{"id":14080,"date":"2012-09-03T01:33:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T08:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2012-09-03T01:33:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T08:33:23","slug":"feed-your-fruit-trees-so-your-fruit-feeds-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/feed-your-fruit-trees-so-your-fruit-feeds-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed your Fruit Trees so your Fruit Feeds You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think of all the fruit your trees and shrubs produce and then equate that to the goodness that must have been taken out of the soil. Now consider the effect of heavy and continuous rain that leaches away nutrients particularly nitrogen and potassium. So a bit of extra feeding is in order. This can only help your fruit trees and bushes feed you with juicy fruit.<\/p>\n

Why Feed Fruit Trees<\/h3>\n

Healthier bushes and trees produce bigger and healthier fruit.
\nCorrect feeding encourages blossom and flowering.
\nFeeding helps create disease and drought resistance making your plants stronger.
\nFeeding replaces the goodness taken out by heavy cropping.
\nMineral deficiencies can be corrected such as the yellowing between the leaf veins in early summer due to magnesium deficiency. For that use a foliar spray of Epsom salts with a teaspoon of washing up liquid as a wetting agent.<\/p>\n

Feed your Soil to Feed Fruit<\/h3>\n

Sandy soils<\/strong> have an open structure that allows water and nutrients to drain through quickly. Mulch with well rotted compost to improve the soil structure whenever you can.
\nClay soils <\/strong>are slow to dry out (or warm up in spring). If they are waterlogged the nutrients dissolve into the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsoup\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 but that drains out as the soil dries just when the fruit need feeding. Again compost helps the soil structure.
\nSour soil <\/strong>will compact forcing water to run away. It mat also become covered in moss. Clean up the area and again add a well rotted organic mulch.<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

Gardeners Tip Feeding Fruit Trees<\/h3>\n

Soft fruit<\/strong> need high amounts of potassium for bud and fruit development.
\nStone fruit, pears and apples need potassium and extra nitrogen.
\nSulphate of potash<\/strong> or rose fertiliser in granular form is a vital feed. Add a top dressing, of 1 oz per square yard, to the surface of well forked soil around the rooting area which is just beyond the branch canopy.
\nFeed in late winter when the soil is moist and the fertiliser can be taken up as the fruit start to grow.
\nUse liquid tomato feed or other high potash content liquid feeds in summer for a quick boost.
\nApples like nitrogen so feed with Growmore at 5oz per square yard or use sulphate of ammonia if the soil is in poor condition.
\nThink about each individual tree\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s needs and treat it to a mulch and feed accordingly.
\nPhosphates are usually available to your fruit from most garden soils most of the time!
\nAvoid over feeding that creates sappy on sustainable growth. An annual feed is more than enough if your soil is in good heart.<\/p>\n

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