How to fertilize fruit trees in autumn?

Any normal gardener knows that the quality and quantity of the crop depends to a large extent on whether the soil contains enough nutrients. Considering that garden crops grow in one place for decades, they are able to pull out of the soil almost all the juices. Therefore, the fertilizing of fruit trees in autumn becomes extremely important.

Of course, there are two ways to carry out such activities: the use of organic or mineral fertilizers. Of course, all these works will give an optimal effect only if they are combined with agrotechnical and irrigation measures.

Optimum timing

To fertilize fruit trees in the fall was performed most effectively, you should know about the periods when it should generally be performed:

• In the spring, before the growth of shoots began;
• In autumn, until the end of their growth.

At other times, feeding will not only fail to produce the expected results, but may also be harmful. For example, "pumping" the soil with organic fertilizers at the time of pouring apples, it is quite possible to obtain fruits that are enriched not with vitamins, but with a bunch of nitrites.

By the way, today we will consider the "organic version", as any self-respecting producer of mineral fertilizers applies detailed instructions to its products. Manufacturers of manure (for obvious reasons) do not particularly bother with this ...

Process Features

In general, how is the feeding of fruit trees carried out in the autumn? The use of organic fertilizers is particularly justified in that they contain a lot of nitrogen. He, in turn, in large quantities goes to the formation of foliage. The introduction of manure in autumn is the most appropriate method of fertilization.

This is due to the fact that in it nutrients are in the form of complex organic compounds that become accessible to trees only after a couple of months. In addition, the fertilizing of fruit trees in autumn should in no case be carried out with fresh fertilizer, as this is fraught with burns of the root system.

Contribute humus regularly after the tree enters the active fruiting phase. Calculation of the amount of fertilizer required should be carried out based on the volume of the area: so, with a diameter of the trunks in two meters, you should fertilize three square meters. If the circle is equal to three squares, then seven is fertilized. In this case, the autumn fertilizing of fruit trees will give the maximum effect.

But the best result is still obtained when manure is introduced into the zone of maximum concentration of the root system of the plant; To do this, you need to outline the circle formed by the projection of the crown, then move away from its outer edge by 50 cm and dig about 15 equidistant pits. They fill with humus, it is spilled with water and covered with soil.

What is the frequency of top dressing? Everything depends on the soils: with their normal state, it is enough to make humus once every three years. If the soil is poor, then you need to do it annually. Note that when using mineral fertilizers together with humus, their dose should be cut by half.

Such fertilizing of fruit trees will give an excellent effect!