Kemira fertilizer: types and composition, instructions for use and dosage

Most vegetable growers, both professional and amateurs, know about Kemira fertilizer. It is readily used in fields and household plots. Consider the types of fertilizers, composition, application according to the instructions, when they can be applied, dosage and consumption. Is it possible to combine fertilizers with other means, how and where to store, what can be replaced in the fields and in household plots.

Composition, release form and varieties of universal top dressing

Kemira produces a line of complex granular, powder and liquid fertilizers enriched with microelements. Since 2011, products have been manufactured under the Fertika brand. It is intended for use in agriculture and private household plots.

The line includes both universal mixtures that can be used to feed almost all crops, and special ones - for feeding a group of plants with similar nutritional requests.

Kemira Lux

Fertilizer in powder for seedlings, vegetables and flowers, including indoor ones. Composition: NPK.16-20-27 and trace elements (iron, boron, copper, manganese) in a form available to crops.

"Kemira Lux" effectively feeds plants, both those that grow on street beds, and in pots.

Stimulates bud formation, prolongs flowering, brightens leaf and flower color, increases yield.

"Kemira Universal"

As the name implies, this is a universal fertilizer, that is, it can be used to fertilize all crops."Universal" - organomineral mixture with the formula NPK 8:8:8 + humate 18% and trace elements. Available in granules, in containers of 0.5 and 0.9 kg and in bags of 2.5 kg. Can be used in garden beds and greenhouses, prepare a solution for drip irrigation systems.

Fertika

Ingredients: NPK 18:9:11 and trace elements, no chlorine. Granules are packed in bags of 2, 5 and 1 kg. "Fertik for flowers" is intended for feeding roses, peonies, chrysanthemums, clematis and other garden flowers. Extends the flowering period and enlarges the inflorescences, making them brighter.

"Kemira Autumn"

Composition: NPK 4.8:20.8:31.3 and trace elements. Available in granules, in packages of 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 kg. It is recommended to apply under fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, when planting bulbous crops. Provides excellent survival of seedlings, helps to form a powerful root system.Improves the rooting of flower bulbs and their development. Promotes the ripening of shoots, strengthens and prepares plants for overwintering, improves the development of fruit buds.

Kemira Hydro

Fertilizer in liquid form, composition: NPK 6.4:11:31 and 9 trace elements. Nitrogen in nitrate form, no chlorine. Created for fertilizing plants in open and closed ground. Quickly dissolves in water, can be watered under the root and prepared for spraying crops.

Kemira Combi

Ingredients: NPK 14:11:25 + 9 trace elements, nitrogen in carbamide form. Produced in pink powder, in bags of 25 kg. It is used as a solution for root and foliar feeding of fruit trees and vegetables. "Combi" can be used on alkaline soils for acidification.

Advantages and disadvantages of Kemira

The advantages of Kemira fertilizers are expressed in:

• tangible increase in yields;
• strengthening resistance to fungi and viruses, temperature extremes;
• no chlorine and heavy metals in the composition;
• universality, thanks to which they can be used for all crops in any conditions;
• balanced composition, thanks to which there is neither a shortage nor an overabundance of elements.

The fertilizer has no significant drawbacks.

Instructions for use

The manufacturer gives information about the dosage and consumption of funds on the package. To get the maximum effect from the fertilizer, you need to follow the rules for its application.

When to fertilize?

As the main top dressing - in spring or autumn, when digging beds. In spring - before planting, in autumn - after harvesting and plant residues. If for top dressing, then 2 or 3 times per season, usually before the start of the growing season, after flowering and in the middle of the fruit ripening period (a break of 10-20 days). If necessary, if the plants are deficient in nutrition, you can carry out 1 additional top dressing during the summer.

How much?

For the main application, you need to take 40-50 g of granules per square meter. m or 10-15 g in each hole. For top dressing - 15-50 g per sq. m. For irrigation, the same amount of granules is dissolved in 10 liters of water.

Fertilizer Precautions

All varieties of "Kemira" are non-toxic to humans, animals and bees. The granules and solution can be irritating to the skin, so gloves should be used to protect hands.It is also recommended to wear a respirator and goggles, although this is not required. After work, wash your face and hands, wash off drops of the solution if they get on the skin.

After adding dry granules to the soil, you need to water the beds so that the granules dissolve. This rule applies to fertilizing during the season, if the granules are applied during soil preparation, no watering is necessary.

Compatibility with other substances

You can mix "Kemira" with pesticides and other fertilizers, but it's better to use them separately. All species are quite nutritious and contain trace elements, so you do not need to make additional nutrition. But, if it is necessary to carry out pesticide treatment along with top dressing, you should first check the overall compatibility of the drugs. To do this, in a small container, mix a little solution of granules and another drug. If they do not react with each other, the temperature, color, consistency of the liquid will remain the same, you can start mixing the entire volume.

Storage rules

In the factory undamaged and well-closed packages "Kemira" can be stored for 5 years. If there is a diluted solution, then its shelf life is very short - 1 day. It must be used immediately so that no residue remains, dissolve as much as necessary to be used up throughout the working day.

The conditions for successful storage are as follows: keep the bags in a dark and always dry place with good ventilation. Next to the fertilizer, you can keep any agricultural products, preparations for protection, growth stimulants.

Substitutes for Kemira

In agricultural and private plots, you can replace this product with fertilizers "YaraMila Complex 12-11-18", "Valagro Master", "Krista MKR", "Growth concentrate universal", " Crystalon, Grogrin, Megafol, Partner, Osmocote. The composition of all drugs is different, as well as the dosage, the scheme of application.

"Kemira" is a well-known and popular fertilizer, thanks to a well-developed line consisting of different types, you can choose exactly the one that is most suitable for the needs of plants.To ensure complete nutrition of plants, it is enough to use only this fertilizer. It contains the main nutrients and essential trace elements, so it gradually saturates the plants throughout the time from one feeding to the next.

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