Experienced gardeners are 4 basic rules of large strawberries. By following them, you can get a rich harvest of sweet berries without any chemistry.
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Mulching
The main condition for obtaining a good crop of strawberries is mulch. It is necessary to ensure less moisture evaporation from the soil surface, as well as to protect the growing point of the bush. With the development of plant growth point rises above the ground and can be affected by the negative impact of the environment. Without proper protection strawberry shallow, it does not tolerate the winter, badly grows and develops. Get high yields of large fruit in this case is impossible. Mulch will provide plant protection during the winter and spring vegetation.
Mulching the soil in the spring, during the summer and before winter. In the spring it should wait until the soil warms up, otherwise the growing season is too long. It is better to do it when on the bushes appeared ovary. In the autumn of strawberries mulch in late September - early October. During this period, she is preparing for a state of rest.
Over time, organic mulch decomposes, and thus enter into the soil nutrients necessary for strawberries. Thus, the mulch can serve not only as protection, but also as a source of additional feeding.
feeding
It is better to use organic, rather than chemistry. Strawberries responds well rotted manure or compost. Fertilizer is made under the bushes and spread evenly. In the absence of the country compost encouraged to collect the top layer of soil under deciduous trees and shrubs in the forest or crop. It is rich in decomposed leaf litter. This dressing, created by nature.
As an alternative to the compost can be used granulated poultry manure and ashes. Litter is better to buy in specialty stores and diluted in accordance with the instructions.
update bushes
Strawberries require regular updates. This culture is not advised to cultivate on a garden of more than 3-4 consecutive seasons. If possible, young mustache can be annually deposited into a special place. By the time the old plantation will need to change the culture in the young, already grow young bushes.
4-year-old bushes strawberry fruit is much worse than their younger counterparts. Young plants are more robust, and with the new places they get enough nutrients.
Insect protection
Fans are feast strawberry strawberry mites, strawberry weevil et al. Protect plants from pests can be, if you follow some guidelines:
- Spring after purification strawberry beds bushes treated with hot water. This stops the reproduction process of the parasite, which was well tolerated winter.
- Prevention of defeat crop pests is spraying mustard extract with soap. It is prepared from 200 g of soap and 200 g dry mustard powder added to the water bucket. Means bushes treated strawberry bud during tying.
- When flowering of culture is sprayed extract of celandine and onion peel. To make it, any container half filled with onion skins and chopped celandine and pour boiling water. The mixture was covered with a lid and allowed to infuse for 24 hours.
Can repel insects when the ranks between the strawberry plant onions or garlic.
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