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For those who want to get tons of apples year after year: here's what you need to feed the trees with in the spring - you'll be exhausted harvesting in the summer
23.02.2024 16:17
To ensure that the apple harvest is always large and the fruits are large and tasty, the trees must be fed with special fertilizers in the spring.
According to the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , the results of a correctly and timely carried out procedure will certainly please any gardener.
For feeding, you can use both organic and mineral fertilizers, as well as complex fertilizers.
Organic fertilizers
Of the organic fertilizers for spring feeding of apple trees, the most effective are:
• humus;
• peat;
• chicken manure;
• manure.
Mineral compositions
Of the mineral fertilizers, the following are best suited for spring feeding of trees:
• phosphorus;
• nitrogen;
• potassium.
Complex fertilizers
Of the complex fertilizers, the ideal option for feeding apple trees in the spring will be organo-mineral ones, which include all the necessary nutrients for trees during this period.
How to feed apple trees in spring
Now we will name the best, from the point of view of experienced gardeners, mineral and complex fertilizers that are suitable for spring feeding of apple trees.
Of the potassium fertilizers, preference should be given to potassium chloride and potassium sulfate. Of the phosphorus fertilizers, superphosphate or double superphosphate would be an excellent option. If we talk about nitrogen fertilizers, it is recommended to use urea, ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate.
Of the complex mineral fertilizers, you can use nitroammophos and nitrophoska, which contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Finally, when choosing from a mixture of organic and mineral fertilizers, opt for a fertilizer made from peat and superphosphate.
Earlier, the expert told how to make high beds correctly.
