How to make horse chestnut grow fast and what fertilizer to use to make it grow fast

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First of all, you need to let the plants receive sufficient light, and then water them five times every year: thawing water in early spring, water before flowering, water after flowering, water for fruit expansion, and freezing water in late autumn. In winter or the following spring after the leaves fall every year, Shape and prune in time before germination. In addition, fertilizers must be applied scientifically and rationally to provide plants with sufficient nutrients in a timely manner. The main fertilizers used are urea, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, leaf rot fertilizer and farmyard manure. This will allow the plants to grow faster.

1. Maintenance skills

1. Light: Horse chestnuts like light. If you want it to grow quickly, it needs to receive sufficient light. Proper shading is required in summer to avoid burning the leaves.

2. Watering: Watering must be done 5 times a year, including thawing water in early spring, water before flowering, water after flowering, water for fruit expansion and freezing water in late autumn. These five waterings are very important and need to be watered enough. In addition, water should be replenished in time during the dry season to facilitate plant growth and make the crown plump and branches strong.

3. Fertilization: Horse chestnuts like fertilizer. In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer before planting, fertilizer should also be applied throughout the growing period. Three-element compound fertilizer can be applied once a year in spring and farmyard manure can be applied once in late autumn. This will not only help accelerate plant growth, but also help the plants survive the winter safely.

4. Pruning: Timely cut off dry branches, diseased branches, slender branches and poorly growing branches, which will facilitate the concentrated supply of nutrients and maintain a beautiful plant shape. Generally, it is best to prune in winter after the leaves fall each year or before germination in the following spring.

2. What fertilizer to apply

Whether it is base fertilizer or fertilization during the growth period, it must be sufficient. Only by replenishing nutrients in a timely manner can the plant grow faster. The base fertilizer is mainly farmyard manure such as cow and horse manure and leaf rot. The fertilizers applied during the growth period are mainly urea, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, leaf rot fertilizer, and farmyard manure. Starting from the fourth year of planting, a three-element compound fertilizer needs to be applied once in the spring, and farmyard manure should be applied once in the late autumn. This will not only help accelerate plant growth, but also help the plants survive the winter safely.

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