Feeding gooseberries: how to fertilize, how to water properly in summer and autumn

Gooseberries are valued for their taste and he alth benefits. Proper care of the shrub contributes to long-term fruiting: one bush can produce a stable crop for 20 years. Those who grow fruit and berry crops are well aware that gooseberries need regular feeding.

The value of fertilizing when growing gooseberries

Feeding is especially necessary for the "northern grapes" because of the long growth in one place. The soil under the bushes is not completely renewed, so the lack of additional nutrients can adversely affect the growth of the bush and its further fruiting.

The lack of additional fertilizer leads to noticeable consequences:

shredding fruits;
decrease in frost resistance;
leaf wilt;
drying of the ovaries.

In addition, stable growth depletes the plant, it needs the supply of auxiliary funds to restore strength.

Fertilization methods

According to the options for applying top dressings to the soil, they are divided into several types:

main (includes nutrition before planting, digging and loosening);
presowing (produced during direct planting, deepened with a seedling or shed after soil compaction);
regular (root and foliar, during the growing season).

Foliar

Methods of applying nutrients using spray guns, special devices. Such methods allow you to quickly bring aids to the bush. They are recommended for problems with the root system.

Key Benefits:

helps increase fruiting rates;
leads to the development of leaves, the appearance of ovaries;
Success of foliar feeding increases under adverse weather conditions.

The main disadvantage is the low concentration of the nutrient in the treatment solution.

Under the root

Root fertilization is the main option used by summer residents and gardeners. It includes the application of liquid and dry forms of fertilizers.

Dignity:

improving soil quality;
adequate concentration of nutrients;
feeding the root system;
simple procedure.

Root top dressings are suitable for shrubs with a developed and intact root system.

Attention! An overdose of fertilizer when root feeding can burn the roots.

How to fertilize gooseberries and application rules

Gooseberry bushes are fed with mineral or organic fertilizers. Alternative methods are suitable that allow you to expand the list of nutrients.

Nitrogen

Among mineral dressings, nitrogen-containing complexes are in the first place. They are especially needed in the spring, when the shrub is actively growing and gaining color. Nitrogen affects the normalization of some processes:

green mass increase;
thickness of stems and leaf blades.

To saturate the soil with nitrogen use:

Ammonium sulfate. Helps to increase the protective forces of shrubs, affects the growth of green mass. Fertilizer is produced in granular or liquid form. Its advantages include rapid dilution with water, short assimilation times and noticeable performance indicators.

Important! Ammonium sulfate increases soil acidity.

Ammonium nitrate. Performs 2 functions at the same time: saturates the soil and affects the growth of the bush. It is easy to dilute, process, and non-toxic. There is a risk of leaf scorch if overdosed.
Carbamide or urea. Fertilizer is universal. It is used to improve soil performance, improve bush he alth and during pest control.

Phosphoric

Phosphorus is applied to the soil in spring and autumn. Phosphorus is necessary for the plant to form the trunk, the development of the root system. Usage is possible in the form:

phosphate rock;
superphosphates;
double action superphosphates.

Phosphorite flour is a crumb obtained as a result of grinding rocks of a certain type. For absorption, it is mixed with the soil along with other acid-type fertilizers. This method is used 1 time for 5 years.

Superphosphates are the most common fertilizer for gooseberries, they are applied to the soil at any time during the growing season. They can be mixed with humus or applied separately.

Double superphosphates are produced in granular form. When applied, they are mixed with substances that increase digestibility.

Potash

Gooseberries especially need potassium. It is applied at the onset of a period of active bud development, flowering and berry formation.

Most requested drugs:

potassium sulfate;
potassium s alt.

As part of potassium sulfate there are impurities of other useful minerals: potassium and magnesium. The fertilizer is sold as a loose white powder, it is applied to the soil dry or as part of a solution.

Often the need for potassium supplements is dictated by an analysis of the appearance of gooseberry bushes, a lack of potassium is indicated:

yellowing of leaves;
appearance of brown spots on leaf plates;
dry spots on the edges of the plates;

Complex

Unlike single-component, complex complexes can solve several problems at once. Gooseberries need complex feeding during the ripening of the berries, as well as during the period when the shrub comes out of the sleep phase.

Complexes that gooseberries love:

Nitrophoska. Contains the main minerals: nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus.
Ammophos. Contains phosphorus and nitrogen, suitable for soils that have lost nutrients.

Organic

Organic is the name given to top dressing of natural origin. These include:

compost;
manure;
humus;
bird droppings.

Organic contains a variety of minerals, improves soil quality. For 1 gooseberry bush, 10 liters of organic matter is enough.

Solutions are prepared according to the general formulas:

manure: 1 kilogram per 7 liters of water;
compost: 1 kilogram per 4 liters of water;
humus: 1 kilogram per 5 liters of water;
litter: 1 kilogram per 12 liters of water.

Folk remedies for feeding bushes

Many gardeners believe that chemistry is harmful to plants, and feed gooseberries with home-made compounds.

Infusion of potato peels. 1 kilogram of cleanings insist in 10 liters of boiling water for 3 days.
Banana infusion. 5 bananas are cut into pieces, insisted in 10 liters of boiling water. This blend promotes potassium replenishment.
Ash. Bushes are sprayed with a solution of wood ash in the spring, it protects the bush from insect parasites. This is the most effective of folk methods.
Eggshell. The shell is crushed, the resulting powder is mixed with the soil before watering. For one bush, 50 grams of powder is enough. The powder helps to reduce the acidity of the soil, making its structure lighter.
Yeast. Raw yeast, 1 kilogram in volume, is diluted in 5 liters of warm water. This solution is watered shrub. It is customary to combine yeast top dressing with tillage with wood ash. This is done in order to return the potassium washed out by the yeast to the soil.
Green infusion. Nettle is used for it. 5 kilograms of nettles are poured into 10 liters of water and insisted for a week. 10 parts of pure water are added to the resulting infusion and the shrub is treated with a sprayer.

How to feed gooseberries: a monthly feeding scheme

The introduction of aids is directly dependent on the time of year. Each period of vegetation development has its own characteristics.

Spring

The spring period is characterized by intensive growth, so nitrogen is an essential component of fertilizers.

Ammonium sulfate; urea; litter;

Period	Feeding
March	Potassium sulfate; manure.
April	manure.
may	urea.

Summer

Gooseberries are preparing for fruiting and need potassium and phosphorus.

Types of fertilizersJune· urea; manure;

Month
	Potassium sulfate; superphosphate.
july	wood ash.
August	manure.

Autumn

The autumn period is characterized by the fact that the bush needs additional minerals to restore strength. They are introduced according to a certain scheme.

September

Potassium sulphate;

superphosphate.

October

organic fertilizers

Nuances of fertilizing bushes

To grow a strong shrub that can consistently bear fruit, it is recommended to provide supplementary nutrition with nutrients not only during flowering, fruiting, but also when planting a seedling. For this, complex mixtures are used.

When planting shrubs

The prepared pit is fertilized with a mixture based on:

peat;
superphosphate;
potassium sulfate;
wood ash;
humus.

The mixture is thoroughly mixed with the main soil, then a depression is made, a seedling is placed.

When flowering and fruiting

During flowering and fruit set, additional procedures are carried out. Only root top dressing is used, foliar treatment during the ripening period of berries for gooseberries is excluded. Manure is dissolved in water in a ratio of 1:10, furrows are carefully shed around the bush.

As a folk remedy, use a solution of whey or kefir.

How to water gooseberries correctly for a good harvest

Irrigation is important for gooseberries. It is watered under the root, so that the water fills the hole. After watering the next day, the soil is gently loosened.