Cherry is a tree that gives the sweetest fruits. But, like any other fruit tree, a cherry requires fertilizing with fertilizers to further delight in a high and delicious harvest. However, inexperienced gardeners about this procedure may have questions. Therefore, we will talk about the feeding of cherries.
Fertilizing cherries in spring
The very first feeding for the cherry is carried out during the active vegetation period, that is, in the spring. At this time, it needs fertilizers with a nitrogenous composition, which contribute to the formation of a lush branched crown with a lot of leaves, a lush root system, a bookmark of color buds and, subsequently, fruits. Agree, all this directly contributes to the receipt of an excellent harvest in the summer!
So, in the spring, preferably in the beginning - the middle of April, root top dressing is carried out. To do this, the soil of the root canopy must be carefully weeded and loosened. After that, the ground surface is sprinkled with ammonium nitrate on the crown projection in the amount of 20-30 g per square meter. Then the soil should be watered abundantly (in a volume of not less than 1 bucket).
If your tree grows slowly, the crown develops weakly, apply at that time and foliar top dressing of cherries. Fertilizers are prepared as follows: in a bucket of water for 10 liters you need to dilute 20 g of urea. The resulting mixture is sprayed onto the crown. Adding cherries after flowering, too, will not be superfluous if you are determined to harvest a perfect crop. The same nitrogen fertilizers, fertilizer "Ideal" or "Berry" are used.
Fertilizing cherry in summer
In the summer, the introduction of fertilizers is a guarantee that in the next year in your garden there will be again a lot of delicious fruits. The top dressing of the cherry is performed after fruiting. The top dressing is applied in liquid form - in 10 liters of water it is necessary to dilute 3 tablespoons of superphosphate and 2 tablespoons of potassium chloride.
Cherry top dressing in autumn
Adding cherries in autumn is recommended in case you for any reason could not bring fertilizers immediately after fruiting to ensure that your cherry and the next year pleased with a stable harvest. We use organic fertilizers (3 kg per 1 sq. M.) And mineral fertilizers (3 tablespoons of superphosphate and 1.5 tablespoons of potassium chloride). You need to bring fertilizers in September. Later time will turn for a cherry increase in sap flow, because of what the fruit tree will suffer in the winter.