The strawberry harvest depends on many factors, such as the variety of berries, weather conditions, quality of care, etc. Gardeners pay special attention to spring feeding, because if the soil is well fertilized, the plants will grow well developed and produce a generous harvest. Let's look at the 6 most popular options for spring fertilizers for strawberries.
Herbal infusion
Fertilizing with herbal infusion is one of the most effective ways to increase the yield of berries. To prepare the infusion, you need to fill a 20-liter container with weeds without seeds and add water. Young nettle is best suited for these purposes. You can also add EM preparations (200 ml), ash (100-150 g) or compost (500 ml). Afterwards, you need to close the container with a lid and leave for 7-10 days, stirring the composition every other day. Dilute the finished infusion with water 1:10 and pour over the strawberries at the root (1-2 liters per bush).
Humus
To obtain humus, you need to take 1 liter of horse manure or 1 glass of chicken manure, add 10 liters of water and feed the plants at the rate of 1 liter of solution per strawberry bush. This is an affordable and effective option for spring feeding.
Yeast feeding
To prepare yeast-based fertilizer, take 1 kg of raw yeast and 1-2 tbsp for 5-6 liters of water. l. Sahara. All this needs to be thoroughly mixed and diluted in 120 liters of warm water, then left for a couple of hours. The result will be 125 liters of fertilizer. One bush of a berry plant needs 0.5 liters of liquid.
Feeding with iodine
With the help of iodine, you can not only feed strawberries, but also protect them from a number of diseases. For fertilizer you will need a bucket of water and 5-10 drops of iodine. This composition should be sprayed on strawberry bushes before flowering begins. It is recommended to carry out the procedure twice with an interval of 7-10 days.
Ash for feeding
Ash is a unique substance ideal for nourishing the soil. It contains bioavailable potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, boron and a number of other trace elements. In addition, soil fertilized with this substance quickly awakens from hibernation.
To obtain the fertilizer you will need 100-150 g of ash, which should be diluted in 1 liter of hot water and add another 9 liters of slightly warm water. Then water the plants - 1-1.5 liters of the composition should be consumed for each square meter of soil. The second option is to scatter dry ash at the rate of 100-150 g per square meter.
Dairy products
Slightly acidic soil is suitable for garden strawberries, from which we can conclude that fermented milk products can be an excellent option for feeding berry plants. Kefir, sour milk or whey are suitable for these purposes. You need to take any of these products and dilute them with water (1:2-4). For acidic soil you will need a weak solution, for alkaline soil - a concentrated one. The resulting composition should be poured into a garden sprayer and irrigated the berry bushes.
The listed feeding options help to achieve a high berry yield, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
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