What kind of fertilizer is good for plum tree base fertilizer? Base fertilizer fertilization method

Effect of base fertilizer on plum trees

The growing period of plum trees is relatively long, and its base fertilizer can provide sufficient nutrients for the plants during their growth. Generally, the base fertilizer for plum trees is applied around autumn every year.

How to apply base fertilizer to plum trees

1. Base fertilizer selection

The base fertilizer for plum trees is usually fully decomposed biological manure. Farmyard manure has a long effective period and can provide nutrients to the plants for a long time, which is beneficial to the growth of the plants and is not easy to cause fertilizer damage. Usually, the base fertilizer should be covered with soil to prevent the fertility from dissipating quickly.

2. Fertilization time

Base fertilizer is usually applied in autumn, which can improve the growth quality of plants more than fertilizing in other seasons. Applying base fertilizer in autumn can significantly improve the photosynthesis of plants, increase the storage of nutrients, and play a great role in the budding of plum trees in the following year, early spring flowering, and improving the cold resistance of plum trees.

How to apply base fertilizer to plum trees

1. The plum tree has different demands for nutrients and trace elements in different seasons, so the topdressing requirements are also different in each season.

2. In spring, most plum trees need to be fertilized every half a month or so when the branches and leaves are growing. Cake fertilizer should be used. Cake fertilizer contains a lot of nitrogen, which is very helpful for the growth of leaves and branches.

3. June in summer is the flower bud differentiation period of plum blossoms. At this time, in addition to cake fertilizer, you need to add an appropriate amount of bone meal, which can supplement phosphorus and potassium, which is very helpful for the differentiation of flower buds.

4. In autumn, around October, the growth of the plant's branches and leaves has basically stopped, and there is no need to add nitrogen fertilizer. At this time, only bone meal fertilizer can be applied.