How to Feed an Apple Tree in October: You'll Need Just Two Ingredients
October is an ideal period for caring for fruit trees.
To get a bountiful harvest next year, in October it is worth adding two types of natural fertilizers to the soil that have a beneficial effect on apple trees.
Let's find out which natural ingredients have a positive effect on tree fruiting.
How to feed an apple tree in October
It is enough to add a mixture of compost and peat once every two years to keep the trees healthy and produce large and juicy fruits.
The benefits of using this mixture of natural ingredients is that it contains all the necessary nutrients for the growth and development of apple trees.
In addition, peat mixed with compost has a beneficial effect on the soil, making it looser and more fertile.
Fertilizer is applied as follows: Wait until warm and dry weather sets in, thoroughly clean the soil under the apple trees.
Work the mixture to a depth of no more than 15 centimeters. The amount of fertilizer depends on the age of your apple trees: young trees require up to 5 kilograms of each ingredient, while adult trees require 1 bucket of compost and peat.
