Fertilizer for strawberries
Organic and mineral fertilizers for strawberries help to increase the yield and improve the taste of berries. There are generally accepted recommendations for the use of these fertilizers.
Strawberry care should be carried out throughout the growth period. In early spring, the soil is fed with mullein water infusion, wood ash, and bird droppings. They are applied evenly, in small doses.
Complex chlorine-free fertilizer is used as mineral unit fertilizers. Its main components are nitrogen and potassium, which are necessary for the plant during its growth. The presence of potassium in the complex fertilizer helps to increase productivity and protects strawberry bushes from various diseases and the influence of insect pests. Nitrogen provides the plant with the necessary reserve of strength for unhindered growth and fruitful fruiting.
The main advantages and benefits of spring feeding strawberries with mineral fertilizers:
- You can feed strawberries on any soil;
- After fertilizing the soil, the yield increases;
- Resistance to diseases and pests, as well as an increase in the size of the fruit;
- Acceleration of flowering and fruiting period due to the accumulation of essential vitamins and sugars.
This type of fertilizer is introduced for strawberries when planting no more than 30 g. After application to the soil, it is recommended to dig up and plant a strawberry bush in a fed place. Then you should water the plant a little. In early spring, when the last snow has just melted, it is necessary to apply from 20 to 30 grams / 1 m2 of area, and after flowering - about 15 g / m2.
What fertilizers are needed for strawberries?
Growing strawberries is an interesting and painstaking process that requires appropriate knowledge in the use of certain types of nutrients. So what fertilizers are needed for strawberries:
Organic fertilizer for strawberries
Compost talker. It is created from rotted grass and compost (remnants of spoiled vegetables and fruits, various types of waste, food remnants, leaves), by mixing with water. It is used for watering the soil, while the remains of the solution remain on the surface in the form of mulch in small islands.
Slurry. This type of fertilizer is made on the basis of 1 liter. slurry / 8 l. water. Then it is insisted for several days so that the mixture becomes liquid. After readiness, you can add fertilizer to strawberries. Watering must be done so that the mixture does not fall on the leaves of the plant, as this can lead to its burnout.
Dung humus. It is used to create a solution of fully decomposed excrement and pet bedding, with water. Dung humus is used as a fertilizer for strawberries in the fall after harvest, and before planting strawberry bushes in the spring. The solution has a beneficial effect on the root system. Dung humus remains on the soil surface in the form of mulch.
Chicken litter (bird)... The concentrate of this organic fertilizer can be purchased at the store, or it can be diluted at home with water in proportions of 10x1. The resulting solution needs to stand for about two days. After the substance is infused, you need to pour it into the soil so as not to get on the leaves.
It is important to know! A concentrated solution using poultry manure contains a large amount of nitrogen. Summer residents need to be careful and use it with a sense of proportion and according to the recommendations for use.
Humate substance (contains potassium and sodium). This fertilizer is spread between rows of strawberry bushes on dry rotten grass or hay. It improves the palatability of strawberries and reduces the capacity of nitrates. Humate is made from the extraction of peat, silt, manure, plant residues. Sold in powder form in specialized gardening stores.
Wood ash... Excellent organic fertilizer, which is a worthy replacement for mineral fertilizers superphosphate and potassium salt. It is applied in the form of a powder and is crumbled with the calculation of 150g / 1m2 of area. You can also use it as a liquid (half a liter of water / 50g. Ash), each bush is watered separately.
Mineral fertilizers for strawberries
Mineral fertilizers strawberries are needed in the same way as natural organic fertilizers. They will promote rapid plant growth and increased yields. For this, ammonium sulfate, urea, ammonium or sodium nitrate (nitrogen fertilizers) are used.
This kind of fertilizer is needed to achieve a high-quality harvest (berries become large, red, bulk). Urea It dissolves easily in water, so one tablespoon of urea per 10 liters of water is enough.
Fertilize strawberries for the first time in early spring. Pour in 0.5 liters / bush.
Fertilizing strawberries after harvest
Strawberry fruits appear relatively early. The full harvest ends in June. Usually, after this process, the bushes are very weak. It is necessary to apply fertilizer to feed the life of plants.
Before supporting strawberry bushes with fertilizers, it is necessary to remove dry shoots and yellowed leaves, and also replace poorly fruiting bushes with new ones.
A good fertilizer after harvest is a mullein ammonium solution (2 tablespoons of ammonium and 2 cups of mullein / 10 liters of water). Strawberries are added with this solution (0.5 liters under each bush).
After a certain period, the soil needs to be fed with wood ash powder, scattering about 200 grams / 1m2.
Nettle fertilizer will also have a positive effect on the nutrition of the strawberry plant after harvesting. It is prepared from cut nettle shoots and boiling water. The entire composition is poured into a container and infused for 3 days. Such biofertilizer is poured into the soil throughout the entire area of the strawberry plantation.
Well, the best fertilizer for strawberries is a complex organic fertilizer - bean green manure and manure. This compound will provide the plant with sufficient support nutrients. It can be effectively used together with complex mineral fertilizers.
Following all the recommendations for the use of basic fertilizers for strawberries, you can get a good result, increasing the yield several times.