Can you sprinkle ash under a plum tree: many gardeners doubt it

10.05.2024 22:31

Some summer residents are afraid to feed plum trees with wood ash, and completely in vain.

This is an excellent fertilizer for plums. How to use it correctly, was told by the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti", scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

How to feed plums with ash

If it rains, you can scatter ash around the perimeter of the tree trunk circle and dig it into the soil.

In dry weather, fertilization is combined with watering. A liter of ash is poured with 10 liters of water, infused for a day, and watered.

As for the frequency of fertilization, you need to focus on the acidity of the soil.

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If the soil in the area is acidic, you can add ash at least every two weeks.

Earlier, the expert told how to water strawberries in order to harvest them in buckets.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti