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Gardeners use potassium humate for strawberries as a fertilizer that can enrich the soil and saturate the plants with the necessary elements. The substance has been known since the middle of the last century and during this time has established itself as environmentally friendly, and even capable of neutralizing chemicals and poisons that have entered the soil. It is necessary to use it correctly and comply with application deadlines.
Nitrogen fertilizers and humate create ideal soil acidity for berries - with 5.5 pH
Is it possible to water strawberries with potassium humate?
By eating dead organic matter, worms and various microorganisms release waste products into the environment. This is the basis of humus. After humic acids are treated with alkalis, potassium humate is obtained, which acts as a growth and development stimulator. The effect on berry bushes is the same as that of hormones and enzymes, but somewhat milder, and their form is natural. For this reason, watering strawberries with potassium humate is carried out in order to feed them, improve soil composition and increase fertility.
Why fertilize strawberries with potassium humate
The drug is most often produced in the form of a black powder or aqueous concentrate. It is prepared from peat or coal using alkaline reactions in the form of well-purified substances or containing ballast substances. When applied to strawberries, potassium humate has a number of effects:
- Prevents plants from absorbing toxins, nitrates and heavy metals.
- Stimulates the formation of nutrients in the soil.
- Activates the formation of whiskers and rosettes.
- Helps restore berry bushes weakened after winter or drought.
- Smoothes out the effects of stress.
- Improves the process of photosynthesis by increasing the area of leaf plates.
- Accelerates flowering and fruiting.
- Improves the quality of berries by increasing the percentage of sugars and vitamins.
- Guarantees the environmental purity of the final product.
Treatment must be stopped 14 days before harvest.
How to dilute and water strawberries with potassium humate
To feed strawberries with humate during and after fruiting, it is necessary to properly dilute the product. This is easier to do if it is in liquid form. To maintain the dosage, use a measuring cup or cap. In order for the expected effect of the drug to coincide with the result obtained, a number of rules must be observed:
- The recommended dose must be followed exactly, since exceeding the norm can result in plant oppression, and a deficiency can result in a complete lack of reaction.
- Before processing, the soil is thoroughly cleared of weeds so that they do not take away the nutrients intended for the strawberry bushes.
- It is recommended to add compost or other organic fertilizers along with the product.
- Before and after treatment, plants are provided with proper care and protection from diseases and pests.
- When using fertilizer, you must follow safety and personal hygiene rules and use hand protection.
The last fertilizing increases the plant’s resistance to cold and frost.
How to water strawberries with potassium humate during flowering and fruiting
The first feeding is carried out in early spring, after the appearance of young leaves. Foliar treatment allows you to positively influence the formation of leaf mass, which grows quickly, receiving the necessary substances. The optimal time is after the main watering, in the evening or early in the morning.
To prepare the solution, take a glass of ash and dilute it in a bucket of hot water. After cooling, add 20 ml of potassium humate and water the plants with the resulting infusion. The prepared fertilizer contains all the necessary micro- and macroelements.
You can use a ready-made fertilizer, florhumate for strawberries, which is recommended to be diluted according to the attached instructions - take 5-20 ml of the drug per 1 liter of water. Spraying is carried out up to five times during the growing season at intervals of a week.
Treatment of strawberries with potassium humate after fruiting
After the berries are harvested, the plants need complex nutrition. In order for the leaves to be renewed, the root system to actively grow and the formation of flower buds to occur, in the second half of summer and autumn, potassium humate is necessary for strawberries.Phosphorus ensures next year's harvest, potassium helps prepare plants for winter - store all the necessary elements for nutrition, obtain sugars for frost resistance and increase the immunity of berry bushes.
Conclusion
Using potassium humate for strawberries, gardeners have the opportunity to grow an environmentally friendly, high-quality product. Organomineral fertilizer has a beneficial effect on berry crops, accelerating growth, increasing immunity and increasing yield. Improving soil quality is an additional bonus obtained by cultivating plants.
