Seed dressing

Since early spring, flower growers and summer residents begin to prepare for the summer season. Namely, to sow seeds on seedlings. Growing flowers using seedlings is used to grow annual plants that love heat, and also for early flowering of ordinary cold-resistant flowers. In order for the sprout to form at the time of disembarkation into the open ground, it is necessary to plant the seeds no later than April. And best of all in March. Proper and timely care, regular watering and dressing of seedlings are also very important. About fertilizers for seedlings, we will speak in this article.

Varieties of fertilizers

To determine what to fertilize seedlings, you need to first understand what kinds of feeding exist:

  1. Mineral fertilizers. They have a balanced complex of useful nutrients necessary for plants in the period of active development. In specialized stores such preparations can be found in two versions: liquid and granules. At a price granular top dresses win from liquid, and to cook them, following instructions on the package, is very simple. But ready-made solutions help to save time and observe the correct dosage.
  2. Organomineral fertilizers. Such a dressing for seedlings combines nutrient solutions of salts and components of organic origin, namely humic peat additives .
  3. Organic fertilizers. To this class of fertilizing can be attributed all the variety of "folk" fertilizers. Their main advantage is that cooking will not require much effort and time. The most popular among gardeners are: yeast fertilizer for seedlings, a solution with the addition of wood ash, mullein infusion or chicken manure . It is possible to prepare and combined top dressing containing several organic substances simultaneously. It's very easy to do this. In 10 liters of water dilute 10 g of dry yeast, half a liter of extract from chicken manure and a solution of wood ash and 5 tablespoons of sugar. Received Concentrate before application to seedlings should be diluted with water in a proportion of 1:10.

Feeding rules

Now that you know how to fertilize the seedlings of flowers, you can talk about how to do it right.

It is best to feed the seedlings in the morning, so that by the evening, when the temperature has dropped, the soil has dried up. If the land around the seedling is dry, then it is necessary to first water the plant and wait until the water is absorbed and then apply fertilizer. Useful substances are better absorbed when the root system has access to oxygen. Therefore, do not forget to periodically gently loosen the soil, trying not to damage the roots.