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What to water strawberries with during flowering? A recipe for effective feeding – you will harvest before your neighbors
15.05.2024 11:02
If you know what and when to fertilize strawberries, you can start harvesting earlier than usual.
A folk fertilizer recipe that is absolutely harmless to the harvest will help in this regard.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how and what to feed strawberries during flowering.
Recipe for effective feeding
To prepare the fertilizer you will need:
- boric acid - ½ tsp;
- potassium permanganate on the tip of a knife;
- iodine - 10 drops;
- ammonia - 2 tbsp;
- water - 10 liters.
The ingredients are mixed until completely dissolved.
How it works
Boric acid is necessary for berry setting and overall yield.
Potassium permanganate and ammonia help fight diseases and pests.
Iodine is necessary for the absorption of certain substances from the soil.
How to use
The fertilizer is applied in May and is applied three times with an interval of 5 days. Summer residents claim that after the fertilizer both the flowering and fruiting of the berry bush improves.
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