What is horsetail manure used for?
Horsetail contains silica, many minerals and essential oils - all substances that are also contained in commercially available fertilizers. In order to supply your ornamental plants in the garden with it, however, you must first make horsetail manure from the horsetail. This is the only way to remove the silica from the shoots.
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You can collect horsetail yourself until July. If you don't have horsetail in the garden, the liquid manure can also be made from extract that you can get at the garden center.
You can make horsetail manure yourself
To make horsetail manure for plants yourself, you need a tub or bucket made of plastic or wood, if possible. Metal vessels are not suitable.
Put in a kilogram of fresh, slightly shredded horsetail. If you only have dried horsetail, about 200 grams is enough.
Fill the container with rainwater so that there is about six centimeters of space under the edge. You have to let the mixture stand for several days or weeks, stirring it once a day. The horsetail manure is ready when fermentation is complete. Then no more bubbles rise.
Make broth from horsetail
In addition to liquid manure, you can also make your own broth from horsetail for plants. To do this, the herb is placed in rainwater for 24 hours. Then the mixture has to be boiled for half an hour in order to dissolve the silica.
The broth is diluted 1: 4 with water and sprayed as a spray several times a day on areas affected by mildew on roses and other plants.
Use horsetail manure correctly
- Dilute liquid manure 1: 5
- Water plants with it once a month
- do not use in blazing sun
- Do not wet roots and leaves
Horsetail manure strengthens the plants so that they grow better and become more robust against diseases and pests.
Tips
Horsetail manure is used as a fertilizer to strengthen plants, especially roses. Horsetail broth, on the other hand, is used as a spray against powdery mildew and pests on roses and other plants.
