Every gardener knows well that he will not reach a large crop without careful fertilization. In short, plants need nutrition for both growth and for the formation and subsequent ripening of the fruit. But what if the summer fails as we would imagine?
Most advice and recommendations on the correct fertilization are based on the logical assumption of the warm and the sun full of summer. But not everyone will succeed “according to tables”. So how do we treat the plants when the holiday months are not much different from the turn of September and October – in short, if the summer is rather cold and rainy?
Do not fertilize unnecessarily
This time we do not have to worry about as actively as ever, the plants have enough but still Fruits ripen only with the greatest strain of all strength. Many therefore reach for fertilizer, thinking that they will give the garden missing vitality. A good will cannot be denied to anyone, but unfortunately the result will be rather the opposite. in a cold summer It can harm the plants more than a momentary lack of nutrients.
Be careful for nitrogen
How is it possible? Not very successful summer does not support neither photosynthesis nor plants metabolism to the extent, like a sky without a cloud full of sun rays. Plants then do not manage to process the supplied nutrients, and if a larger number of nutrients begin to accumulate in the soil – especially when fertilizing nitrogen, we can slowly say goodbye to the crop.
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More harm than good
As we know, it is nitrogen that promotes the production of green matter, both stems and leaves. His doses that are higher than the plant able to process without problems then lead to rapid and unnatural growthwhen the mesh is not enough to strengthen the result will be poor: weak, “sticky” and low -resistant plants that consumed all the energy for unnecessary growth instead of devoting it to the ripening of the fruit. And we don’t want that.
Concentrate on the roots
Let’s look at how we should fertilize better in the cold summer and achieve the best results that poor conditions will allow us. The main thing is to concentrate on strengthening the root systemthat gives the basis for all other processes and increases plant vitality. Therefore, if you fertilize, concentrate almost exclusively on products with a higher phosphorus content. , which will be delivered to the plot (in a reasonable amount) at such moments, it will help ripen the rest of the crop.
Choose organic fertilizers
It is ideal to choose organic forms of fertilization from which nutrients are released more slowly. We can use compost, wood ash, or older cow manure. In addition to the nutrition of our green protectors, we will also help the soil to improve its structure, which will better cope with the excess of moisture.
Leaf fertilizers are more convenient
If you want plants over all the problems as effective as possible, choose in moments between rain leaf fertilizers. According to experienced gardeners, however, in this case it is advisable to use lower concentrations than on the packaging.
Plants accept nutrients quickly and do not over -fertilize the soil. This is another problem of fertilization with higher doses in unfavorable conditions. Substances, leaching at a higher speed from the root zone, can pollute the groundwater. The key to the correct procedure is therefore to understand these principles, caution and consideration not only for fertilized plants, but also to nature.
