What fertilizer is best for jujube trees?

Date tree fertilization time

It is generally better to fertilize jujube trees in spring and autumn each year, but autumn is better. The earlier the time, the better the effect. The specific time is about mid-to-late October to the end of November, and it can be carried out together with soil improvement.

What fertilizer to use for jujube trees

If you want to apply base fertilizer to jujube trees, it is generally more appropriate to use organic fertilizer. It is best to use nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer, which can ensure that the plants have sufficient nutrients and promote rapid growth of the plants.

Top dressing for jujube trees needs to be done twice. The first time is when the buds sprout, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, and urea and a certain amount of phosphorus fertilizer and boron fertilizer should also be applied. The second time is when the fruits are young, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, with an appropriate amount of nitrogen fertilizer, which can promote fruit enlargement and increase yield.

It is better to apply quick-acting nitrogen fertilizer after harvesting the fruits of the jujube tree, which can help the plant recover quickly and be beneficial for growth in the next year. Urea and potassium dihydrogen phosphate can also be used.

Fertilization method for jujube trees

If you want to apply basal fertilizer to the jujube trees, you can use the strip fertilization method. Dig strip trenches 50 cm deep and wide along one side of the tree row 60-80 cm away from the trunk, apply straw and other materials at the bottom, then mix various fertilizers with the topsoil and fill it in. Fill it with subsoil and water it.

Precautions for fertilizing jujube trees

When fertilizing the jujube trees, you should pay attention to the fact that autumn fertilization is best completed before mid-September. If it is completed later, the jujube roots will stop growing and have poor ability to absorb fertilizer. In addition, when applying farmyard manure as base fertilizer, it must be applied deeply and used in combination with a certain proportion of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, so that the effect will be better.