, the thickness of which is up to 3 cm. If you use a mixed type of sowing, then the rows need to be alternated with the rest of the green manure. When planting oats as a green fertilizer, you will have to stock up well on seeds, since much more of them will be needed than when sowing oats as a cereal crop. One hundred square meters takes about 6 kg. 
Due to this density it is possible to create reliable protection from weeds, because it will be simply unrealistic for other plants to break through such density. Thanks to this density of sowing, the roots of oats go deep, which has a beneficial effect on the condition of the soil. Its looseness increases, it is saturated with oxygen and nutrients. Moreover, it all goes much deeper.
For accelerated growth plants use pruning of the upper parts of already grown green manure. This acts as a stimulation for the development of green mass, which is so necessary for obtaining fertilizer. It is necessary to mow oats immediately after they begin to spike and the green mass becomes voluminous. After this, leave the plants on the site. If the harvest was plentiful, then the surplus can be placed in compost pit. You can speed up the rotting process by watering the plant with a solution of EM compost.
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There are often cases when the soil in the garden does not meet the desired requirements: it contains too much clay or sand. To improve its physiological qualities, the method of planting green manure crops is used. These plants are designed to produce humus, which improves the composition of the soil and saturates it with micronutrients. Sow different types plants can be grown from early spring to early autumn. Cereals and legumes, alfalfa or clover are chosen as green manures. Oats are widely used in this capacity and have a number of advantages over other plants.
Advantages of oats as a green manure plant
Oats are a crop common as green manure. It has its own merits, so it is recognized among summer residents.
- Low cost. Oat seeds are common in the assortment of stores; they can be found not only in highly specialized departments, but also on the market.
- High potassium content. This mineral is necessary for all plants for balanced growth: it is formed from the green mass of oats. In young plants, its content is increased by 3–5 times, so many people mow green manure without waiting for the seeds to ripen. The most favorable soil after planting oats is for tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. It is not recommended to plant potatoes due to the large number of wireworms that appear due to cereal crops.
- For getting more nitrogen is used in mixed sowing, combining vetch, alfalfa or clover with cereals.
- The root system of cereal crops produces special substances in the soil that prevent the formation of rot and fungus.
- The roots have a fibrous structure, which helps them loosen the top fertile layer, making it lighter and more breathable.
- The high density of seed germination suppresses the growth of weeds, clearing the area.
Oats as green manure are planted from early spring until autumn. He is important organic fertilizer, is similar in composition and value to manure.
Sowing time
Oats are a cold-resistant crop; they can be sown in early spring after the soil has warmed up. There is no need to wait for it to dry; oats love moisture, so they are planted without waiting for the soil to dry out. A sufficient amount of water will ensure active growth of the cereal and intensive growth of green mass. Therefore, if spring and summer are characterized by droughts, then additional watering should be provided.
Oats do not tolerate hot periods well, so sowing in summer heat Not recommended.
Has a fast ripening speed, approximately 30–40 days, when sown in early spring it will be possible to remove it before the onset high temperatures air.
Oats as green manure can be sown in early autumn, before frost. You just need to calculate the time for its growth, since although it is cold-resistant, it does not like frost. For the same reason, it is not sown for the winter, like rye. Oats planted in the fall are mowed and left directly on the beds, sprinkled with a little earth. It is also permissible to leave it unmown: over the winter it will rot and form fertilizer. One plowing will be enough to crush and mix it with the soil.
Sowing and harvesting procedure
Sowing oats as green manure is done by scattering or in rows on plowed soil. Then they are buried in the ground to a depth of 3 cm. When mixed sowing, rows with other green manure crops are alternated. The consumption of seeds when sowing for fertilizer is slightly higher than for seeds, and is approximately 6 kg per one hundred square meters. This density provides protection from weeds, because it becomes much more difficult for other plants to break through the dense layer of oats. Also, the density of sowing forces oats to be planted root system in depth, which has a positive effect on the condition of the soil: looseness increases, oxygen and nutrients enter deeper layers.
To speed up plant growth, use a flat cutter to cut off the tops of mature cereals. This stimulates the development of green mass necessary to obtain fertilizer. They mow when the oats begin to ear and the greens have reached their maximum volume. After mowing, it is left on the beds, mixed with soil. In cases where the grain harvest was plentiful, its excess is taken to a compost pit, or in the fall to beds that require fertilizer. To accelerate decay, it is spilled with a solution of EM compost.
Oats – valuable fertilizer, improving soil properties. It gives the soil looseness, increases the content of nutrients and minerals, and also enhances moisture capacity. To improve the quality of the soil, it is necessary to grow plants with a developed root system and a large volume of green mass containing potassium and nitrogen. Green manure plants also introduce the following into the soil: important elements like phosphorus, calcium, magnesium. Sowing green manure to land that needs rest will prevent the leaching and weathering of useful substances from its composition, preserve and improve the structure for further planting.
Phacelia has many advantages. The period from sowing to readiness is 45 days. For such short term have time:
penetrate the roots 20 cm into the ground,
branchy stems will grow and fragrant flowers will appear. The soil becomes loose, enriched with potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen. After the phacelia, you can sow and plant any vegetables.
Phacelia is cold-resistant, it is not afraid of slight frosts. You can raise 3 generations of it in a season. She is an excellent honey plant and good food for animals. The nectar of phacelia flowers attracts entomophagous insects, which destroy the eggs and larvae of pests. Phacelia grows well in the shade, for example around an apple or pear tree. It is not afraid of drought and suppresses weeds.
Sowing phacelia mixed with legumes is more effective.
Radish green manure
Well suited for sowing in beds that are empty by August, for example, after early potatoes. Grows on any soil. Low seed consumption, germinates quickly (4-7 days). Cold-resistant - it has time to grow if sown later. Flowering occurs 30-45 days after germination; it is better to mow before flowering begins.
As a green manure, oilseed radish is sown in rows, 15 cm between seeds. Seeds are consumed 2-3 g per 1 sq.m, they are planted to a depth of 2-4 cm.
Rye green manure
Winter rye-green manure is well suited, sown in late summer or autumn - from mid-August to the end of September. It tolerates winter well and continues to grow green mass and roots early in the spring. Two weeks before planting crops, the regrown green mass is trimmed with a flat cutter and embedded in the soil. This is usually done in May, when the greenery has grown 40-50 cm, but is still tender and not straw. It is used for rotting in top layer soil, but not for mulch. It’s good to add ash, pour in either/and, or at least water. After 2-3 weeks you can plant vegetables.
Winter rye green manure grows well on any soil, even very poor soil, which makes it a competitor to other green manure crops. It produces a lot of organic matter, but does not fix nitrogen in the soil.
Rye attracts with its cheap seeds. Sow in rows, with a distance of about 15 cm, to a depth of 3-4 cm. Or scatter the seeds evenly over the surface, covering them with a rake. Per 100 sq.m of land, seed consumption is about 1.5 kg.
Rye is often sown to eradicate weeds. The roots are branched, fibrous, and grasp the soil in the surface layer like a net. So, in two or three years of growing rye on a plot, wheatgrass may disappear. However, rye is powerless against field bindweed.
Wireworms like to live in the roots of rye. Therefore, it is better to sow rye after potatoes, but not vice versa.
Rye is a moisture-loving plant; it dries out the soil greatly. Therefore, it needs regular watering.
Lupine green manure
About 200 species of lupine are known; 4 species are cultivated in Russia - 1 perennial and 3 annuals.
Description of lupine
Lupine has a developed tap root system. The central root penetrates 1-2 m deep. Bacterial nodules located on the roots fix nitrogen from the air.
It is grown as a green manure annual lupine, since it develops faster than perennial. Three types of annual lupine are grown: white, yellow and narrow-leaved. Seeds of annual lupine are the size of peas.
As a green manure Lupine angustifolia is preferred. Its roots take nutrition mainly from the lower layers of the soil, so it does not deplete the upper layers.
Many of the varieties Lupine white little suitable as green manure.
Lupine yellow more thermophilic, temperature required for germination is 10-14°. Withstands frosts down to –5°, more demanding on lighting and watering. Prefers sandy, sandy loam, neutral soils.
Various soils are suitable for lupine, except peat and heavy loams.
Lupine green manure benefits:
✔ Powerful root system.
✔ Loosens the soil and enriches it with nitrogen.
✔ Effective for poor, sandy and highly acidic soils. Moreover, acidic soil may become more alkaline.
✔ Helps fight wireworms, suppresses harmful bacteria.
✔ High yield of green mass.
✔ Fast growing. Already 50 days after sowing, you can get the maximum return from organic matter.
✔ Do not require special care.
Planting green manure lupine
Lupine is usually sown as green manure in the spring, in the second half of May.
Seeds are sown to a depth of 2.5-4 cm in rows 15–25 cm apart with distances in the row from 5 to 15 cm. Seed consumption per 1 hectare is 1.5-3 kg. Seeds planted at a sufficient depth shed their shell during germination (it remains in the ground). For better germination, seeds are scarified - the shell is mechanically damaged.
Usually, about 2 months after sowing, immediately after flowering or the appearance of pods, the roots are trimmed with a flat cutter and the greens are lightly mixed with the soil. Water with either/and or at least water. If planting is late, when the pods are already ripe and darkened, you should mow the greens and put them in compost. At this age, the stems become woody and therefore decompose poorly. If it is not possible to close up, then the greens are mowed down and left until spring.
After sowing, lupine initially grows slowly and weeds usually need to be controlled. It is often sown under cover crops, such as oats. After mowing green oats, lupine is already actively growing. This results in two crops of green manure in one area.
Oats green manure
Oats are a very popular side product.
Oats green manure advantages:
✔ Saturates the soil with organic matter, potassium, phosphorus and (to a lesser extent) nitrogen. One harvest of green manure oats is equal to 200 kg of manure on an area of one hundred square meters.
✔ If you sow oats and legumes, usually a vetch-oat mixture, the nitrogen content in the soil increases.
✔ , Loosens the soil well and improves its structure (thanks to the fibrous root system). Therefore it is especially good for heavy soil.
✔ A good weed killer (all grains have this property), thanks to the dense covers of oats. Over the course of a season, the area can be cleared of weeds.
✔ A good predecessor for all garden crops (excluding cereals). However, the wireworm loves both potatoes and cereals, so sowing oats before or after potatoes is not recommended. Nevertheless, after potatoes, oats can be good in the fight against potato scab, nematodes, fungal diseases, and root rot.
✔ Oats are unpretentious, grow well on almost any soil
When to sow green oats in spring
Oats are sown in the dirt from mid-April.
If you missed sowing in the spring, then in the middle climate zone you can sow until mid-September.
The culture is moisture-loving, so in case of drought it is necessary to provide watering.
Treating oat seeds
Before sowing, the seeds are treated with potassium permanganate - soak for 20 minutes in a 1% solution, then rinse with cold water.
How to sow oat seeds
Green manure is sown in bulk or in rows (in a small area), in soil loosened and cleared of weeds. Seed consumption when sowing in rows is 1 kg per hundred square meters. When sowing in bulk - or 1.6 - 2.0 kg per hundred square meters. The seeds are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm - just harrow them with a rake.
When to mow green oats
Early sowing of oats gives early harvest plant mass. They begin to mow the greens after 40 days (the shoots are already about 15-20 cm high). Before mowing oats, you should first of all focus on the timing of planting garden crops. If after oats there is green manure spring planting, then it is necessary to mow and embed into the soil, like other green manures, no later than two weeks before planting.
After planting the seedlings in the soil, watering must be provided to ensure their rapid decomposition. To avoid souring of greenery in the soil, you should not cover up a large amount of it (in a thick layer). Excess greens can be placed in compost heap or for mulch (or animal feed).
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Oats we will have doctor for the soil. There are many folk proverbs, in which our ancestors pass on their wisdom to us: Throw oats into the mud and you will be a prince.This oats in the swamp will be like gold.
Oats sown in the dirt will yield heaps of sheaves. Do not forget that oats can be sown as the first crop in the spring while the soil is very moist after winter. Cold soil is not a problem for oats. Even if the occasional snow falls, there will be no harm.
Sowing must be done very quickly. Until the sun takes the moisture from the ground. Oats choke out the weeds. Enriches the soil with nitrogen.
Therefore, feel free to sow oats where cabbage, carrots and beets will later grow. I sow oats in early spring in the beds that will be used for planting seedlings. This means they will stand empty until May. The oats have been sown. The bed is covered with green shoots from weeds.
When the time comes to plant seedlings, I do this. I make holes in the garden bed directly in the oats, plant the seedlings, and cover the planted plant with oat stalks pulled out around the hole. The rest of the oats are still growing in my garden bed. It performs the function of protecting young seedlings from cold winds. When the seedlings grow and become stronger, I pull out all the oats and use them as mulch. It really turns out that oats-doctor for the soil.
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For green fertilizer or to improve soil health, oats in a garden plot can be sown in different terms. The first time for sowing is early in the spring (late April) in soil prepared in the fall.
Sowing is planned for those crops that are planted in the ground late, the very last: cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, peppers. In greenhouses, oats can be sown even earlier. Autumn soil preparation is necessary because oats are sown very early, the very first of all crops, and you don’t even have to wait for the soil to thaw completely.
It’s not for nothing that our great-grandfathers made up the following saying about oats: “Sow oats in the mud, you will be a prince!” Early sowing is also necessary because oat seeds need a lot of moisture to swell and germinate. And in dry soil, oats may not sprout at all. Be afraid early dates there is no need for sowing, oat seeds germinate already at +1-2 degrees, and the seedlings are not afraid of frost.
And if, after the emergence of seedlings, snow falls again, this will only benefit them. In cold soil, seeds are more quickly susceptible to various types of infections, so they can be treated with the most famous drug for this - potassium permanganate (in a 1 percent solution for 20 minutes). And then rinse in cold water. Oats can be sown in rows - in furrows. This is usually done when a small bed and few seeds are allocated for sowing.
And oats are sown randomly when a larger area is allocated for it. At the same time, they try to scatter the seeds evenly, and then plant them in the soil reverse side rake. Otherwise, the birds will collect all the grains. When sowing in rows, the distance between them is left no more than 10 cm.
In this case, 1 kg of seeds is enough for you to sow a whole hundred square meters or even a little more. The seeding depth is 3-4 cm. The grown green mass is mowed, crushed and buried in the soil two weeks before planting seedlings of heat-loving crops - the mass must be allowed to partially decompose.
If the harvest of green mass is very abundant, part of it can be used for mulching or put into compost. If the weather is dry after incorporation of green fertilizer into the soil, then the bed must be watered to speed up the process of its decomposition, otherwise the plants planted on it will not feel very good comfortable. You can plan the next sowing date for oats yourself. It will be summer or autumn - depending on the time the bed is cleared from early cabbage, onions, winter garlic and other early harvested crops.
At the end of August and in September there is no point in sowing oats - here would be better suited rye. In July and early August, the moisture reserves in the soil are no longer the same as in early spring, and you will have to water the soil before and after sowing. You can dig up an area with grown green fertilizer in the fall later than without it, since the roots of the plants are already partially loosened the soil and made it much easier to dig. It is very profitable to grow winter rye as green fertilizer. After all, it occupies the site at a time when the main crops have nothing to do on it: autumn, winter and early spring.
Therefore, such crops are called intermediate crops. They begin sowing winter rye in our zone from August 20-25. When sown early, rye will have time to bloom well before winter, and in early spring, when the soil thaws a little, it will continue to accumulate green mass and grow roots. Seed consumption for sowing per 1 hectare is up to 1.8 kg, seeding depth is 3 -6 cm (depending on the mechanical composition of the soil).
Sowing method: broadcast or row, with row spacing from 10 to 15 cm - they try to sow thicker with green fertilizer. The soil for growing winter rye must be prepared three weeks before sowing. In the spring, the grown green mass is crushed and buried in the soil two weeks before planting the main crop. What is the advantage of crops grown with green fertilizer? 1.
Green fertilizer (green manure) will cost you less than manure, since you will only have to spend money on seeds and partly on mineral fertilizers.2. Your garden beds with buried green manure will not end up with millions of weed seeds (as is the case with manure).3.
The yield of crops grown with green fertilizer is up to 300 kg (or more) of green mass, which is equivalent to the same amount of manure.4. In addition to the above-ground part, many invisible roots develop in the soil, and they penetrate to a depth of 1.5 meters or more.
At the same time, they extract nutrients from hard-to-reach compounds and carry them up from deep soil layers. That is, they facilitate the growth conditions of the plants planted after them.5.
Plowing green fertilizers increases the number of beneficial microorganisms in the soil by 1.5-2 times, and this improves the biological activity of the soil.6. All crops that we sow with green fertilizer suppress the growth of weeds and protect the soil from them.7.
Thanks to the substances secreted by the roots of oats and rye, the number of nematodes in the soil is reduced and the causative agents of many diseases are suppressed. When sowing mustard, peas, and beans for fertilizer, the wireworm disappears.8.
Potatoes grown after the application of green fertilizers are less affected by scab and other diseases. If you want to collect your own oat and rye seeds, then, firstly, you need to stock up on seed material of varieties released in your area, since rye brought, for example , from the south, it will not ripen. The second condition is the timing of sowing: oats are sown in early spring, winter rye - in the third ten days of August. The third condition is that when preparing the soil for sowing, fertilizers must be applied: 4-5 kg of humus, up to a glass of ash or 2 tbsp. l. any complex fertilizers per 1 sq. meter. The fourth condition is that for growing grain, the crops are not thickened, they are sown less frequently: for oats with row spacing - 15 cm, for rye - 15-20 cm. If weather the seeds will not be allowed to ripen in the garden; the stems of the cereals are cut off and ripened in a dry, ventilated room. And then the seeds are threshed and dried in a warm room. After the period of post-harvest ripening (after 2-3 months), the germination of the collected seeds is checked.
Oats for cats: how to germinate them?
Everyone knows that an animal’s diet must be balanced and include a sufficient amount of vitamins for full growth and development. One of the favorite treats for cats, which is a storehouse of vitamins, is sprouted oats.
Moreover, a very important function of green grass is to stimulate the gag reflex, which helps the cat get rid of licked hair, bones or poorly digested food. Oats for cats can be purchased at a pet store, or you can germinate them at home, because all you need to grow greens is sunlight, Fresh air, warmth and some water.
It is better to choose a container for growing oats that is shallow, but with a wide diameter, which will allow you to germinate a large amount of young grass. A layer of 1-2 centimeters of earth or crushed sawdust is placed in a container.
Oat seeds are evenly sprinkled on top, which are covered with approximately the same layer of earth as the first. Some owners pre-soak the seeds in gauze before planting, and plant it in the ground with green sprouts, which allows the oats to germinate faster.
The planted seeds should be watered generously and covered. plastic bag, in order to create a greenhouse effect. To speed up the growth of grass, it is advisable to keep the soil or sawdust always moist.
The plastic bag can either be removed immediately after the seeds have sprouted, or left, but then regularly ventilate the young plants. You can cover the dishes in which the greens are growing with a potato or fruit net. This will prevent the cat from digging up the ground.
Since animals are more willing to eat young grass, oats should be planted twice a month, especially since the process itself, how to germinate oats for cats, is very simple and does not require special skills. And it takes very little time, because it only takes about a week to grow from seeds green grass approximately 5 - 6 centimeters high.
And you can feed oats even when the grass has taken root and even reached waxy ripeness. If the cat refuses to eat sprouted oats, then you can gradually introduce it a small amount of into the animal's diet in crushed form. Young grass will only have positive influence on the cat’s health, so a loving and caring owner should not neglect raising it.
What you need to know before sowing oats. Oats are not afraid of either cold or snow, so they can be sown to improve and fertilize the soil in personal plot at different times. The first time for sowing is early spring, around the end of April, in soil prepared in the fall.
Sowing is planned for crops that are the last to be planted in the ground - zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers. In greenhouses, oats can be sown even earlier.
Autumn soil preparation is necessary because due to the early sowing of oats, you don’t even need to wait until the soil finally thaws. And early sowing is necessary because oat seeds need a lot of water to germinate, since oats may not sprout in dry soil.
Oat seeds germinate at a temperature of one or two degrees Celsius, and its seedlings are not afraid of frost, so there is no need to be afraid of early sowing. Even if snow falls after germination, this will only benefit the oats.
In cold soil, oat seeds can be susceptible to various infections, so before sowing it is recommended to treat them with potassium permanganate for about twenty minutes in a one percent solution.
Oats are sown in rows and scattered. It is sown in rows in furrows when the area has been allocated for sowing. small area, but the seeds themselves are few. They sow randomly when the areas are larger.
In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the seeds are scattered evenly, and then embed them in the ground with the back of the rake, otherwise there is a danger that birds will peck them.
When sowing oats in rows, the distance between them should be no more than ten centimeters. The embedment depth is three to four centimeters. In this case, one kilogram of oat seeds is enough for one hundred square meters.
After the oats have sprouted green shoots, they are mowed, crushed and incorporated into the soil two weeks after planting the main crops. If the weather is dry after planting in the ground, you need to water the area generously to speed up the decomposition process. Otherwise, plants planted after oats will not feel entirely comfortable.
You can plan the next sowing of oats yourself, but it should be noted that there is no point in sowing them at the end of August or September - winter rye is better suited here. In addition, in July and August the moisture reserves in the ground are much smaller, so you will have to water the area both before and after sowing.
That's all that can be said about sowing oats as a green fertilizer. Nothing complicated! All you need is a little free time and the desire to increase the harvest collected on your own plot.
A story about how oats grow and what is cooked from them.
Oats
How to sow oats
Fields sown with oats, until recently, stretched to the very horizon, pleasing the eye with a pleasant first green and then golden carpet. Today, oats are sown less frequently, but this cereal is becoming in demand due to its high nutritional value.
1 If we talk about oats not on an industrial scale, this crop has become widely used to improve soil health. Like a real doctor, oats suppress the growth of aggressive weeds, and the deep roots of the plant enrich the soil with potassium and organic matter, improving its structure and water permeability.
One of the oldest grain crops, which appeared on the fields long before wheat, accordingly, oats were one of the first to be used as a green fertilizer. Oat grains contain many vitamins and more protein than wheat grains. But this cereal is interesting not only for its grain - oats as a green manure bring no less benefits.
Advantages
Firstly, when decomposing in the ground, oat greens saturate the soil with organic matter and minerals, potassium, phosphorus and, to a lesser extent, nitrogen. Oats can be compared with manure in their ability to fertilize the soil. One harvest of green oat mass is equal to 500 kg of manure, on an area of 2.5 acres. If the goal is to increase the nitrogen content in the soil, then oats and legume green manure are sown, usually a vetch-oat mixture.Secondly, thanks to the fibrous root system, oats, like other grains, loosen the soil well and strengthen the top, fertile layer. Therefore, this cereal is good for heavy soil - it loosens it, improves its structure, makes it more breathable, and increases moisture capacity. Yes, and on light soils, oats will be useful - by strengthening the top, fertile layer with its roots, the plant protects it from weathering and leaching. Due to the enrichment of organic matter, light soils become more moisture-intensive.
Thirdly, oats as green manure - good remedy from weeds, all cereals can boast of this. Dense oat crops stifle growth weeds, so in one season you can free the area from weeds.
Since this green manure belongs to cereals, it is a good predecessor for almost all garden crops, excluding, of course, cereal crops. It is worth considering that cereals attract wireworms, which also love potatoes, so planting oats before potatoes is not recommended. But after potatoes, there will be oats, by the way, since, along with other grains, this crop is good in the fight against potato scab. Also, this cereal green manure helps against nematodes, fungal diseases, and root rot.
The advantages of oats include its unpretentiousness. Oats sprout on almost any soil - chernozem, peat bogs, acidic podzols, clayey, sandy soils, loams.
When to sow oats in spring
There is even a Russian folk saying regarding the sowing time: if you throw oats into the mud, you will become a prince. IN middle lane In Russia there are supporters of sowing in early spring, who sow oats as soon as it is possible to go to the site, and farmers who prefer a “warmer” sowing time and sow grain somewhere from mid-April.If you missed the spring sowing, you should know that you can sow oats in the middle zone until mid-September. The crop is moisture-loving, it is worth taking this into account, so in the event of a dry late sowing period, you must be prepared to provide watering.
Seed dressing
Before sowing, it is worth disinfecting and treating the seeds with potassium permanganate. Oat seeds are kept in a 1% solution for 20 minutes. After this, the seeds are washed with cold water.How to sow oat seeds
Green manure is planted in bulk on large areas or in rows in a small area, in previously loosened soil cleared of weeds. The consumption rate for oat seeds when sowing in rows is 10 g. per 1m2 or 1000 gr. per hundred. When sowing in bulk, seed consumption increases to 16 - 20 g. per 1m2 or 160 - 200 gr. per hundred. After sowing, the oat seeds are planted to a depth of 3 - 4 cm - just harrow the area with a rake.When to mow oats
Early sowing of oats ensures an early harvest of plant material. The timing of mowing depends on the purpose of cultivation. You can start mowing greens after 40 days, during which time the seedlings gain a height of about 15 - 20 cm. Before mowing oats, you should first of all focus on the timing of planting garden crops. If, after oats, spring planting is planned, for example vegetables, then the greens are mowed and embedded in the soil, like other green manures, no later than 2 weeks before planting the vegetables.After mowing and embedding the seedlings into the soil, the area can be irrigated to speed up their decomposition. To avoid souring of greenery in the soil, you should not plant a large amount of it (in a thick layer). Excess greens are often placed in a compost pit, used for mulch or animal feed.
