Does currant need ash in winter: what to do with valuable fertilizer
Wood ash is a natural phosphorus-potassium fertilizer that contains many useful microelements and promotes the development and fruiting of plants.
Summer residents have especially a lot of this “good stuff” in winter, notes Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication “BelNovosti”, agronomist and landscape designer.
And there is nothing surprising about this, because in the cold season, owners of private houses heat their stoves with wood, and as a result, a large amount of ash is formed.
To ensure that the fertilizer does not go to waste, many gardeners and vegetable growers have developed the habit of scattering ash under certain crops, in particular, under currants.
Unfortunately, we have to admit that the efforts made are useless, because in winter, feeding currants with wood ash is impractical.
The whole point is that when the snow melts, all the nutrients will be washed out of the soil.
It is best to collect the ash and store it until spring, when, after a period of dormancy, the currants will begin to actively absorb nutrients.
The optimal time for fertilizing with wood ash is the end of March and April. If you apply ash at this time, you will be able to provide the currant with the necessary amount of nutrients during the period of active growth and fruiting.
Earlier, the expert spoke about a fertilizer that is 5 times better than manure.
