How to fertilize ginger for high yields? A detailed explanation of the latest fertilizing key points

Ginger still relies heavily on fertilizer to grow, and a suitable fertilizing method can make ginger grow with good quality and sell for a good price. So what aspects should be noted when fertilizing? And what key points should be paid attention to?

1. Fertilizer must be treated

The fertilizer applied to ginger needs to be treated, whether it is manure or chemical fertilizer. Manure and the like need to be fermented before being applied; unfermented manure will affect ginger growth because it carries many bacteria, and secondly it easily causes the phenomenon of sprouting and burning seedlings in ginger. Chemical fertilizers need to be diluted or mixed to avoid the fertilizer elements of a single variety rotting the ginger and causing damage to ginger growth. This is a point everyone should note before fertilizing.

2. Base fertilizer should be good

Base fertilizer is very important for ginger, so at the initial stage chemical fertilizer is generally not used, because its nutrients are relatively single and do not suit the growth of ginger seedlings, easily causing poor development of the seedlings. At this time, for the rapid growth of ginger later, rotted fertilizer is generally chosen as the base fertilizer; its various trace elements are relatively sufficient, and secondly rotted fertilizer is relatively mild, which is good for the absorption of young ginger and also nourishes the surrounding soil, increasing soil fertility, so the base fertilizer must be good!

3. The timing must be right

The timing of fertilizing needs attention; if nutrients are insufficient when fertilizer is needed, the ginger will miss its development period. Because growing times differ from place to place, here we can choose the fertilizing time according to the growth form of the plant. When ginger produces its first branch, it means the ginger has started to grow, and at this time the first topdressing needs to begin; about 2 weeks later, the second topdressing should be prepared; when the branches reach 8-10, it is time for the third topdressing.

4. The type of topdressing should match growth

At each growth stage, ginger needs different types of fertilizer; only by matching its growth characteristics can the fertilizer be used to the maximum. The initial base fertilizer is mainly rotted fertilizer, and then the first and second topdressings are mainly high-nitrogen fertilizer, because for ginger we mainly want its roots to swell. The first two amounts should be slightly smaller, while the third needs to be larger, mainly nitrogen-potassium compound fertilizer. Later fertilizing should again be mainly rotted fertilizer, in small amounts each time; at this point it is about maintaining the ginger and making it look better.

Fertilizer is a relatively important part of the ginger growth process, so everyone needs to pay attention to it. Often many growers get unsatisfactory harvest results precisely because the type and timing of fertilizer were not controlled well.