Carrots have a huge amount of useful properties, such as strengthening the gums, promoting growth and maintaining normal vision, so every gardener necessarily chooses this vegetable for planting in his garden.
To grow a good crop of carrots can not do without dressings for this vegetable. In this article we will look at dressing to increase the sweetness of the vegetable.
What does the sweetness of a vegetable depend on?
The sweet taste of carrot root depends on the proper preparation of the soil for planting.As well as to increase the sugar content of the vegetable, it is important to water and feed it correctly.
What worsens the taste of carrots?
Culture is extremely susceptible to organic matter in the soil, therefore, we strongly advise against giving up or minimizing its use, because the taste of root crops, when using organic substances, deteriorates markedly.
Manure, peat and compost cause over-growth of the tops of plants and contribute to the appearance of changed, irregular shapes, so you should never feed the future carrot crop with these fertilizers.
Top fertilizer
Phosphorus is found in double superphosphate. To make a mixture of it, you need to take 1 teaspoon of double superphosphate in 10 liters of water and mix. Water mixture in the midst of hot weather (midsummer). It is also recommended to water the seedlings with this solution 1-2 times per season.
Carrots need phosphorus, which is responsible for reducing properties, tissue development and increasing the sugar content of our future harvest.
Ash
The method consists in the distribution of dry ash in the bed. It is necessary to distribute the ash over the soil in proportion to 1 cup per 1 m.2and then slightly loosen the ground. Top dressings with ashes are made in June, every 7 days immediately before watering.
Boric acid
To prepare the solution will need 10 g of boric acid and 10 liters of water. Proper use of boric acid is in compliance with the rules preparation and application of the solution:
- Sprayed only in cloudy weather or in the evening.
- It is necessary to irrigate, but not water.
- Irrigation of adult plants is carried out on growths and leaves, and for young it is necessary to spray the entire surface area.
However, boron can not only contribute to a beneficial crop, but also noticeably spoil it. Excess boric acid is dangerous:
- possible leaf burn;
- unnatural change in the shape of the leaves;
- plant diseases, soil.
Feeding with boron is carried out starting from the second week of July and ending the second week of August.
We offer you to watch a video about feeding carrots with boric acid:
Manganese and barium
The union of these two elements is a good choice for feeding at the time of the growth of root crops. The solution is prepared as follows: take 2-3 g of potassium permanganate and 2-3 g of boron and pour it into 10 liters of water. This solution is enough for watering four square meters of beds. To conduct such dressing is best in early spring.
Nitroammofosk
1-2 tablespoons of the granules should be diluted in 10 liters of warm water and spray the plant at night or in cloudy weather. After the plant just need abundant watering. On 1 square meter there are 5 liters of solution.
Than this given top dressing is useful:
- It is a highly concentrated fertilizer, in which the total proportion of active substances is more than 30%.
- It has good solubility in water.
- The granules do not stick together with each other during the entire storage time.
- Increases the quantity and quality of the crop many times.
But there are negative consequences of use. For example:
- Inorganic nature of origin.
- Formation after using nitrates in the soil.
- It is highly flammable and dangerous if used improperly. It can be stored no more than 6 months. Upon expiration of the shelf life, the substance becomes more explosive and loses its beneficial properties.
What is the useful salt for the garden?
Salt is used to control pests., feeding vegetables and accelerating the emergence of a full crop. Treating the soil with a plant salt is recommended three times. The solution is prepared as follows:
- Before using it, it is necessary to pour clean water on the ground.
- For the first watering, take 1.5 cups of salt and dissolve in 10 liters of water.
- After the procedure, you need to water the earth again.
- The second watering is done in 2 weeks, pre-watering the soil with water, making the solution more concentrated: 450 g of salt per 10 liters and watering the soil after it again.
- And the final after 2 weeks - 600 g per 10 liters.
Before and after using the solution the soil must be watered with clean water!
To increase the sweetness of the root is used watering with a non-concentrated solution: one teaspoonful of salt is dissolved in a bucket of water, this amount of top dressing is enough for 1 m2. Watering is done only in the aisle or grooves located at a distance of 10 cm from the roots. Carrots can feed in July and August. This time falls on active growth.
Is it harmful?
Carrots need sodium, which is part of the table salt, only in a small dose. An excess of salt leads to the displacement of calcium and magnesium. Proper use does not harm the crop, but rather contributes to its quality.
Is it possible to feed tobacco dust?
It contains nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Most often, tobacco dust is used in combination with mineral fertilizers.
- A half cup of tobacco dust poured with a liter of water is required for the broth. In the process of evaporation, add water to the original level.
- Then put the broth on the whole day in a dark place.
- Then strain, add another 2 liters of water and a small piece of soap, weighing 10-15 grams.
Fertilizer time - the beginning of spring with nitrogen fertilization or autumn, together with phosphorus. This broth plants need to be sprayed from 2 to 3 times every 7-10 days.
What else to do to the root crop was sweeter?
- It is very important to choose the right plot for the root. The soil under the carrot should be located in places with a sufficient amount of sunlight.
- In addition, you can not plant a plant in the same place, if after the last harvest 3-4 years have not passed. Do not forget about the acidity of the soil. The ideal indicator is an acidity of 7 (neutral soil).
- In addition to all kinds of fertilizers, described at the beginning of the article, you can use nitrogen to feed. This is an element that increases the growth of green mass. In the absence or lack of nitrogen, arrest of growth of tops occurs, the leaves decrease in size, turn yellow and die. The crop grows fine, dry and tasteless.
- Feeding is desirable to carry out up to 4 times per season.
Now you know how to grow a good and sweet carrot crop without any special efforts, which will delight you with its taste and quality!
