What and how to feed parsley?
Parsley is considered the plant that absorbs both useful and harmful substances from the soil better than others. That is why fertilizers for this type of plant should not contain hazardous elements.
You need to learn to distinguish between fertilizers and properly fertilize parsley so as not to harm either the plant or your health.
Types of fertilizers
Fertilizers that are most often used for fertilizing parsley include the following:
- Organic. These include river silt, sawdust, peat, manure and compost. They are characterized by saturation with macronutrients, in particular potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen; environmental safety for plants and humans; affordability.
- Simple mineral fertilizers. Their composition is a nutrient such as potassium chloride, ammonium nitrate, double and simple superphosphate. They are considered inexpensive and easy to use top dressing.
- Complex mineral supplements are based on several nutrients. These include nitroammophoska, nitrophos, potassium nitrate, ammophos, nitrophoska, diammophos. After feeding with such fertilizers, parsley will be able to receive several types of nutrients.
- In humic fertilizer there is not only a mineral, but also an organic component, as well as a substance that stimulates growth.They are washed out of the soil for a long time, contain a nutritional base, and have an effect on the plant for a long time.
Soil preparation
For planting parsley, it is necessary to allocate a separate area on which there will be a neutral and fertile soil that passes water and air well. Site preparation should be done in the fall. First of all, it is necessary to destroy all weeds and dig the earth to a depth of 20 centimeters.
During digging, it is worth adding humus to the soil in the amount of half a bucket per square meter.
A good result in the future will give the introduction of a complex of fertilizers:
- 20 grams of ammonium nitrate;
- up to 20 grams of potassium salt;
- no more than 30 grams of superphosphate.
In the spring, in the same proportions, you can re-fertilize the soil.
A beneficial effect on the development and growth of the plant is the application of nitrophoska in the amount of 25 grams per square meter of parsley.
Feeding after germination
After 2 weeks have passed since the emergence of parsley, you can fertilize with ammonium nitrate. Such an action will have a beneficial effect on the growth and tillering of greenery. When grown in open ground, the introduction of humus, mullein or BIUD will be useful. To protect the plant from infectious diseases, it is necessary to use the preparations "Baikal M-1" and "Shine".
If the greens are grown on the windowsill, then it can be fed with complex mineral fertilizers. This must be done once every fourteen days. As a liquid fertilizer, "Ideal" or "Rainbow" is well suited, but in small concentrations. In the future, it is worth monitoring the condition of the plant, if it lacks nutrients, then it will let you know about it.Bushes lagging behind in development can be watered with mullein.
Parsley Root Fertilizer
Root parsley should be planted in the soil, which is fertilized with manure that has rotted during the year. If the planting is done in the same year, then the root of the plant will be branched, losing its entire presentation. This variety of greens needs phosphorus. It is necessary to feed seedlings for good growth in June in two runs. The first time this is done after the parsley seedlings are thinned out, this is the period when several leaves are visible.
Re-feeding is carried out after fourteen days. Depending on the saturation of the soil, the concentration of fertilizers should be calculated. Top dressing should be applied in the aisle.
The bed should be watered abundantly, so that the substances quickly dissolve and are absorbed by the roots. You should not fertilize parsley constantly, you need to do this as needed, as the plant does not tolerate high concentrations of fertilizer.
Potassium salt is considered an effective fertilizer for root parsley. Thanks to this top dressing, greens can retain their useful and gustatory qualities for a long time. Before planting parsley, potassium salt is applied to the soil in the amount of twenty grams per square meter.
Many gardeners advise making phosphorus and potassium at the end of summer. It is necessary to fertilize with seven grams of superphosphate and five grams of potassium salt per square meter.
Feeding leafy greens
To get a good crop of leaf parsley, you need to choose a place for planting, which would be dominated by loose soil and good lighting. Before planting, fertilize the soil with wood ash. After the emergence of seedlings, it is required to fertilize twice.
Leaf parsley prefers nitrogen-containing fertilizers, which are applied before the formation of a leaf rosette. An effective top dressing can be called such a mixture: 9 liters of water, 1 kilogram of organic matter, 15 grams of potassium sulfide and 15 grams of superphosphate. You can use saltpeter, the dose of which is 5 grams per square meter.
In the spring period of the year, it will be effective to introduce complex phosphorus-nitrogen compounds into the soil, which favorably affect the development of roots, trunk and greenery. They can be applied to both root and leaf types of parsley. Superphosphate is applied before planting greens in the ground, with a calculation of 20 to 35 grams per square meter.
Folk methods for growth
Nettle is a perennial grass that favorably has a lot of positive characteristics. Using it as a fertilizer for greens, you can get good results:
- parsley will be protected from diseases and pests;
- the aroma of greenery intensifies;
- a favorable nutritional effect is observed;
- suitable for many types of plants;
- the soil is healed;
Making an infusion of nettles is easy. It is necessary to collect young shoots that do not yet have seeds. After placing them in a half-filled container, pour water almost to the top. Then cover the container with a lid and insist for two weeks.
The liquid that is obtained after the infusion must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 20 and sprayed with greens.
Ammonium nitrate increases yield
Ammonium nitrate is considered a simple mineral fertilizer. But thanks to its introduction into the soil, the plant is able to develop quickly and correctly. Many farmers and summer residents use these small white granules to feed their parsley.
The advantages of this fertilizer are as follows:
- long-term preservation of properties;
- universality;
- replenishment of the lack of nitrogen in the soil;
- good nutrition of greenery and its protection from pests and infections;
It is necessary to apply ammonium nitrate before sowing into depleted soil in the amount of 50 grams per square meter. If the soil is cultivated, then 30 grams per square meter will be enough. After the seedlings appear, you can apply fertilizer in the amount of 10 grams per square meter, but do this after cutting the branches.
Helpful Tips
When fertilizing parsley, do not forget that this type of plant has a negative attitude towards high concentrations of minerals in the soil. Parsley will feel much better if it is slightly short of the recommended doses of fertilizers in dressings. After all, their excess will negatively affect the health of a person who will eat greens for food. Feeding the plant in July is only worth it if the soil is poor and the climate is harsh.
If, after cutting, the parsley leaves quickly turn yellow, then you can correct the situation by installing a water sprinkler, as well as fertilizing.
Complex mineral fertilizers should be applied under the root, their amount is 8 grams per square meter.
To get a good crop of parsley, it is necessary to provide it with good illumination, as well as light and airy soil for planting. The best option would be nourished soil with normal moisture (without excess or dryness).
It is recommended to soak the seeds of this greenery in advance before sowing. Parsley is contraindicated in re-sowing in the same place where celery or dill grew in the previous year.If the greenery does not grow well, then do not forget about the constant care of the plant, the set of measures includes watering, fertilizing, and weed control.
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