“The main condition for applying such fertilizers is a moderate layer of snow without an ice crust, as well as stable weather without sudden thaws,” the article notes.
Wood ash can be used as fertilizer.
“This fertilizer effectively neutralizes the excessive acidity of the soil and saturates it with minerals. What is important is that wood ash scattered on the snow does not burn the roots and is evenly absorbed into the ground during melting,” the publication says.
You can also use rotted compost or humus for fertilizer – they are not afraid of the cold, and melted snow helps them “settle” in the soil, thanks to which organic matter begins to work already in the first warm days. Thanks to such fertilizers, in the spring the soil becomes looser and darker.
Experienced gardeners use phosphorus-potassium mixtures for fertilizer in winter.
“If you apply such fertilizers in winter, they have time to be distributed in the soil before the spring growth of plants. They are especially effective in areas under fruit crops and berry fields,” the publication said.
You should not sprinkle nitrogen fertilizers on the snow, as they quickly dissolve and lose effectiveness even before the weather warms.
