Preparing "breakfast" for sweet peppers in open ground: 3 options for the first feeding

17.06.2024 21:48

Without good feeding you can't count on a rich harvest.

All experienced gardeners who do not forget to feed their plants in June know this. This is a kind of "breakfast" for crops that are just gaining strength for active growth.

The expert of the online publication TUT NOVOSTI, agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , spoke about the first top dressing for peppers in open ground.

Sweet peppers in June respond well to 3 types of fertilizing. You can choose any of them and apply it now.

Fertilizer for sweet peppers

The plant responds well to an aqueous solution of rotted manure (1:5) or bird droppings (1:20).

Pepper
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In the second case, you can use a mixture of urea and superphosphate - 10 g of each product per 10 liters of water.

The third option consists of three components. These are ammonium nitrate, potassium sulfate and superphosphate - 15 g, 25 g and 30 g respectively per 10 liters of water.

The application rate for one plant is 1 liter. But before that, you need to make sure that the soil is moist.

Earlier we talked about June feeding for cucumbers.

Dmitry Bobrov Author: Dmitry Bobrov Editor of Internet resources

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / HERE NEWS