The neighbor sprinkles tomatoes with it. His vegetable garden is bursting at the seams

Although rice bran seems to be a culinary product, they will also work in the garden. They are an outer layer of rice that remains after its processing. We are used mainly for feeding horses, but it turns out that tomatoes will also help in growth. Rice bran may not work directly as a fertilizer for tomatoes, but the fiber contained in them significantly improves the soil structure. Thanks to this, it is more permeable and given to the bushes, the nutrients and water can get into deeper parts of the soil. So exactly where the ends of vegetable roots are located.

In addition to fiber, rice bran also contains phosphorus, magnesium and potassium. These elements are the basis of all summer fertilizers for fruiting plants. Protein and fats contained in this product are food for microorganisms living in the soil. They work to make the ground rich in nutrients and stop water longer. Tomatoes do not like drought, so rice bran help them in many ways. You can buy them most often in the form of food for horses, in 20 kilo bags. One package costs from 80 PLN up, but it will feed some specific flower beds. They also appear in smaller, half -kilograms as a product for people. Such packaging costs about PLN 10.

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If your tomatoes are growing, it is too late to use rice bran. In the first phase of the decomposition, they bind nitrogen, which is not beneficial for plants. Mix the rice bran with the top layer of soil 3 weeks before planting tomatoes. Use about half a kilo per square meter of soil, trying not to exceed this dose so as not to harm plants. Thanks to this, the substrate will be perfectly prepared for cutting cuttings. Another way to use this product in the garden is to add it to the compost. They will speed up decay processes and make compost ideal for tomatoes, but also for other crops. It will help in the development of those plants that need a well -permeable, retaining soil.