Useful application of our neem and garden products in autumn
With the following tips, you can prepare your plants and soil for the cold season in the best possible way and create the best conditions for the next gardening season in autumn:
Neem Press Cake
Neem press cake is mainly used as an organic compound fertiliser and to keep unwanted soil-borne insects and nematodes away from plants. In autumn, neem press cake also prevents insects from nesting in the soil, which otherwise often burrow into the surroundings of host plants during hibernation.
Application:
The Neem press cake is spread finely over harvested areas, tree sheaths, under bushes and on mown lawns or meadows. Use a small handful per square metre (approx. 30 g) and then work it in lightly with a rake.
Mildew Combipack Plus
Mildew Combi Pack Plus contains three harmonised components: Neem oil & Rimulgan, sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) and Lebermooser. Used together, they produce numerous synergy effects with a wide range of effects. The plants are strengthened against spring-blooming pathogens such as fungi and bacterioses and harmful insects are deterred. The neem oil acts as an adhesive and forms a fine film on the leaf surfaces, giving the plants a splendid leaf shine.
Application:
Depending on the plant, use between 0.5 and 1 % of the respective components dissolved in water. One or two applications in autumn reduce the infestation of numerous pests and diseases in the following spring. It is particularly successful in preventing the dreaded powdery or downy mildew from overwintering on the host plant.
Brisiacum Herbal Tree Coating
Brisiacum herb tree coating is a kind of second skin that protects the plant from frost damage and prevents disease germs and pest larvae from nesting in its bark and overwintering there. The clay minerals and herbs it contains are washed away during the winter and nourish the plant.
Application:
The powder is stirred into water, swells and is applied to the trunk and stronger branches with a medium-hard tassel. The ideal time for application is autumn, as this protects trees and shrubs from frost and the infestation of harmful organisms in the bark. For particularly sensitive varieties, the process should be repeated at the end of winter to protect them from late frost.
Mycorrhiza
Mycorrhiza is a fungal microorganism that occurs naturally in all soils. The mycorrhizal fungi connect with the fine roots of the plants and enter into a lifelong symbiosis with them. They permeate the soil with their hyphae and thus increase the catchment area of the plant roots many times over. In this way, they supply the plants with nutrients and water, and in return receive plant-produced metabolic products for their nutrition.
Application:
- Mycorrhiza is applied once when planting. It is important that the microorganisms reach the roots directly. Either stir the powder thoroughly into water, stirring frequently to prevent settling, or sprinkle the powder directly onto the well-watered root ball or root.
- Transplanting young plants: Sprinkle 1 to 2 level teaspoons of mycorrhiza per plant on the side of the well-watered root ball when planting.
- Planting or replanting trees or shrubs: Either sprinkle mycorrhiza to the side of the well-watered root ball or mix it with a little plant soil and use it to fill in the side of the plant hole. This allows the fine roots growing at the side to quickly come into contact with mycorrhiza. Water thoroughly after planting.
- Application quantities: up to 4 L root ball 75 g, up to 8 L 150 g and up to 40 L 300 g
