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- How to fertilize a book properly
- When is a beech fertilized?
- Which fertilizer is recommended?
- Which nutrients are missing from the soil?
- Leave beech leaves
- Tips
Young beeches can be helped to grow with regular fertilizer
How to fertilize a book properly
Fertilizing beech requires the right amount. Too much fertilizer is harmful. As a rule, you do not have to fertilize older beech trees, because they supply themselves via their branched root system themselves. In young beech trees, regular fertilizer feeds support growth. This is how you fertilize properly.
When is a beech fertilized?
It is quite sufficient if you fertilize only one young beech regularly. With older trees, it is enough to sprinkle some ripe compost around the tree at the beginning of the year.
Provide the best foundation for growth by mixing the soil with compost and / or horn shavings before planting the beech. This provides the tree with sufficient nutrients for a longer period of time.
A beech is fertilized only in the period from March to early August. Later fertilizer applications stimulate the growth of new shoots. These do not harden before winter and freeze.
Which fertilizer is recommended?
If you use slow-release fertilizer, it is enough to fertilize the beech at the beginning of the year. Favorable are fertilizers, which consist mainly of organic materials.
Liquid fertilizer needs to be used more often. Follow the instructions on the packaging.
The best is fertilizer that you produce in the garden, such as compost, grass clippings or leaves. These materials are distributed around the beech. They rot and thus release nutrients.
Which nutrients are missing from the soil?
If the beech trees are sick or if they only grow very slowly, you should have the soil examined. In the laboratory it can be determined what nutrients are missing and should be fed via fertilizer.
Leave beech leaves
An easy way to fertilize a beech is to leave the foliage alone. This saves you a lot of work and for the beech, the dried leaves are a good soil protection.
However, you should only leave leaves that are free from diseases and pests. Diseased leaves must be removed and disposed of in the household waste.
Tips
When you supply a beech with purchased fertilizer, be careful not to sprinkle or pour the fertilizer on the leaves or on the stem. There is a risk that the affected parts of the tree "burn".