How to help strawberries after recurrent frosts: a recipe that has been tested for years

02.06.2024 20:25

After recurrent frosts, and indeed any other stressful situations, strawberries need special care.

According to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , plants experience severe stress at such moments, slow down their growth, get sick and can drop their ovaries.

To help strawberries recover, use biostimulants such as Epin, Fitovit or Zircon.

The best option, according to many summer residents, is "Zircon", since it simultaneously helps to recover from freezing and stimulates berries.

You can also use the following recipe - it has saved gardeners who found themselves in a similar situation more than once.

Strawberry
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You need to prepare a solution of 2 tablespoons of urea, 2 milliliters of Epin and 10 liters of water.

Add an adhesive such as green or tar soap.

Spray the plants with this solution, and in a week the strawberries will come back to life. Repeat the treatment in a couple of weeks – by the way, it can be used for cucumbers and tomatoes, reducing the dose of urea by half.

Earlier, the expert told how to make fertilizer from mown grass.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti