Scheme for feeding zucchini in the open field

When to fertilize

During the growth of zucchini, you need to feed the plants three times, at different stages of ripening. For the first time, it is worth fertilizing plants planted in the open field, even before flowering begins. To do this, mix a half-liter jar of mullein and 1 tablespoon of nitrophoska. Nitrophoska can be replaced with Rossa. Dilute the resulting mixture in one bucket of water at the rate of 1 liter of the mixture per plant.

The second time the zucchini needs to be fed when the first flowers appear. To do this, use a solution of "Effekton" and wood ash with the same calculation of the volume per plant. For the third time, fertilizers are applied to the soil during fruiting. In a bucket of water, you can dilute 2 tablespoons of nitrophoska or 3 tablespoons of Effekton-O fertilizer. This solution is used in a volume of 2 liters per plant.

As you can see, the most abundant feeding occurs during growth, even before your crop has given color. This helps the plant to develop quickly and correctly, saturating it with all the necessary substances for a future rich harvest. It is also worth remembering that when growing zucchini outdoors, it is important to take into account the characteristics of the soil. So, for peat soils, it is important to add humus or compost and add loam to the soil in order to adjust the acidity and consistency of the beds. If your soil is clayey, on the contrary, you should add peat to it. Sandy soils require the addition of turf and peat so that the squash gets all the nutrients it needs, which is not enough in the sand.

Video "How to use ash to fertilize zucchini"

Informational video with recommendations for gardeners on the use of ash as fertilizer for vegetable marrows.

What fertilizers to use

A big plus of growing zucchini outdoors is the abundance and variety of fertilizers that can be used. Of course, you need to choose a fertilizer based on the soil composition of the site, but at the same time, the unpretentiousness of the plants themselves also plays a significant role.

For weekly foliar feeding, you can use a mineral cocktail consisting of: 30 g of superphosphate and 1 g of boric acid dissolved in 10 liters of water. With this mixture, you can water the ground around the beds or spray the leaves, which helps to strengthen the vegetable's immunity against diseases and garden pests. The first top dressing after transplanting zucchini must necessarily contain superphosphates and ammonium nitrate in order to provide the plant with the strength to build up green mass. The stronger the bush grows, the more fruits it can bear and the better their quality will be. You can also use nitrogen fertilizer to kick-start landscaping. In subsequent dressings, it is better not to apply this kind of fertilizer, so as not to overfeed the crop. The fact is that the set of green mass is effective only up to a certain point, with the beginning of flowering, the vegetable should concentrate on the formation of flowers and pollen, and not the violent growth of leaves and stems.

During the formation of flowers, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium are more useful to the vegetable in order to compensate for the consumption of vital juices. You can also use organic fertilizers - mullein infusion for irrigation, bird droppings for mulching and foliar feeding. An increase in inflorescences and further fruits is noted when using a yeast solution or sourdough. To make pollination go better and more efficiently, you can use a mixture of sugar and dry yeast - it will attract the attention of insects.

During the formation of fruits, it is important not to let the plants wither from the overexpenditure of forces, therefore it is worth using double superphosphate, urea and potassium. They can be applied as a liquid fertilizer or mixed with the soil while loosening the soil, followed by watering. If you do not like mixing different mineral and organic components on your own, you can always use ready-made mixtures. For foliar top dressing during the ripening of fruits, you can use the preparations "Rossa", "Bud", "Agricola-5". When growing vegetables from the pumpkin family in the open field, it is important to remember that they are susceptible to various kinds of fungal diseases, therefore, you cannot completely refuse to feed. It should be borne in mind that overfed plants also remain at risk.

Video "Fertilizing the soil when planting zucchini"

Demonstration video with instructions for fertilizing the soil when planting zucchini.