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Why do fruit growers spread fertilizer in the spring and not the winter?
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∙ 9y ago
Fruit growers spread fertilizer in the spring and not the winter because the arrival of spring marks the beginning of the growing season and the fertilizer is used to boost the natural growth the plant would have experienced even without it.
In general in temperate climates, plants grow very little or not at all in winter.
Applied in Winter the fertilizer would be wasted.
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When do you use fertilizer?
It is best to use fertilizer in spring and early summer as these are the growing periods. You can also put fertilizer down in late autumn for a faster green up in the spring. You don't want to put fertilizer down too early in autumn as it will cause the grass to go into a growth spurt and won't have time to harden off before winter.
What season is after spring?
Winter follows autumn.
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A high nitrogen, spring and summer formulation suitable for grassland including , tees, fairways and winter pitches. More details from the manufacturer at:www.yara.co.uk/fertilizer/crop_adviceThe nitrogen etc content is: 21.8.11
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Spring in Winter was created in 1917.
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No you don't want to fertilize it in winter. It needs to "sleep" wait until spring to fertilize it. In spring you can fertilize with manure if your tree is extremely slow growing or drops leaves. Otherwise, figs do better in many cases with no added fertilizer.
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