Make vegetable planting medium in polybag
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Planting medium is one of the important factors that determine the farming activities. Planting media will determine whether the poor plant growth, which in turn affects the production. The types of growing media are numerous and varied. Moreover, with the development of various methods of farming, such as hydroponics and aeroponics.
Each type of plant requires the nature and characteristics of the different growing media. For example, fruit trees require different growing media character with vegetables. Fruit crops require a solid growth media in order to sustain the growth of relatively larger plants, while more leaf vegetable crops require the planting medium is loose and easily penetrated by roots.
Well, this time we will discuss the growing medium used for cultivation of organic vegetables in a poly bag or pot. The materials used are materials that are widely available in nature and can be done alone. The way that we describe is suitable for the cultivation of organic crops because it does not use additional chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and other drugs.
Terms of good planting medium
Planting medium has a function to support the plant, providing nutrients and provides a place for plant roots to grow and thrive. Through the planting medium plants get most of the nutrients. For cultivation in container pots or polybags, planting medium is made in lieu of land. Therefore, to be able to replace the function of the soil for plants.
Planting medium must have good physical properties, chemistry and biology in accordance with the needs of the plant. In general, a good planting medium must have the following requirements:
Able to provide growing space for plant roots, as well as able to sustain crops. That is, the planting medium should be loose so that plant roots can grow good and perfect, but still pretty solid hold buttress roots and stems against buckling. If the media is too loose, root growth will be free, but the plant will be too easily uprooted. Conversely, if too dense, the roots will be difficult to grow.
Have good porosity, meaning that can save water at the same time also have drainage (ability to drain water) and aeration (oxygen flow capability) are good. Planting medium should be able to retain soil moisture, but should be able to remove the excess water. Planting medium porous material having an empty cavity. The media is isa impermeable, so that no stagnant water in pots or polybags. On the other hand ronga-cavity must be able to absorb water (hygroscopic) to be stored as reserves and retains moisture.
Provide enough nutrients both macro and micro. Very important nutrient for plant growth. These nutrients can be supplied from fertilizer or activity of microorganisms contained in the planting medium.
Does not contain germs, planting medium must be clean of pests and diseases. Pests and diseases contained in the planting medium can attack plants and cause death in plants. Planting medium should not be sterile because many soil microorganisms are actually very beneficial to plants, but it should be hygienic of germs.
Materials of organic growing media
There are many kinds of materials that can be used to create a planting medium ranging from natural to synthetic ones. However on this occasion we will only limit on some organic materials are widely available in nature, cheap and easy to manufacture.
a. Land (the main ingredient)
Good soil for planting medium should be taken from the inner layer (top soil). In general there are two types of soil that is to be considered the land of sand and clay. The sandy soil has good drainage capability, fast flowing water but its weakness is poor soil's water-holding in reserve. While the clay is more difficult to be penetrated by water so it will make the stagnant water in the planting medium. Good soil to plant the media is not too sandy and not too clays, but should be crumbly.
b. Compost or humus
Compost is organic material that serves as a provider of plant nutrients. Compost is used for the planting medium is compost, please read the type and characteristics of the compost. Almost all types of compost can be used as raw material planting medium.
The addition of organic matter such as compost or humus to the growing media can improve the physical structure of the soil and increase the cation exchange capacity. Compost is added preferably in the form of mature compost. Immature compost potentially bring in pests and diseases. In addition, elements of haranya difficult absorbed by plants as yet fully unraveled.
In addition to compost, humus can also take advantage found in the forest. Humus soil has a high nutrient content. If your location is close to the forest, topsoil can be searched easily. The best places are around the plant ferns.
Elements of other organic materials can also be used as a substitute for compost or humus such as manure or green manure. Only needs to be underlined, you should use green manure or mature properly and has granular texture like soil. Use of manure immature and panyakit risk brought on plant pests.
c. Or coco husk
Husk is the result of incomplete combustion of rice husk. Husk useful to increase the capacity of the soil porosity. The addition of rice husk in the planting medium will improve the structure of the growing media because the particles have an effect on the movement of water, air and maintain moisture.
Benefits husk is able to neutralize the acidity of the soil, neutralize toxins, improve water holding capacity of the soil, stimulating the growth of beneficial microbes to plants, making loose soil which improves soil drainage and aeration. Husk is better than rice husk, rice husk as already experienced burning can eliminate germs or pests that may be shipped.
In addition to rice husk, can also be used remnants of coconut coir (coco peat). Coco husk has such properties. Coco planting medium suitable for use in dry areas with low rainfall. Coir is taken from the skin of an old coconut.
How to make organic growing media
Here are ways to make the planting medium polybag or pots by using raw materials that have been described above. To make a good planting medium is required elements of earth, binders or water storage and nutrient providers. Raw materials to be used in the following tutorial is a land of top soil, compost and rice husk. Here are the steps:
Prepare the soil that looks loose and fertile, better taken out from the top. Then sieve the soil up into fine granules. Keep the soil in the dry state so that it does not clot. Clumping soil will cause the materials are not mixed evenly.
Prepare mature compost, can be of the type of regular compost, Bokashi or compost takakura. Sift the compost or humus to be fine grains.
Prepare rice husk, please read how to make the husk.
Mix the soil, compost, and rice husk in a container. The composition is a mixture of 2 parts soil, 1 part compost and 1 part rice husk (2: 1: 1). Mix well.
Prepare a pot or polybag, insert the mixture into it. Planting medium is ready for use.
Just for the record, the three raw materials can also be mixed with the composition of 1: 1: 1 or 2: 1: 1. Which one is best for you, of course, depending on the type of plant and the availability of resources. Regarding the results, some studies show different things. Better try it for trial and error.
Planting medium is very useful if we want to grow vegetables in a polybag or pots. Such a method is suitable to be applied in a limited area or a narrow area. Here is an example of the application of vegetable cultivation in polybag.
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