Fertilizing strawberries

Strawberry - a berry that is loved by both adults and children. I would eat strawberries all year round, but there are hardly enough frozen ones in the refrigerator until the end of summer. If you have the desire and opportunity, you can try grow this crop indoors under special conditions and enjoys fresh fruits in the winter cold. But this is already a matter for seasoned gardeners. All I have to do is stock it up at the height of the season.

If you want to eat strawberries, you'll have to have some too. feed. It is recommended to do this three times a year. Entire works have been written about fertilizing this popular berry, and special studies have also been conducted on this matter. The fact is that on different soils, strawberries may react differently to fertilizing. Sometimes incorrect fertilizer, instead of stimulating, on the contrary, inhibits the growth and development of plants.

In order not to go into details, I will say only one thing - as a result of research, it turned out to be the most effective and universal complex mineral fertilizer. Before planting, you can fill the soil with manure or legume green manure.

How to feed strawberries in spring? They say it gives good results fractional application of nitrogen fertilizers in March. This makes the berries larger. And if repeat the procedure after harvesting – then the number of fruits will increase. Note for those interested: there is nitrogen in wood ash, which is sprinkled on the ground around the plant while loosening the soil.

Fans of traditional recipes also have their own way of feeding strawberries. They pour warm water into a bucket of nettles and leave for about a week. This infusion is used to water the bushes at the stage of their formation and after the entire harvest has been harvested.