Many gardeners spend a lot of money on fertilizers, although the most useful top dressing often lie right in our fingertips. Residues from the kitchen, which are usually thrown away, can become a real find for apple trees. They nourish the soil, improve its structure and help trees accumulate forces for abundant flowering and crop.
Plant products are considered the most useful:
- potato cleaning, peel of vegetables and fruits;
- coffee grounds – a source of nitrogen and trace elements;
- egg shell rich in calcium;
- tea brewing without flavorings;
- A little bread crumbs or crusts, if they are not moldy.
These waste can not only be thrown away, but used with benefit. They are added to compost or buried in a trunk circle, slightly sprinkled with earth.
The collected remains should be grinded – so they decompose faster. In spring and autumn, they can be added to the digging. In the warm season, it is better to simply close in the upper soil layer and water with water. If you use coffee thick, it is better to alternate it with ash or shell so that the soil does not become too acidic.
The soil becomes loose, more ovaries appear on the trees, and the apples themselves grow larger and juicier. Trees are less sick and easier to tolerate winter. In this case, you do not need to buy chemical fertilizers – everything you need is in the kitchen.
