Tips from the experienced: how to plant strawberries, cucumbers, and apple trees without unnecessary hassle

      Strawberries

      To get good strawberries, gardeners recommend considering a comprehensive fertilizer. An important point is that it should contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It should be diluted in a ratio of 2–2.5 kg per hundred square meters. Another nuance is that the beds with strawberries are recommended to be covered with black spunbond with slits for the bushes. This way, you can "kill several birds with one stone": protect the plants from aggressive sunlight and reduce the growth of weeds. When choosing a variety, attention should be paid to the climatic features of the region.

      Cucumbers

      Some gardeners collect dozens of buckets of cucumbers every season. Since early planting is practiced, the family starts enjoying the first cucumbers by the end of May.

      What life hacks do experienced gardeners suggest trying? If you don't want to spend time or effort on weeding and loosening the beds, you can plant green vegetables in a barrel.

      Both wooden and old metal containers will work. You need to throw branches and grass at the bottom to create drainage, and then add soil mixed with compost on top. It will be enough to plant five or six seeds in the soil. This solution has several advantages: the soil in the barrel warms up faster in the sun, it is easier to care for the plants, as well as to harvest.

      Apple Trees

      One of the favorite hobbies of experienced gardeners is growing apple trees. To ensure that the trees yield a good harvest in the fall, preparation begins in the spring. An important point is pest control. This should be done as soon as the snow melts. Timely pruning of branches is also required.

      Apple trees should be fertilized several times during the season, from May to September. Gardeners recommend using manure and ash, and making a solution from the ash, advises 56orb.ru.

      Flowers

      The pride of many gardeners is the flowerbed in the garden. Ash is used as a comprehensive natural fertilizer for flowers. It contains up to 30 macro and microelements. Fertilization should be frequent and abundant.

      Fertilization should start in spring so that the bushes can grow shoots and set more flower buds. Ash can be applied either by raking it in or simply scattering it around the bushes on the soil surface. The norm is 50–300 g per 1 sq. m. Additionally, it is beneficial to add ash to the holes when planting: a handful per bush.