How to feed a pear in autumn so that there is a good harvest
There are pears in literally every garden. But in order to have a good harvest, and the pear can bear fruit, you need to make a little effort, including feeding the tree in a timely manner in the fall. This will not only increase the tree's immunity to various diseases, but also directly affect the taste and appearance of the fruit. In our article we will talk about what the autumn feeding of a pear is, what its feature is.
Why is pear autumn feeding
Autumn top dressing will allow the tree to replenish the spent useful microelements for the entire growing season, while giving strength to withstand the unfavorable drop in temperature in winter.
In the process of fruiting, the pear loses a lot of strength and additional nutrition becomes simply necessary for it. This is not just an opportunity to significantly increase the immunity of a plant, but a guarantee of a successful wintering and a good harvest next season.
Does the yield of the tree depend on the fertilizing introduced in the fall?
The yield of a pear fully depends on its condition, the creation of optimal growth conditions and, of course, on the availability of the required amount of micronutrients necessary for fruiting. To get a good harvest, it is recommended to properly fertilize the plant in the fall.
Top dressing is performed in the area of the pre-trunk circle... These manipulations should be started after complete collection of the fruits, when a third of the foliage has already turned yellow.
You can already feed the tree in the second year growth. You don't need to do this earlier. But this is only on condition that the right amount of fertilizer was introduced into the hole during planting. Such a complex of nutrients is just enough for a couple of years. Well, and then you need to feed the pear.
Features of fertilization in autumn
In order for the pear to move normally after hibernation, it is recommended to master all the intricacies of autumn feeding. After all, the lack of useful microelements is as dangerous as their excess. You need to know the "golden mean". If the tree lacks food, it will be difficult to recover after winter, and if there is a lot, it will wake up early. What if spring frosts? This is also not good.
It is worth performing the primary autumn fertilization in September, immediately after harvest. In this case, it is better to use potassium and phosphorus-containing fertilizers. The procedure will allow the wood to develop properly and provide buds for the winter.
The later you feed the plant, the less time it has to prepare for wintering.
As soon as all the foliage has fallen and you have pruned the old branches, you can proceed to the second stage of autumn feeding. Here you can use fertilizers with boric acid, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and copper. The main thing, so that there is no nitrogen - this will prevent the tree from falling asleep normally before wintering.
Another important point: it is necessary water abundantly tree before winter. To do this, you need two buckets of water for each pear.
Top dressing schedule
Any fruit tree, including a pear, needs to get the right amount of nutrients on time.Otherwise, you can forget about a good harvest and tasty fruits.
- The first time you need to feed the pear immediately after hibernation... Fertilizers need nitrogen, and it is important to water the plant well.
- Then it is worth fertilizing the pear as soon as it appears first flowers... Fertilizers should be nitrogenous.
- Mineral fertilizers are used in autumn, when the harvest was harvested and the leaves began to fall off little by little.
When there is a drought on the street, it is recommended to use foliar application nutrients. Since in the usual way, trace elements are unlikely to reach the root system. In this case, exclusively organic substances are used by spraying the crowns after sunset.
How to fertilize a pear tree before winter
There are a huge number of fertilizers that can be used to feed the pear. But when, how and in what quantity to use certain complexes, how to fertilize them, we will talk later in our article.
Organic fertilizers
You can use organic matter to feed the pear, but it is best to do it in spring time... Practice shows that organics give the best effect at this particular time. Whereas in the fall you should pay attention to the mineral complexes.
Mineral
Correct autumn top dressing is the use of mineral fertilizers. You can buy them at any specialty store, or you can create them yourself. Let's consider one option in more detail below.
For mineral feeding, it is necessary to dissolve one tablespoon in ten liters of water. potassium chloride and two tablespoons superphosphate... It is recommended to apply the solution not under the barrel, but in the pre-barrel circle.
Folk remedies
If we are talking about folk methods of feeding pears and other fruit trees in the fall, then you can use wood ash... To do this, for each square meter of digging, you need to evenly distribute about 150 g of ash.
The depth of the bookmark must be within 0.1-0.2 m... It is recommended to use this fertilizer for both mature trees and young seedlings.
It is important to remember to mulch the trees after applying water and fertilizer. In this case, you can use peat, rotted humus or pine bark... The main thing is that mulch will allow you to retain moisture at the roots of the tree for a long time, at the same time giving it the opportunity for some more time to feed on useful microelements in the soil.
Compliance with simple rules and regular care will make your garden as fruitful as possible, and delicious fruits with little or no investment. Fertilization costs are insignificant.
Moreover, you can always use folk nutrients and recipes at hand. There are many of them. The garden will always thank a good owner with a large and tasty harvest.
