What is the best fertilizer for chives?

Fertilizing time for chives

When planting chives, the proportion of fertilizer should be diverse and balanced. If no or little potassium fertilizer is applied, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium will be seriously unbalanced, resulting in reduced chive yield, poor quality and reduced economic benefits.

What fertilizer to use for chives

Chives need to be given sufficient base fertilizer, with more than 1,000 kg of expanded and decomposed chicken manure or 3,000 kg of finely crushed and decomposed organic fertilizer applied per mu. The manure should be made into boxes 1.5 meters wide and 8-10 meters long with drainage ditches around them.

Fertilization method for chives

Before sowing chives, 20% of the nitrogen and potassium fertilizers and all the phosphorus fertilizers need to be mixed and spread as base fertilizer and deeply plowed into the soil. The remaining 80% of the nitrogen and potassium fertilizers should be used as topdressing, and should be applied twice in mid-September and mid-to-late October.

Notes on fertilizing chives

During the planting process of chives, most people apply nitrogen fertilizer, and ignore the application of phosphorus, potassium fertilizer and trace elements. During the growth process of chives, the nitrogen fertilizer and potassium fertilizer it needs are actually almost equal in quantity. Therefore, when adding organic fertilizer, pay attention to increasing the amount of potassium fertilizer.