In general, the trees are fed in the spring. But gardeners say that in autumn fertilizers are also important. In particular, this applies to apple and pear. Before podkormit for the winter pear, you need to choose the right type of feeding. Some of them help the tree to winter, others are designed to prevent pests.
When do I need to feed a pear?
You can fertilize twice. Approximately till the middle of September, nitrogen fertilizing is allowed. If you continue to apply nitrogen, the trees will not have time to prepare for frost. But mineral supplements are only welcome.
When it will be necessary to feed the pear a second time, we will use peat, humus. This mixture covers the area around the tree and prevents the roots from freezing. And due to the gradual transition of fertilizer to the soil, all the nutrients pear will receive just in the spring.
How to fertilize a pear in the fall?
Now let's move on to the list of tips, how to feed the pear in the autumn, where the recipes of gardeners are painted:
- in a 10-liter bucket, mix a tablespoon of potassium chloride, and two spoons of superphosphate, then dilute with water and water near the tree circle (this solution is calculated per square meter);
- sometimes a simple solution, than you can fertilize the pear, become 150 g of wood ash (ashes are made during digging to a depth of 10 cm, also calculation per square meter);
- ash can also be used for spraying a tree, it is bred in water and boiled, and then diluted and processed by plants;
- an interesting option than advise to fertilize a pear in the fall, a solution of salt (in a bucket a glass of salt is planted, this is a good solution for spraying a plant to avoid the appearance of pests);
- and finally, a win-win solution, than to feed a pear in the autumn before frost, is to mulch the holes with the dumped manure and peat.