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If you are wondering what to “feed” your strawberries so that they are healthy and you can look forward to a plentiful harvest, we have a few tips for you. These are 3 proven homemade fertilizers that you can make conveniently at home and you don’t have to go anywhere. In addition, we add one bonus. 🙂
Fertilizer from old bread
Thanks to yeast you’ll give the strawberries an enormous boost and create an ideal environment for cultivation and the formation of large fruits. Yeast will acidify the soil, attract beneficial organisms and ensure you a larger harvest. Its preparation is very simple. We pour water over old dried bread and weigh it down so it does not float. We let it ferment for about 6–10 days. The resulting solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10 .
Nettle for protection and nourishment
A true elixir and at the same time a great way to protect strawberries from pests. Moreover, everything you need to make this fertilizer can be found around you. The fertilizer contains easily absorbable nitrogen and potassium, which plants need for their growth. Just take 1 bucket of nettles and pour water over them. Stir twice a day and use diluted with water in a ratio of 1:20.
sour milk
Products made from sour milk – such as buttermilk are beneficial for fruit development. Fermented dairy products are recommended to be mixed with humus, manure and wood ash – this mixture helps create a slightly acidic environment ideal for the growth and development of fruits. If you pour a solution of milk and water into a spray bottle and spray it on the strawberries, you can forget about aphids and mites.
chicken manure
Chicken manure is good because it contains an amount of nitrogen without which strawberries are not able to produce large and juicy fruits. It is ideal to use chicken manure in liquid form and dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:10 – so that the strawberries do not get burned. The solution must sit for at least three days and is used only until the strawberries begin to bloom.
