How to feed honeysuckle in spring

First feeding of honeysuckle in spring

For the first time, it is necessary to fertilize the ground with mineral fertilizers before planting a bush (this will be the first feeding of honeysuckle). The land for planting must be dug up with peat.

This is done in the spring and fall. In the spring, nitrogen components are introduced, and in the fall - phosphorus and potash fertilizers.

Spring feeding of honeysuckle: types of feeding

Honeysuckle is a delicious, healthy berry. During the entire period of its growth, it is necessary to feed it.

In the summer, it is necessary to neutralize the ground so that the honeysuckle grows healthy. To do this, pour the honeysuckle with a solution from one bucket of water and one liter of ash.

Mineral fertilizers

Feeding honeysuckle with nitrogen -10-15 grams per square meter is done in mid-April. before the first buds appear.

There are three types of nitrogen fertilizers:

• ammonium;
• nitrate;
• nitrite.

Ammonium nitrogen does not accumulate in the terrestrial parts of the honeysuckle.
Nitrates and nitrites affect the slower absorption of potassium and phosphorus, and also reduce the thickness of the root.

Experienced gardeners advise feeding with ammonium nitrate in the spring. Proportion: 30 grams per shrub.
Fertilizer should be added to wet soil.
After flowering, it is necessary to fertilize with phosphorus-potassium substances.

Phosphoric feeding honeysuckle in spring: 10-15 grams per square meter.
Once every three years, honeysuckle needs potassium supplementation. Potash fertilizer consumption: 15 grams per square meter.

If some defects of the bush are noticed, then you need to make additional feeding with microelements: zinc, chlorine, bromine, molybdenum or manganese.

You can feed with a solution that contains the entire complex of the listed microelements. Use according to the instructions attached to the package.

Organic fertilizers: These fertilizers are long lasting. It is not recommended to add them to the ground more than once every 3-4 years. Of organic fertilizers, manure, compost, humus are most often used. Manure is applied from a ratio of 1 to 6, that is, one part of manure is diluted in six parts of water, compost - from a ratio of 1:10, and Humus - consumption per bush is from 7 to 10 kg.

Top dressing of honeysuckle in spring: useful video

In the process of decomposition of the mulch, honeysuckle also receives a sufficient amount of nitrogen. For mulch, straw or shredded grass is suitable. Mulch is placed on the ground around the bush.