The Japanese Masaro Emoto amazed everyone with his experiments. He talked to the water, gave "her" to listen to various music. Then he froze it under certain conditions and photographed the crystals formed in each sample.
Depending on the emotional and semantic load, the crystals lined up in different ways, and it doesn’t matter what language these or those phrases “water” were spoken in. All this was filmed on a camera, and many were interested at the time. These experiments were described as early as 1999.
Melt water, it turns out, can still be used for treatment. When it is used, cats seem to breed better, and resistance to infections increases, and it is good to take it with cardiovascular diseases. For these purposes, followers of the idea medicinal properties melted water is repeatedly frozen in a special way and taken after thawing according to a special scheme as a medicine.
Crystallizing, the water becomes absolutely pure, squeezing out all impurities into the still unfrozen space. To get rid of them, it is necessary to prevent the liquid from completely freezing and drain its residue containing all harmful compounds. The water container is taken out into the cold (you can also use freezer) and is left there until two-thirds of its volume turns into ice. The water will freeze around the edges, and in the middle there will be the same “brine”. Now you need to wash off the harmful organic matter that has come out from the surface of the ice floe (it looks like a rainbow film), then punch a hole and pour out the remaining water. It remains only to wait for thawing, and the water for irrigation is ready!
in winter and in early spring when frosty nights are in abundance, melt water can be stockpiled. Just a couple of buckets are enough - they should be enough for the entire seedling period, up to warm summer days.
Now I’ll tell you more about how to prepare water for irrigation and what each of the proposed options gives.
Melt water. It is believed that melt water after ice melting ice has a certain structured cluster structure. And people have noticed that plants that are watered with melt water begin to grow rapidly. When soaking seeds in melted water and watering plants with it, the yield increased from 1.6 to 2.1 times. So why not take advantage of such a huge potential of melt water when growing seedlings?!
Preparing it is quite simple. AT winter time melt water can be obtained by freezing tap water on the balcony in enamel saucepan. When 2/3 of the water freezes, you need to drain the unfrozen water (all harmful salts are dissolved in it), and put the ice in the lower compartment of the refrigerator and use it as needed. For watering seedlings, completely melted water should be used. room temperature.
Silicon water.
Such water in flowers lengthens the flowering period, accelerates fruiting and increases the yield of fruit trees and vegetable crops, and soaking seeds in silicon water increases their germination. In addition, silicon water protects plants by killing harmful mold, rot and various fungi. It is also convenient to use for watering seedlings. You can buy silicon for water infusion at a pharmacy. It is sold in departments with different folk remedies teas, etc.
The main thing is that it is very easy to prepare. In a 2-3 liter container, preferably glass, add 40-50 g of small flint pebbles, preferably intensely bright brown (but not black), pour water from the water supply network, but better after normal filtration, and put it in a protected from direct sunlight place. Such water will be ready in 2-3 days.
Filtered and settled water.
You can, of course, water, and just water it well, but I still prefer water after the filter. I pour it into a 3-liter jar, on top of gauze in several layers and forget about it for 2-3 days. Then I carefully drain the top 2-2.5 liters, and pour the sediment, if any, into the sink. I wash the jar well and fill it with water again.
I wish your seedlings to be strong and healthy
If you live in regions where winter delights with an enviable and clean snow cover, use this advantage in caring for indoor flowers - pamper them with melted snow water. For indoor pets, rain and snow water is much more useful than chlorinated water from the water supply, which must be well settled before use.
The benefits of melt water for plants
In the course of botanical experiments, it was found that snow water has a beneficial effect on indoor plants. With such care, the growth and development of pets is significantly accelerated. The most susceptible to such attention from flower growers are begonias, ferns, pelargoniums, primroses, and cyclamens. The latter especially quickly become prettier before our eyes: flowering is more abundant, has a longer period, and the color of the petals becomes noticeably brighter.In addition, melt water does not saline the earth. Take a closer look at the surface of the soil and the sides of the pots - they do not appear white coating, which very soon occurs when the soil is moistened with water directly from the tap. As an alternative to melted water - water from nearby rivers and ponds.
If only tap water is available for irrigation, it must be settled for a day to minimize Negative influence chlorine and lime on plants. You can also freeze tap water. It is convenient to do this in the pelvis. The first ice is thrown away. The freezing of the remaining water is carried out to such an extent that approximately half of the volume of the ice remains in liquid form. The ice must be broken, unfrozen water drained - it will no longer be useful for our purposes. And melt water is used for irrigation.
Irrigation water temperature
But even melt water can cause significant harm to plants if it is not allowed to warm up to room temperature. To do this, the liquid must be kept indoors for several hours at the temperature at which your flowers are kept. It is optimal if, when watering, it even turns out to be a few degrees higher than the thermometer shows. To do this, the watering can can be held near a heater or a switched on stove.At the same time, watering plants with warm water is excluded, which like to be kept in cool rooms. In particular, this applies to those cases when pets are at rest in the cold season. With such a mistake, the stems and roots will begin to rot, and the plants that hibernate with foliage will begin to shed their green robe.
The time of year also matters in choosing the hours of watering the flowers. So, in the summer months, it is more expedient to moisten the soil in evening time. This is due to the fact that less moisture evaporates from the soil during the night. In autumn and winter, flowers are watered in the morning so that the water does not stagnate and the underground parts of the plants do not rot.
Spraying plants - benefits and harms
Some flowers require care such as spraying. Among other things, this removes dusty deposits from the leaves. In flowers with a large leaf plate, dust is washed off with a moistened soft cloth. But it would be a mistake to perform these techniques at a time when the greens are brightly lit by the sun's rays - this leads to burns. While the sultry summer moisture-loving plants watered both in the morning and in the evening, and spraying is carried out in the afternoon, when the sun is not so hot. Spraying is also useful for increasing the humidity of the surrounding air. For the same purpose, wide flat containers with water, pallets with moistened expanded clay or moss can be placed near pots with flowers.Now, while the snow is not going to melt yet, you can stock up plenty of melt water for watering seedlings. How necessary is it? No matter what they say that you can water seedlings with anything - and tap water, and boiled, "meticulous botanists" are already stocking snow water: seeds germinate better in such water, plants (including indoor plants) can be safely sprayed with it, and the most important thing is that it is most useful to water young seedlings with snow water, at least for the first stages of its cultivation (heated, of course!).
Watching nature, you might notice how well plants respond to "water from the sky" - rain or melt. In some way, this soft water subtly differs from tap water. Painfully lush greenery grows after the rains. And in the spring, when everything gets wet from melt water, the seeds lying on the surface in a mixture of silt and humus find themselves in the best conditions for germination - they hatch together.
The question arises about the quality of snow water, if snow is collected within the city: does such water contain poisonous substances harmful to our seeds - salts of heavy metals, etc.? Generally speaking, if there is a danger of poisoning, then only not for plants: concentrations are too low (grass does not suffer after snowmelt!). And if you collect the top, whitest layer of snow, preferably freshly fallen, with a minimum of dust, and if you do it somewhere in the park, away from dirty roads, then everything will be fine. Firstly, I once tested the quality of melt water on fish - they survived in it and even multiplied; secondly, plants are incomparably more resistant to pollution: after all, even near the tracks themselves, where salt and soot fly from under the wheels, grass still grows ... So snow water is unlikely to harm the seeds, but it will definitely help them .
How much snow water to store? I stock up for 1-2 months. In my experience, for the first month of growing seedlings - this is when we have trays and pots with low seedlings - for the whole, say, March or April, two plastic tubs of 15-20 liters were enough, enough for a whole glazed loggia filled with seedlings, since it humid air, the earth dries out slowly, besides, many trays are covered with a film. Of course, in May, the tops already evaporate so much that we have to switch to tap water, but we spend the most crucial period, when it is important to maintain stable soil conditions, with soft water. The difference between snow water is that it is almost distilled and does not change the composition of the soil after watering, while hard tap water is actually a solution of salts, and with frequent watering, salts accumulate in the soil.
For those who have relatively few seedlings, a bucket of (plastic) melted snow water will last for a long time. To do this, you will have to bring home several packs of snow.
Preparatory measures to retain moisture on the site
Melt water has a greater physiological activity and stimulates plant growth. Therefore, in the spring it is necessary to hold the snow on the site. When it begins to melt, the ground will still be frozen, and therefore the water will drain into the ruts and into neighboring areas.
Knowing the features of the site, it is necessary in the fall to start building barriers and embankments from the ground or improvised materials. Places where streams form should be marked in advance, observing the streams of melt water in the spring.
How to keep moisture in the area
It is recommended that these areas be covered to prevent washout. fertile soil. To do this, you should plant green manure (bent grass, bluegrass) on the territory of the plant, root system which will retain moisture in the soil in spring and serve as natural fertilizer.
Barriers, which are made around the perimeter of the entire site at a distance of several meters from each other, will help save melt water in the spring. You just need to trample down the snow, creating an artificial barrier to streams. If the slope of the site is small, then the distance between the barriers can be increased. Snow on the site should be sprinkled with ash - this will help it melt faster and absorb water.
No less effective is the technique of dry irrigation of the territory. When the moisture is completely gone, and the soil dries up, you should loosen the upper crustal layer of the earth with a rake, or a cultivator, a few centimeters deep. This procedure will significantly reduce the rate of evaporation of moisture and retain it in the soil.
When the snow in the garden has not yet melted, it is worth taking care of fruit trees. Experienced gardeners it is recommended to mulch the near-stem circles with manure, humus, sawdust and peat - this will slow down the process of snow melting and contribute to uniform moistening. The mulch can be covered with black sheeting to prevent evaporation. Mulching material will rot over time and serve as fertilizer for plants in the future.
How to collect melt water for irrigation
Young, still fragile seedlings need careful care and proper watering. When using hard water, heavy salts accumulate in the soil, which contributes to its hardening and reduces air permeability. That is why young fragile sprouts need to be watered with melt water, which has a high biological activity.
To grow healthy seedlings, stock up in advance necessary quantity liquids. You can use melt water made from snow. In cold winter blizzards, you only need to collect clean, only fallen snow in containers, such as barrels, tamp well and put in a warm place. A few buckets of this water is enough for the entire seedling season.
Preparation of melt water for seedlings at home
If the winter was not snowy, or you do not have the opportunity to visit country cottage area, soft and highly active melt water can be obtained at home.
- Fill a metal container with plain water or plastic bottle(in the second case, you need to leave some free space for the expansion of the frozen liquid). Ice must be thawed at room temperature;
- To remove all impurities from the water, it is recommended to use Plastic container. When the first ice crust appears on the surface, it should be removed (it contains the largest amount of harmful substances and deuterium). After complete freezing, the block must be removed from the container and rinsed. cold water This will make the ice transparent. White color testifies to poor quality water. Then melt at room temperature;
- It is believed that water that has gone through the entire cycle of the natural cycle (evaporation, cooling, freezing, thawing) imposes the greatest natural energy and ideal for watering plants. To prepare it, it is necessary to heat the liquid to 90ºС, preventing boiling. Then the water must be quickly cooled and frozen. Such ice should be thawed at room temperature.
You can store melt water for irrigation in buckets or in large capacity with lid. Do not worry about its stagnation or deterioration, such a liquid can be stored throughout the entire period of growing seedlings.
Outcome
Keeping moisture in the area will help young plants develop, and you will save time on watering. Having provided seedlings with melt water, grow healthy and strong seedlings, later they will be less demanding to care for, and will delight you with a good harvest.
Now, when the snow covered the earth, it's time to pamper your green pets with melted snow water. Snow (however, like rain) water is much more useful than chlorinated from the water supply, which must be well settled before use.
The benefits of melt water for plants
* When watering with melted snow water, the growth and development of plants is significantly accelerated. The most susceptible to such attention from flower growers are begonias, ferns, pelargoniums, primroses, and cyclamens. At the same time, flowering is more abundant, its period increases, and the color of the petals becomes noticeably brighter.
* Melt water does not saline the earth. When moistening the soil with water directly from the tap, a white coating often appears on the surface of the soil and along the sides of the pots, which is harmful to flowers. As an alternative to melted water - water from nearby rivers and ponds.
If only tap water is available for irrigation, it must be defended for a day to minimize the negative effect of chlorine and lime on plants.
You can also freeze tap water. It is convenient to do this in the pelvis. The first ice that forms around the edges is discarded. The freezing of the remaining water is carried out to such an extent that approximately half of the volume of the ice remains in liquid form. The ice is broken, unfrozen water is drained - it is no longer useful. And melt water is used for irrigation.
Watering temperature
Even melt water can cause significant damage to plants if it is not allowed to warm up to room temperature. To do this, the liquid must be kept indoors for several hours at the temperature at which the flowers are kept. It is optimal if, when watering, it even turns out to be a few degrees higher than the thermometer shows. To do this, the watering can can be held near the heater or placed on the radiator.
At the same time, watering with warm water of those plants that like keeping in cool rooms is excluded. For example, azalea. These include flowers that are dormant in winter. With such a mistake, the stems and roots will begin to rot, and the plants that hibernate with foliage will begin to shed their green robe.
The season also matters when choosing the time of watering flowers. In the summer months, soil moistening is best done in the evening. This is due to the fact that less moisture evaporates from the soil during the night. In autumn and winter, flowers are watered in the morning so that the water does not stagnate and the underground parts of the plants do not rot.
spraying
Many flowers respond well to foliar spraying. But it would be a mistake to perform this technique at a time when the greenery is brightly lit by the sun's rays - this leads to burns.
In the hot summer, moisture-loving plants are watered both in the morning and in the evening, and spraying is carried out in the afternoon, when the sun is not so hot.
Spraying is also useful for increasing the humidity of the surrounding air. For the same purpose, wide flat containers with water, pallets with moistened expanded clay or moss can be placed near pots with flowers.