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Without competent and timely fertilizing, it is impossible to grow a good harvest in the garden beds. Therefore, universal preparations, suitable for most garden crops, stimulating plant development, increasing productivity and improving the quality of fruits, are always in demand by summer residents. Instructions for using the Mag-Bor fertilizer, its composition and reviews from gardeners confirm that the product meets all these criteria.
Composition of Mag-Bor fertilizer
Mag-Bor is a complex universal fertilizer suitable for any crops on a personal plot, ornamental or fruit-bearing. It contains the three most important microelements for plants - calcium, magnesium and boron.This is respectively 39%, 8% and 0.05% of the total mass of fertilizer.
Manufacturer of fertilizer – LLC “Agrovit”
The fertilizer is small white crystals packaged in 100 and 200 g. The powder from the opened package must be used completely - it is very hygroscopic. Once saturated with moisture, it almost loses its effectiveness. Water vapor can “leak” even through sealed packaging, so it must be stored in a place with low air humidity.
Principle of operation
Even if a gardener neglects complex fertilizers, he almost always practices fertilizing with humus or nitrogen-containing preparations. As a result, its concentration in the soil increases, which leads to soil acidification. High pH interferes with the normal development of the root system and the absorption of other macro- and microelements from the soil by plants; accordingly, they suffer from nutritional deficiency, which negatively affects their growth, development and, ultimately, productivity.
The product not only restores the lack of calcium, magnesium and boron in the soil, which affects the volume and quality of the crop, but also neutralizes the increased acidity of the substrate, restoring the optimal pH for most plants.
Fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer restores soil quality damaged due to improper use of agrochemicals
In what cases is it used?
Fertilizer is used in case of deficiency in the soil of one of the microelements included in its composition. Plants signal such a shortage by a change in appearance.
Calcium deficiency
The deficiency of calcium contained in the Mag-Bor fertilizer negatively affects the root system. With its shortage, it seems that the plants lose their tone and wither for no reason, although they are provided with competent care. But if you dig them out of the soil, negative changes become obvious - thin “hairs” stop forming on the roots, which are “responsible” for the absorption of nutrients.
In addition, the calcium contained in the fertilizer helps to “balance” the flow of other microelements into plant tissue, especially aluminum and manganese. They mainly “pull” them out of acidic soils, and when “overdosed”, these substances turn into toxins for garden crops.
Calcium is concentrated mainly in the above-ground parts of plants (leaves and shoots). Therefore, if there is a deficiency, foliar fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer is recommended. There is practically no calcium in fruits, but it stimulates metabolism and enzymatic activity, has a beneficial effect on the development of ovaries, and prevents the appearance of barren flowers.
If nothing is done to replenish calcium deficiency, the roots turn into a solid slimy mass, turn black and rot.
Magnesium deficiency
Magnesium is a trace element vital for photosynthesis. It is found in high (about 10%) concentration in chlorophyll molecules.If it is deficient, the plant loses its ability to absorb nitrogen and phosphorus. As a result, it looks weak and painful, the shoots become thinner, the leaves become smaller, lose their tone and gradually turn yellow between the veins.
It is obvious that such garden crops do not have the strength for normal growth and development. Therefore, you can’t count on a good harvest. The fruits (if they set at all) turn out small, deformed, and the taste suffers greatly. Such specimens will not produce high-quality seeds.
With a lack of magnesium, the immunity, cold resistance and decorative properties of the plant suffer simultaneously.
Boron deficiency
Boron is a microelement, and if it is deficient, the plant cannot absorb calcium and magnesium normally. It is necessary for the formation of growth points, buds and fruit ovaries, the production of phytohormones and photosynthesis, and the “transport” of nutrients through plant tissues.
Boron deficiency is most often observed in alkaline and “heavy” soils. Also, the need for more frequent fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer provokes the gardener to neglect the application of nitrogen.
Boron “starvation” of plants is very noticeable:
- growing points turn black, dry out and die;
- the stems crack, shorten, the intervals between “nodes” decrease;
- the leaves turn yellow, curl up, and dry out at the edges;
- root development almost stops;
- buds, flower petals and ovaries fall off;
- the fruits become smaller and deformed.
In case of microelement deficiency, both root and foliar fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer will be effective
When to fertilize
Fertilizing can be done both in spring and autumn. In the first case, it ensures the normal development of garden crops throughout the season, which ultimately has a positive effect on their productivity. In the second, it increases frost resistance and activates the process of formation of growth points and flower buds for the next season.
Methods of application
Gardeners practice root and foliar fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer, but the second option is more effective and provides the desired result faster. Magnesium, calcium and boron accumulate in the leaves and shoots of the plant; by spraying, the gardener immediately delivers them “to the address”.
Root feeding with Mag-Boron
When root feeding, the fertilizer is distributed over the bed, flowerbed, and trunk circle in dry form. The approximate consumption rate is 8-10 g/m². For greater uniformity, it is recommended to pre-mix the crystals with fine sand. Immediately after this, the soil is loosened well and watered abundantly.
Plants “accept” Mag-Bor fertilizer only in the form of a solution
Foliar treatment with Mag-Boron
Foliar fertilizing with fertilizer is carried out only after the plants have completely leafed out. For the procedure, be sure to choose a cool, cloudy, windless day.The leaves (front and back) and shoots of the plant are sprayed as evenly as possible with the liquid.
The best time for processing is early morning or late evening
Instructions for use of Mag-Bor
The methods and best time to apply fertilizer vary for different garden crops. Therefore, in order for fertilizing to be as beneficial as possible for plants, you need to first study the instructions.
Mag-Boron for tomatoes
You can use Mag-Bor fertilizer for tomatoes already at the stage of growing seedlings, 7-10 days before transferring them to the garden bed. Root feeding will speed up the adaptation of plants in a new place and their resistance to negative weather conditions.
Next, spraying the tomatoes with a Mag-Bor fertilizer solution (25 g per 10 liters of water) is carried out three times:
- 15-20 days after planting in the ground;
- during flowering (Mag-Bor for tomatoes is especially important when the weather is not conducive to the activity of pollinating insects);
- after the formation of fruit ovaries.
When planting tomato seeds in open ground, they are first “dusted” with a mixture of 10 g of fertilizer and 50 g of talc
Mag-Bor for cucumbers
Cucumbers are susceptible to fungal and other diseases; when grown in open ground, they are sensitive to any weather changes. Fertilizer feeding has a positive effect on their immunity and endurance, and also solves the problem of falling ovaries.During the season, Mag-Bor is used for cucumbers in the greenhouse three times:
- in the phase of the second true leaf;
- at the stage of bud formation;
- after the formation of ovaries.
Feeding cucumbers with Mag-Bor fertilizer helps maintain normal air exchange and improves the absorption of potassium and phosphorus
Mag-Boron for potatoes
The use of Mag-bor fertilizer for potatoes is advisable even before planting. Tubers “powdered” with it immediately before planting in the garden demonstrate better germination and do not suffer from low temperatures.
Watering with a fertilizer solution after the appearance of mass shoots and spraying during flowering and 10-12 days after it is an effective prevention of scab and other fungal diseases. This fertilizing helps to increase productivity, the tubers are more “starchy” and nutritious, and have a rich taste.
A bucket (10 l) of Mag-Bor fertilizer solution is enough to treat 3-4 m² of potato beds
Mag-Boron for garlic
For garlic, it is useful to soak in a solution of Mag-Bor fertilizer for a day before planting (1.5-2 g per 5 l). At the stage of active growth of feathers and at the beginning of the formation of heads, foliar feeding is carried out with a product of a higher concentration (8-10 g per 10 l).
Fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer effectively drives away the onion fly from onion and garlic plantings
Mag-Bor for peppers and eggplants
Peppers and eggplants are in the same Solanaceae family as tomatoes.Fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer is carried out according to a similar scheme. The concentration of the solution and its effect also do not change.
Mag-Boron for beets
The fertilizer can be used to feed any type of beet - table, sugar or fodder. The microelements it contains contribute to:
- increasing sugar content;
- formation of a strong core;
- increasing size and increasing nutritional value (this is especially valuable for root varieties).
During the season, beets are fed three times:
- in the phase of the 3rd-4th true leaf;
- after the formation of root crops;
- about a month before harvest.
Mag-Bor fertilizer must be diluted in a concentration of 25 g per 10 liters of water, the consumption is the same as for potatoes. The first feeding is root, the rest are foliar.
Using a similar scheme, you can feed not only beets, but also other root crops with Mag-Bor fertilizer
Mag-Bor for strawberries and raspberries
Mag-Bor for garden strawberries, raspberries, currants, and other berry bushes begins to be used in the third season, counting from planting, when they begin to bear fruit en masse. Accordingly, the dose of nutrients they consume increases sharply.
Bushes and strawberries are sprayed with a solution of Mag-Bor fertilizer immediately after the leaves finally bloom, during flowering and at the stage of formation of fruit ovaries. After waiting a month after harvesting, root fertilizing is carried out (solution concentration - 20-25 g per 10 l). Using a similar scheme, you can use Mag-Bor fertilizer for fruit trees.
Fertilizing has a positive effect on the volume and quality of the harvest, and the external presentation of the berries.But during fruiting, Mag-Bor is not used to fertilize strawberries and other crops so that they do not accumulate trace elements in too high a concentration.
Mag-Bor for grapes
Grapes immediately react to boron “starvation” by drying out and dying off the tops of the vines, and late blooming of flower buds. For prevention, starting from the 3-4th year after planting in the ground, foliar fertilizing with Mag-Bor fertilizer is carried out - on the finally blossoming leaves, during flowering and after the formation of the ovaries, 2-3 weeks after harvesting.
Mag-Bor for roses and other flowers
Mag-Bor fertilizer is used mainly for flowering perennials. With annual fertilizing, roses, peonies, dahlias, clematis, and rhododendrons show their decorative potential to the fullest. They are distinguished by their larger size, brightly colored petals, and rich aroma. Flowering becomes more abundant and longer.
At the beginning and end of the growing season, perennials are watered with a solution of Mag-Bor fertilizer (25 g per 10 l). During the budding stage and after the first “wave” of flowering, foliar feeding is carried out.
For annual flowers it is difficult to choose the concentration of Mag-Bor fertilizer
Mag-Bor for conifers
Conifers need magnesium, boron, iron and sulfur for normal growth and development. When they are deficient, plants, due to “failures” in the process of photosynthesis, become much more sensitive to temperature changes, lack or excess of moisture, and frost. The needles lose their color saturation, the branches become bald.
During the season, two root feedings are enough - in the last ten days of May (when coniferous trees develop most actively) and at the junction of August-September (for normal wintering). The concentration of the solution is 10-15 g per 10 l.
The consumption of Mag-Bor fertilizer depends on the size of the coniferous plant
Conclusion
The instructions for using Mag-Bor fertilizer indicate that this is an almost universal product that provides plants with vital microelements. They are necessary for the normal development of conifers and flowering perennials, berry bushes, grapevines, vegetables and root crops. Gardeners who regularly use Mag-Bor fertilizer note an increase in the volume and improvement in the quality of the harvest, greater decorativeness and abundant flowering of plants.
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