In order to get a good harvest from pear trees for many years, they need regular feeding. Fertilizers for pears are introduced during the whole vegetation period - from April to October. But only for different stages of development and fruiting requires different types of nutritional elements.
Fertilizers for pears in spring
After the snow falls and active sap movement begins, the plant needs nitrogen fertilizers. Ammonium sulfate, urea and ammonium nitrate proved to be well-established. Fertilizer in dry form is closed with rakes in the near-trunk circles or with the help of a drill make holes in the ground about 60 centimeters in depth, in the latter case, the fertilizer gets directly to the root system. You can also make foliar application by spraying a tree with liquid fertilizer. Successfully applying a solution of urea for processing the crown in early spring and after the color drop out.
Pear extra feeding in summer
From June to July, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are introduced. Most often it is superphosphate and potassium sulfate . With a lack of trace elements such as phosphorus, the leaves are small, the tree discards the ovary or the fruits turn out to be small and deformed. A lack of potassium causes chlorosis of the leaves, when the leaf gradually darkens from the edges and falls off.
In autumn, the most active fertilizing with all types of fertilizers is carried out in order to ensure that the future
Feeding of pear seedlings
The seedlings begin to fertilize already in the second year after planting, but in doses half as much as for an adult plant. The best variant of fertilizer for pear seedlings is an unconcentrated solution of cow or chicken manure. They are sprinkled with tree trunks and treated on leaves throughout the season.