During growth and fruiting, the apple tree actively draws nutrients from the soil, and during this period, you need to give the tree the most useful fertilizers in order to collect a large and healthy harvest.
For normal tree development and resistance to diseases, it is necessary to apply fertilizers throughout the growing season.
What to apply under an apple tree in spring
At this time, the trees wake up after a period of dormancy and grow intensively, buds and shoots develop – the foundation for the future harvest is laid.
Therefore, it is especially important to provide plants with adequate nutrition.
Apple trees require spring feeding, despite the fertile soil and fertilizers that are applied in the fall.
The soil under apple trees is fertilized with mineral and organic fertilizers, as well as a combination of both.
Spring fertilizing should be dominated by nitrogen, which plants need for accelerated growth and development of green mass.
Urea, ammonium nitrate, manure, lowland peat, and bird droppings are used to feed apple trees.
Timing of apple tree fertilizing
Trees can begin to be fed when young leaves and buds appear.
Two weeks after flowering, liquid fertilizers are added: 12 g of urea or 15 g of saltpeter per 10 liters of water.
To prepare organic fertilizer from manure (cow dung), rich in nitrogen, the ingredient is placed in a container and filled with water in a ratio of 1:3.
The infusion will be ready for use in 14 days, but do not forget to stir it periodically during this time. Before adding 1 liter of infusion is diluted with 10 liters of water.
Precautionary measures
Many gardeners praise folk fertilizers and suggest burying nails and small crowbars under the apple tree and threatening the tree with an axe.
Such methods practically do not work as natural fertilizers, and plants cannot absorb iron in this form, and salts may appear in the soil.
Use affordable and useful fertilizers that will not harm the tree, will nourish it with useful substances, and your apple tree will bear fruit for a long time.
