Honeysuckle - shrub, which grows delicious and healthy dark blue berries. The fruits are ripe big and healthy, you need to know how to feed the honeysuckle at each stage of its development in different seasons.
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dates feeding
The first time the soil should be fertilized before planting the bush. The land must be enriched with minerals (for this pre-need 2-3 years to grow plants, green manure). The soil, which will be planted honeysuckle, dig peat.
Fertilized plants 2 times a year: in spring and autumn. In the first case the feeding is added in a nitrogen containing components, the second - phosphate and potash substance.
In summer, during growth and development of the roots, is feeding a solution of 1 a bucket of water and 1 liter of ash. Using this method contributes to the neutral reaction of soil, which is essential for normal growth and development honeysuckle.
chemical fertilizers
In mid-April, there is an intensive growth of roots and shoots. At this time they need a substance which is composed of nitrogen. Feeding a given amount of 10-15 g per 1 m² and are made before the first buds.
Effect of nitrogen fertilizer determines their form, which is:
- ammonium;
- nitrate;
- nitrite.
Ammonium - the best kind of fertilizer they do not accumulate in the ground parts of the bush. The use of nitrates and nitrites promotes slower absorption of potassium and phosphorus, reduction in root thickness. Gardeners professionals recommend in the spring spend fertilizing with ammonium nitrate. Flow substances - 30 g per 1 bush. Agent is added in a pre-moistened earth. Phosphorus-potassium compound introduced after flowering. For growth and strengthen the roots in the ground add phosphoric fertilizer. Substances Ratio per 1 m - is the same as in the fertilizer nitrogen. 1 time in 3 years need makeup potassium; consumption of fertilizers - 15 g per 1 m.
At the wrong development of shoots, leaves and the withering away of the tops, or there are other defects in the plant needed to feed:
- zinc;
- chlorine;
- bromine;
- molybdenum;
- manganese.
Gardeners solution is also used, which contains the entire set of these trace elements. The drugs are added to the soil according to the instructions on the package.
organic fertilizers
Nutrients this type characterized by prolonged exposure to the properties provided to the plant; add them to the soil can be not more than 1 time in 3-4 years.
As fertilizer use honeysuckle:
- Manure. Is dissolved in a ratio of 1 part fertilizer and 6 - water.
- Compost.
- Bird droppings. Prepared in a ratio of added water component and 1:10.
- Humus.
The amount of fertilizer on the bush 1 is 7-10 kg. Humus and compost paid 1 time in 24 months. Their use helps to maintain an optimal level of moisture, increase the nutrient content and get more yield.
The required amount of nitrogen plant may receive during digestion mulch. For this purpose, well suited chopped straw or grass. Prepared fertilizer should be put on the soil around the bush and wait occur humus.
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