According to the gardener, the carrots will grow small and tasteless, if you do not fertilize the earth after June 20.
“The second half of June and the beginning of July is an important line for the development of root crops and the size of the crop now depends on the correct top dressing,” the gardener said. “Carrots are moving from growth to the leaves to thickening of the roots, there is an active accumulation of keratin and sugars. It is at this moment that we use feeding from the ash.”
This fertilizer contains a lot of phosphorus and potassium, which are now needed carrots.
Cooking
- Dissolve 200 g of ash in 10 liters of water. Mix.
- Leave it overnight and strain.
- Add 0.5 tbsp. vinegar. Leave for 15 minutes.
Using top dressing
- Water carrots with a prepared solution in the evening, having previously moistened the soil.
- The consumption rate is 1 liter per 1 m² of carrots. After 14 days, repeat watering.
“This is a very good top dressing of carrots, especially after June 20 and this is the key to obtaining a quality crop, so do not miss this moment right now,” the author of the blog said.
