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- Fertilize properly in the raised bed
- Fertilize properly in the compost raised bed
- How to fertilize in the raised soil
- Mulching instead of fertilizing
- Tips
How much fertilizer the raised bed needs depends on the plants
Fertilize properly in the raised bed
Plants need a lot of nutrients for their healthy growth and growth. Of course, this is especially true for vegetables, which should provide plenty of delicious leaves, tubers and fruits. If you can not extract enough nutrients from the soil, the plants will stay small, the leaves will turn yellowish and the harvest will be lean. Thus, a balanced fertilization is immensely important for a rich harvest.
Fertilize properly in the compost raised bed
A well-layered compost raised bed is brimming with a variety of nutrients, so extra fertilizer can be kept to a minimum. However, this only applies if you plant the vegetables according to their nutritional requirements. In the first year, it is recommended to place high-potions such as tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, cabbage, celery or potatoes, because at this time strong nutrients are released. In the second year more and more heavy eaters can be planted, but then often need an additional organic fertilizer. For this purpose, it is sufficient in the spring to incorporate a few handfuls of horn shavings (about 100 grams per square meter) and Patent Kali (about 20 grams per square meter). As the supply of nutrients decreases over the course of the useful life, you finally plant medium-users in the second, and at the latest in the third year, and then in the third to fourth years you plant weak-consumed people. Again, we recommend annual fertilization with horn shavings and patent potassium, but in a lower dose.
How to fertilize in the raised soil
On the other hand, if you do not layer the raised bed but fill it with fresh soil every year, you need to fertilize regularly with a liquid fertilizer. Since most potting soil is pre-fertilized, you will not start to grow your nutrients until about four to six weeks after planting. Afterwards, give each one to three weeks liquid fertilizer, depending on the nutrient requirement. If possible, use special plant fertilizers (eg tomato or herbal fertilizer). The dosage recommendations for commercially available all-round vegetable fertilizers usually refer to starvation sufferers, which is why you have to downsize the dose accordingly for middle and low-level users. Medium users receive only two-thirds, low-level users one third of the recommended dose.
Mulching instead of fertilizing
Weekly mulching not only ensures that the constant substrate loss in the raised bed is compensated - you also provide your plants with additional nutrients and can save both frequent watering and fertilizing. For medium and low-wearers, mulching with grass clippings, chopped plant parts or compost even makes fertilizing completely superfluous. The more nitrogenous the mulch material is, the better the soil will be fertilized. The smaller the material is cut, the faster it is decomposed.
Tips
Even planted fescue, for example, from stinging nettle or phacelia (bee lover), are ideal for liquid fertilization in the raised bed.