What fertilizer is best for carrots to get a good harvest?

27.02.2023 02:30

Carrot
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To get a good carrot harvest, you need to apply fertilizers during its growth.

You can feed carrots by preparing this fertilizer

Ingredients:
• saltpeter - 25 grams;
• superphosphate - 30 grams;
• potassium salt - 30 grams.

Directions for use:
• Dissolve all ingredients in 10 liters of clean water and treat the carrots.
• The second and third feeding of carrots with this solution can be done in the next three weeks.
• Treatment is carried out after sunset in the evening, after thoroughly watering the garden bed, or when there has been heavy rain.
• Carrots also respond well to organic fertilizers such as rotted animal manure and peat, applying approximately 10 kg of fertilizer per 1 square meter.

Useful tips

Take advantage of the good advice from our gardeners for a better carrot harvest.
• Choose a well-lit and well-ventilated place for growing carrots.
• Water plants only with warm water heated by the sun.
• Alternate traditional fertilizers with folk remedies such as whey, onion peel infusion, dry or pressed baker's yeast.
• If you take good care of carrots, you can get a rich and high-quality carrot harvest.

Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor