Zucchini is a popular garden crop that is easy to care for and has a long fruiting period. You can get a good harvest using top dressing, which contains nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and other elements. Naturally, it is easier to buy a ready-made composition in the store. But gardeners who prefer natural farming are finding more and more folk recipes that will save the crop not only from harmful chemical elements, but can also save the family budget. After all, almost every person has the ingredients for their preparation at home.
Signs of a Nutrient Deficiency
Regular inspections of your beds can tell you what nutrients your crops are lacking. Timely application of top dressing will help to slow down or stop negative processes in the development of plants. If you pay attention to zucchini in a timely manner, you will notice that they need to be fertilized.
Signs of wilting include:
- the color and shape of the leaves change in the plant, they can become stained, become yellow, pale, start to curl;
- a general slowdown in the growth of the squash bush;
- stems may become brittle;
- a lot of greenery, but few flowers and fruit ovaries;
- yield reduction;
- fruits become lethargic, covered with spots.
Folk remedies for feeding zucchini
Folk remedies are good because they do not contain harmful substances, their cost is minimal or in general, they can be made from components that are always in the household.
The most popular among summer residents folk remedies for feeding zucchini:
- To improve the pollination process and attract beneficial insects to the beds, it is recommended to spray them during the flowering period with a solution of water with sugar or honey. For 1 liter of water you need to take 1 tbsp. l. honey or 100 g of sugar, thoroughly dissolve and spray the squash bushes.
- Also during the flowering period, you can feed the zucchini with an iodine solution. This will increase the immunity of plants, improve the absorption of nitrogen. For cooking, you will need a bucket of water for 10 liters and 30-40 drops of pharmacy iodine. The agent is poured under the root.
- Often plants lack boron, since not in all areas it is enough in the soil. Boric acid will come to the rescue, which has a good effect on the general condition of plants. Boron contributes to the early formation of ovaries, improves the taste of zucchini, and has a positive effect on the assimilation of many microelements by the culture. This type of fertilizer is used before planting plants on the beds. It is necessary to take 10 g of boric acid in a bucket of water (2 l), dissolve and carefully shed the beds at the rate of 1 liter of the product per 1 m2 of area.
- Zucchini respond well to top dressing with wood ash. A standard bucket of water will require 30 g of ash. Bushes are watered with this composition during the fruiting period, under the root, without touching the green mass and fruits. Summer residents who have tried this method claim that the yield increases by 50%.
- Top dressing with ammonia helps to avoid yellowing of the leaves, lack of ovaries and other problems. But be sure to adhere to the recommended concentration, because an excess of nitrogen is just as harmful as a lack. The method is suitable exclusively for vegetables grown outdoors. On a bucket of water take 3 tbsp. l. ammonia.
As you can see, all of the listed funds are very affordable. Try to apply our recommendations and you will see a significant increase in the yield of your zucchini.
