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Strawberries are very demanding on fertilizers, but also respond to their application with high yields. This berry is especially fond of organic matter. Strawberry chicken manure is a favorite fertilizer. But it should be made, strictly observing the rules and regulations.
Is it possible to fertilize strawberries with chicken droppings
The effectiveness of such an additive can hardly be overestimated, because a culture does not react so quickly to any other fertilizer: the result is noticeable literally after half a month. This effect is explained by the unique chemical composition of this organic substance, which contains a large amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and other useful elements. Another advantage is that these elements have the ability to gradually take the form necessary for their assimilation by plants, so the fertilizer lasts a long time.
Before you feed the strawberries with chicken droppings, you need to learn the basic rule:
Firstly, this product contains uric acid, which can burn out the roots of any plant. Secondly, this fertilizer is so high concentration that undiluted it will destroy all plantings.
Is it possible to fertilize strawberries with chicken droppings
To reduce the amount of corrosive substances, it is laid out in an open place and dried, stirring regularly. Dried chicken manure can be used to make liquid and dry fertilizers.
When to feed chicken droppings
Since the excrement contains a lot of nitrogen, it is advisable to apply it in the spring. Nitrogen contributes to an increase in green mass, and spring is the time when the plant wakes up and grows, so stimulation of the formation of leaves and stems will come in handy. Such a top dressing is especially suitable for application to light soils; it is better to add droppings to loams in the fall. Since the nutrients of this organic compound are released slowly, one spring application for strawberries is enough until next year. Each gardener can decide for himself how to feed strawberries in spring with chicken droppings: by watering with a liquid substrate or by adding dry matter to the aisles.
The result of feeding in the form of juicy green tops will be noticeable after two weeks.
In the summer, during the flowering period, you can once again water the bushes with a weak infusion, and during fruiting, the strawberries are no longer watered.
In August, a period of increased foliage growth and flower buds for the next year begins again. At this time, nutrients from the soil have already been consumed and another top dressing is needed. It makes sense to use bird droppings for strawberries in the case when another fertilizer was applied in the spring, but you can fertilize a second time, just not in the form of liquid, but using compost based on droppings.
When to feed chicken droppings
When planting in autumn, feeding strawberries with chicken droppings is the best way to ensure a safe wintering for them. Dry fertilizer is added to the wells by mixing it with soil. This "long-lasting" fertilizer will gradually feed the plants without provoking rapid green growth before wintering.
How to properly prepare chicken dung for feeding strawberries
Fertilizers are liquid and dry. Dry include:
- Green compost obtained from the decomposition of plant debris and poultry droppings. It is most convenient to prepare such a mixture in the fall, by the spring it will be ready for use.
- Instead of grass, you can mix fertilizer with sawdust in a ratio of 1/3, the mass releases heat during rotting, this will evaporate the ammonia and the finished top dressing in the spring is boldly introduced into the aisles. Sawdust can be replaced with straw or peat.
- Not every summer resident has the opportunity to find chicken manure, but this is not necessary, ready-made mixtures in the form of granules based on it are on sale. They are safe and quite suitable for dry application and preparation of infusions.
Liquid fertilizers based on manure are used more often than dry fertilizers. The infusions are prepared as follows:
- Litter is mixed with settled water in equal amounts until a homogeneous mass is formed.
- The container is covered and left to stand in the shade.
- This mixture must be infused for a half month, before watering the plants, the infusion must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1/10.
Dried manure can be used to speed up the preparation of liquid feed. In total, a handful of the substance is diluted in a bucket of water and insisted for half an hour.
The addition of ash to it will help to disinfect the slurry. Only 2 kg per barrel can destroy the eggs of worms and harmful insects. In addition, ash will lower the acidity of the solution.
Correct consistency is important
On poultry farms, fertilizer is obtained by fermentation. Bird droppings, along with sawdust or other organic bedding, are piled up with enzymes added to speed up fermentation. In summer, a month is enough for the process, in winter - two. The resulting product is odorless, helminth eggs and weed seeds die in it.
How to deposit
You should know how to properly fertilize strawberries with chicken droppings. Here are the basic guidelines:
- The product is poured under the root, being careful not to splatter the foliage. If they get on the leaves, they are immediately washed with water, otherwise a burn may occur.
- The correct infusion should be of the color of a weak brew, a darker color will indicate an excess of concentration.
- You need to feed it with infusion after rain or watering on wet soil.
- Too often it is impossible to fertilize with organic matter, so as not to get an excess of green mass to the detriment of the crop.
In the fall, it is more expedient to fertilize the plantings with compost based on chicken manure, spreading it between rows. This will serve as biofuel for the roots and help get the berries early.
What is the best way to fertilize strawberries, cattle or poultry manure? In chicken, the content of almost all elements is higher than in cow, therefore, it requires a stronger breeding. For the working solution, the chicken infusion must be diluted in a ratio of 1/10 or even 1/15, and the cow can be 1/5.
It is not at all difficult to prepare a fertilizer based on chicken manure, and the effect of its use will delight any gardener.
