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  Popular mineral fertilizers When fertilizing the soil, gardeners want first of all to increase the yield of this or that crop. Of course, in addition to this, they get an increase in plant immunity and even an improvement in soil structure, i.e. undoubted additional benefits. However, such complex effects can only be produced if the fertilizers are correctly combined, their dosage correctly calculated, and the period and method of soil application correctly chosen. In this material, we will tell you about the most commonly used mineral fertilizers for home plots, their characteristics, and the way they are applied. FERTILIZER APPLICATION RATE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Do not think that the more fertilizers in the soil of the garden, the better the plants, for example, an excess of sodium nitrate or this harmless, at first glance, lime can cause a sharp increase in calcium in the soil, leading to a sharp lack of magnesium. Vegetable crops with a lack of magnesium and excess calcium ...

  How to whitewash for trees in autumn Cold weather is coming and there may be a light frost at night, but the sun is not only shining during the day, it is scorching hot, peeking out from behind the clouds. It is as if these are remnants of summer, fragments of summer's warmth as if nature has given us a debt. It seems that nature is paying our debt, but it is all deceptive: snowflakes will begin to fall, frost will cover the rowan fruit, puddles will begin to freeze, and the ground will begin to freeze little by little. In this period it is not worth waiting for rain. From time to time, the first snowflakes break through the veil of silence and gray. Late autumn is a harbinger of winter, and this article describes how and why to whitewash for trees . What is a gardener to do during this difficult transition period for trees when warm days are followed by frosty nights? There are many ways to prevent frost - this includes winter shade, soaking, and hiding branches and trunks in th...

  Why pear tree flowers but no fruit The pear is considered quite a capricious tree. It often suffers from frost and disease, which is why there are quite a few industrial pear orchards in our country. Private gardeners also often complain about this culture, not only about its capriciousness to the climate, but also about the fact that pears often do not bloom and do not form fruits for a long time after planting, sometimes they can have quite abundant flowers, but they also do not give any harvest. Today will discuss the reasons for this phenomenon of pear tree flowers but no fruit . PEAR VARIETIES The most insignificant reason why pears do not bear fruit is their varietal character. It is a biological trait, there is nothing wrong with it, and it does not bring anything to the owner of the garden except a few extra years of lazy waiting. In order not to worry about the seedlings you buy not flowering and bearing fruit after planting as expected, you need to know when a particu...