Strawberries are planted either in the fall or in the spring. If you plant it in August or September, then the first harvest will be next year. You can renew your strawberry beds every three or four years. It is recommended to replace old bushes gradually. Strawberries grow well where there were garlic, onions, herbs, beets, radishes, celery, carrots. Do not plant it in place of cucumbers, eggplants, cabbage and potatoes.
The best varieties
When choosing a variety, you should focus on the promised size of the berry and the plant's resistance to diseases. It should also be borne in mind that the variety can bear fruit several times over the summer. There are also classic varieties of varieties that bear fruit once a season.
Multiple fruiting in quality varieties such as:
- Selva,
- Elsanta,
- Elizabeth the Second.
You can buy Honey, Valerie, Florence, Crown, Kimberly. These are standard single-fruiting varieties.
The nuances of planting a culture
If you are planting a plant in a new area, you need to make sure that the soil has the full range of nutrients. The plant will be here for several years, so it is better to pre-fertilize. One square meter is introduced:
- compost bucket;
- 43-45 g superphosphate;
- 20-25 g of urea;
- 20-25 g of potassium sulfate.
Another effective recipe is to mix a bucket of humus, two glasses of ash, and a bucket of compost. You need to make holes at a distance of about 40 cm. The roots should fit freely into the holes.
Moisten the soil before planting the plant. Pour some clean water into the hole. Do not set the plant too deep. But if the strawberries are rooted superficially, they can freeze in winter. The most correct option would be the one where the place from which the lower leaves come will be located at ground level.
Some gardeners place two plants in the hole. If both survive, the harvest will be 2 times more.
The roots must be carefully sprinkled with earth. After planting, the soil must be slightly wrinkled with your hands around the bushes. It is recommended to use straw or covering material as mulch.
When to plant strawberries
There is always controversy about this. Both spring and fall plantings have disadvantages and advantages. For example, if you plant a plant in the spring, then it will be rooted and will survive the winter with success. But if you do this in the fall, you can count on a harvest next season. Therefore, everyone decides this issue independently, based on their plans and convenience.
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