After picking strawberries, you need to feed them. What fertilizer to apply and how exactly to do it
After picking strawberries, you need to feed them. During this period, flower stalks are laid for the future harvest of berries.
Fertilizing strawberry bushes
Fertilizing should be done after heavy rain or it is good to water the strawberry bed yourself with warm water from a watering can.
In hot weather, it is watered after fertilizing. In August, it is not advisable to fertilize strawberries with nitrogen fertilizers, as this can reduce their winter hardiness and they can freeze.
At this time, it is necessary to use phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.
Prepare the following solution:
In 10 liters of water, dilute 15 grams of potassium sulfate and 20 grams of superphosphate. This solution is designed for 1 square meter of the plot.
Before preparing the solution, you need to pour superphosphate granules with warm water for 10-12 hours and leave it until completely dissolved.
It is necessary to water the plants between the rows early in the morning. It is allowed to scatter and mix with the soil a mixture consisting of potassium sulfate and superphosphate.
Next, the soil needs to be watered well.
There are also other options for feeding strawberry bushes after fruiting.
Infusion with organic fertilizer
Take animal humus and wood ash. Dilute the humus in 10 liters of water in proportions of 1:10 and add 100 grams of ash to it.
Water the plants with this solution only at the roots, the consumption rate per 1 square meter is 10 liters of solution.
You can add 30 grams of superphosphate to this fertilizer.
Use these simple and affordable recipes to feed your strawberries.
This way, it will be able to prepare well for winter and produce a rich harvest of tasty and healthy berries next year.
