Is it possible to grow strawberries at home?

Growing strawberries in the winter at home is easy enough. The main disadvantage of this method is the small amount of harvest. The essence of the method is that strawberries are planted as a houseplant.

Basic rules for growing strawberries in winter

Full development and fruiting of strawberries is impossible without lighting for 12-14 hours.

The main condition for planting is to provide warmth and sufficient illumination. Availability fourteen hour daylight hours strictly required.

Fruiting occurs in June and the first half of July, when the temperature fluctuates between 22-27 degrees... This should be taken into account when growing strawberries at home.

Planting methods

You can grow strawberries in the following ways:

1. Packaged.
2. Potted.
3. Boxed.

If the crop is planted for sale, the latter method should be used. This will require several spacious drawers. They can be replaced with bags made of polyethylene.

A significant disadvantage of this method is that they take up a large amount of apartment space. This method cannot be used in a small apartment.

If the berry is planted for yourself, then it is recommended to use flower pots. It will not work to achieve high yields. The main advantage of this method is easy care.

Air and temperature

To circulate air around the strawberries, it is enough to periodically open the window.

This culture needs good air circulation... It is possible to provide her with access to air by opening a window in a vent mode from time to time.

The air temperature in the apartment in winter varies between 18-20 degrees.

This temperature is good for growing strawberries. If it rises, you can open the window slightly, allowing the plant to circulate air.

What soil to choose

The best option is to use a mixture of perlite and peat.

This soil is sold in specialized boutiques.It can be replaced with a fertilizer mixture. But its quality is noticeably inferior to the previous mixture.

Ready seedlings

You can buy ready-made seedlings; working with them does not require much time. The main disadvantage is that it will be more expensive.

Self-planting from seeds is a rather tedious method, but it does not require special monetary "infusions".

Which variety to choose for growing at home

You can grow any strawberries at home, but repair varieties will give the best result.

Homemade strawberries are conventionally subdivided into ampel and bush... Fruiting can be one-time or remontant. In the second case, the culture will delight with fruits throughout the year.

The fruits of the remontant varieties differ in shape, color and taste.

For growing at home, it is recommended to opt for remontant varieties. They are less dependent on light.

The following varieties are best suited for growing in an apartment:

• Queen Elizabeth;
• Homemade delicacy;
• Geneva.

A quick overview of the most suitable strawberry varieties for growing at home.

Shrub or ampelous variety?

Between bush and ampel varieties, it is best to make a choice in favor of the latter. No bright lighting required. The first berries appear already 2 months later.

Preparatory work and soil selection

It is advisable to purchase the substrate in a specialized boutique. The choice should be made in favor of a universal soil suitable for planting vegetables and fruits.

You can make your own formula if you want.

If possible, you can prepare the soil yourself. To do this, you will need to mix:

1. Sand.
2. Forest soil.
3. Humus.

The main criterion for the soil is looseness and moisture. Not only the condition of the seedlings depends on this, but also the yield of strawberries.

Peculiarities

To grow healthy strawberries, the soil must be steamed or calcined.

• Covering the substrate with a crust is unacceptable... Otherwise, air access to the root system will be blocked.
• You can not take soil from vegetable gardensas it can be affected by a nematode. But if you have to work with just such a land, you need to carefully cultivate it.
• The soil needs careful steaming... This contributes to the death of all parasites. Then you need to shed the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Flower planting

Pots of any shape are suitable for strawberries, the main thing is that the dimensions are not less than 100x150 mm.

This method requires the following elements:

1. A pot with a diameter of 10 centimeters and a height of 15 centimeters.
2. Prepared soil.
3. Vitamin complex.
4. Small pebbles of lime.
5. Scoop.
6. Water.

Landing

Seedlings with three or more leaves can be planted in separate pots.

1. Pour pebbles into a flower pot, then soil.
2. Make a well for seedlings.
3. Stick the seedling into the soil, sprinkle with earth.

Watering and care

After 1.5 months, the first buds should appear.

• Water the plant as it dries.
• The strawberry pot should be on the window.
• Access to light should be maximized.

Drafts must not be allowed.

With good care, the first berries will soon appear.

Yield

Small. From 1 bush you can get up to 200 grams.

The main advantage of this method is year-round fruiting.

Planting with a polyethylene method

When choosing this method of planting strawberries, you should consider irrigation systems using drip pipes.

You can plant culture on a loggia or balcony. It is best to use the Dutch planting method. It may require the following:

1. Suitable container made of polyethylene.
2. Perlite composition + steamed peat.
3. Organic soil.
4. Synthetic elements.
5. Watering can.
6. Scoop.

It is best to use a soil substitute.

It is better to use a mixture based on perlite or vermiculite for filling the bags.

Training

Taken polyethylene with a diameter of 20 centimeters... Holes are cut in it in a checkerboard pattern.

Landing

• The distance between the bushes is up to 35 centimeters. You should not plant the bushes closer, otherwise the fruits will be small.
• The bags are filled with soil, vitamins are added.
• The angular rate of planting bushes is 50%.

Watering

To maintain optimal soil moisture, it is better to use drip irrigation.

The culture is irrigated as it dries. It is very important to monitor the moisture of the root system.

Water should not get on the strawberry flowers.

Care

Making an irrigation system at home is quite simple. For this you need to use a container with a hose. The diameter of the hose should be 1 centimeter.

Such a hose must be brought to each bush and water the crop.

Lighting

For additional lighting, homemade lamps are used.

If there is not enough light for the plant, lamps can be used. If the house has a heater, the growing process will only accelerate.

It is necessary to pollinate the culture in the process of fruit formation.

Pollination

For pollination, use a soft brush or fan.

This can be done either manually or with a fan.... In the second case, the jet is simply directed towards the pots. It is advisable to do this in the morning.

For the first method, you will need a soft paint brush. This is a rather painstaking process that takes time. But its effectiveness is very high.

Feeding strawberries

For feeding, it is convenient to use instant complex fertilizers.

Replenishment of bushes should be carried out at least 2 times / 30 days... For replenishment, special fertilizers are used, which are sold in specialized boutiques. It is advisable to use a universal top dressing.

Overfeeding should not be allowed. Otherwise, all the vitamins will receive the leaves, and the berries will not ripen.

Mustache care

In the process of active growth of strawberries, tendrils are formed. They need to be tied up. To do this, a nylon mesh should be built on the window.

With the help of antennae, you can propagate the culture and get new seedlings.

To propagate strawberries, you need to root the outlet. Then it is separated from the uterine bush.

Treatment of diseases

Horsetail infusion is well suited for the prevention of strawberry diseases.

The most common pathologies of domestic strawberries are gray rot and spider mites.

Fruits and leaves are affected by a specific bloom. The leaves fall off, the berry becomes loose, tasteless.

To get rid of diseases, you need to prepare a garlic solution. This requires:

• peel 2 cloves;
• crush them in a garlic press;
• pour boiling water over, leave for 20-30 minutes.

After cooling, the infusion is filtered and used when spraying plants.

Conclusion

You need to plant strawberries either in early spring or in the second half of August - September. With the right approach, it will delight you with its fruits for a long time.

Video about artificial pollination of homemade strawberries

To date, strawberries have become one of the fashionable cultures of the windowsill. However, often, once in the house, it stops blooming, and then completely fades, thereby greatly upsetting its owners. What's this? Just cheating? Strawberries can't survive in a room? Or are there secrets that allow a delicious berry to delight with its fruits all year round, even in an apartment? Let's figure it out.

Potted strawberries

Strawberry varieties for growing on the window at home

Firstly, what flower shops offer as strawberries for a window is often an unsuitable option for our climatic conditions. So, for example, large-fruited strawberry Albion. Its appearance is simply impressive: large green leaves, giant mouth-watering berries ... However, this variety absolutely does not tolerate either high temperatures, or cold weather, or lack of moisture, or the slightest excess of it. Therefore, it can be grown only in greenhouse conditions, which cannot be created on the windowsill.So what do you do?

Experienced gardeners recommend not buying beautiful strawberry bushes, alluring with their berries from the windows of flower shops, but taking into the house proven remontant varieties intended for the area in which you live. They are not demanding on the length of daylight hours, they have the potential for year-round fruiting, and the ampelous options also hang beautifully from a suspended planter, delighting with an exotic appearance.

Strawberry, grade "Queen Elizabeth 2"

However, if you are at a loss in making your own choice, take a look at the variety “Homemade delicacy”, “Geneva”, “Queen Elizabeth”. According to fans of window beds, they work best on the windowsill. Some recommend growing strawberries from seeds, but here it is worth thinking carefully, since this process is quite troublesome, takes a lot of time and requires careful adherence to agricultural practices.

Soil for strawberries at home

If you have decided on the variety, start preparing the soil in which your strawberries will be planted. For many, the simplest solution is to buy a ready-made universal soil mixture in the store. But you can prepare the substrate yourself. To do this, in equal proportions, it is necessary to mix humus, sand and earth from ephedra. You should not go the simplest way - take land from the garden. Usually it does not have enough friability, and is often infected with diseases, which leads to the rapid death of plants.

Preparation and selection of strawberries for the windowsill

If you decide to plant seedlings taken from your garden in pots, do not rush to plant. Select beautiful full-fledged sockets, without signs of disease, dig them into a small flowerpot and place them in a cold, dark place for two weeks, providing the strawberries with a dormant period. If you want to plant young bushes from cuttings, then remember that the largest number of flower buds are laid in the sockets formed from the second and fourth tendril buds (the first and third remain dormant in case of damage to the cuttings). And the further, the less the plant has the potential to yield.

Planting strawberries in a pot

Since strawberries do not like stagnant water, the first thing to start planting with is drainage. At the bottom of the pot, with a volume of at least 3 liters per bush, it is necessary to lay out expanded clay, broken brick or pebbles, into which the remnants of excess water will drain. Then, view the seedlings prepared in advance for the length of the roots. If the root system is too long, it must be shortened. The planted root should fit freely in the pot, without bending in the hole.

After the strawberry is planted, it is watered. Some flower growers and gardeners recommend using growth stimulants when watering, but experience shows that this culture has excellent survival rate without them.

Potted strawberries

Home strawberry care

In order for the strawberries planted in pots to feel good, they must be placed on the sunniest windows. Usually these are window sills of the southern and southeastern location.

In winter, it is good to organize illumination with daytime lamps for plants to provide 12 hours of full illumination. Maintain temperature around 20 ° C.

Water, feed and spray regularly. Moreover, it is necessary to spray not only with settled water, but also with preparations containing iron, since it is this element, accumulating in the sockets, provokes the greatest laying of the crop.

Strawberries in a flower box

From ovary to berry

If done correctly, the first crop will appear in two months. However, even here you cannot leave strawberries unattended. Unripe berries like to infect spider mites. To destroy the pest, you need to make a tincture of garlic (soak 2 chopped cloves in 100 g of water for 2 hours) and spray the plants.

In addition, many remontant varieties are very fond of giving a mustache, of course you can leave them, for decorative purposes, however, if your goal is berries, then it is better to immediately break out the appearing antennae or cut off with scissors, since they very much pull off nutrients from the mother plant , thereby significantly underestimating the yield.

That's all the tricky advice on how to harvest strawberries on the window. Observing them, you will not only collect ripe berries throughout the year, but also admire your strawberry bushes, since what could be more beautiful than a combination of greenery, unpretentious white flowers and bright berry lights ?!

We are looking forward to the onset of May to feast on the most delicious, perhaps, berry -

strawberries

... It has already become customary for us to receive harvests from spring to late autumn, but sometimes we really want to taste the sweetness of our favorite berry on a cold winter day!

How to grow garden strawberries at home Alternatively, you can, of course, purchase a pack of strawberries for the price of gold in a supermarket. But the doubts that this berry will be useful are very large - the thought of the presence of chemistry that our body does not need at all leaves less doubt. I suggest another option: grow garden strawberries by the window and give yourself and your children a piece of summer in the middle of winter.

Is it possible to harvest garden strawberries in the room?

In this case, I really like the saying, which I am often grateful to in my life: "If you really want to, you can fly into space." So with a strong desire, guided by these recommendations, you can get wonderful sweet berries at any time of the year.

This requires:

• high-quality live (not frigo!) seedlings of varieties of neutral daylight hours (hereinafter NSD), which we get from the first row of whiskers;
• lamps (better phytolamps) for supplementary lighting of plants;
• place on the windowsill;
• This article.

How to “move” strawberries from the garden to the house?

In any case, you should start preparing seedlings for home growing long before the onset of winter.

Option 1

1. When the strawberry bushes form a mustache, fill a container with a drainage hole (for example, a disposable glass or a soft plastic pot) with earth and sand in a 1: 1 ratio.
2. We dig it in level with the ground (but so that the edges of the container rise slightly), direct the first outlet into the container, pin it with an ordinary hairpin or wire bent in the form of a hairpin, and water it constantly. The earth should never dry up, otherwise the plant will quickly die.
3. After 3 weeks, when the young plant has taken root, we cut it off from the mother liquor and continue to water. At this point, watering is even more important; he should be at least once a day, it is better in the evening, and on hot sunny days you can water it 2 times - in the morning and in the evening.
4. As soon as buds are formed on the plant, they must remove so that the outlet gains maximum strength. 
5. Cups with seedlings we we leave in the ground before the onset of the first frost, and as soon as it froze, we take them out of the ground, fill the holes formed with earth and slightly compact.
6. We completely immerse the containers with plants in a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes, let the water drain, and bring them into a room with a temperature not higher than + 10 ° C for 2-3 days. Then we bring the sockets into the room and put to the south window. 
7. Additional lighting is required, since the length of the day is too short. The plant will need additional lighting from 6-7 in the morning until 19-20 in the evening, that is, the daylight hours for the plant should be 13-14 hours. For this we use a phytolamp.

Backlight

Option 2

This method is much simpler and less laborious.

1. Before the onset of frost, we dig out rooted young rosettes, remove substandard foliage (that is, leaves that are mechanically damaged, old ones), but so that the plant must have 2-3 true young leaves.

Left: garden strawberry seedling. Right: aging in potassium permanganate 2. Next, we keep the seedling in a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate) and plant in a container with ready-made soil mixture purchased at a flower shop and mixed with sand in a ratio of 2: 1.

Why a purchased soil mixture? This is more reliable: the garden soil must be heated in the oven to destroy pests and pathogens, and the finished soil is sterile (of course, if we talk about high-quality purchased soil).

Planting strawberries 3. It is very important when planting not to deepen the heart (apical bud), which is located in the center of the rosette, otherwise the plant will simply rot.

Heart 4. Water the seedlings and bring them into the room, but for the first few days do not put them on the sunny south window, but set them in more benign conditions (north, east). After 3-5 days, we rearrange it to the south. Just as in option 1, we must use additional lighting.

Which strawberry varieties are suitable for home growing?

Experimental practice, which I described earlier in my article, has shown that the NSD ‘Albion’ and ‘Aisha’ varieties are the easiest to care for and the most resistant to diseases in indoor conditions.

The ‘Albion’ variety I have told more about these and other varieties of garden strawberries in this article.

What conditions need to be created for plants to grow and bear fruit at home?

1. Lighting

As I already said, we need a phytolamp for daily supplementary lighting for 13-14 hours a day. If we neglect this point, then a well leafy plant will grow, but in this case we will not see flowering (and harvest).

Why phytolamp? You can, of course, supplement the illumination with an ordinary fluorescent lamp, but the plants in this case will be weaker. Article Choosing a phytolamp for seedlings

2. Temperature conditions

The temperature on the windowsill should be at least + 20 ° С. It is on the windowsillrather than in the room. If the temperature is not observed, then our plants can weaken and get sick with fungal diseases.

3. Watering

It is important to choose the watering mode so that so that the earthy ball does not dry out, but in any case do not allow stagnation of water.

4. Mandatory transshipment of plants

In 25-30 days after "relocation" to the house, the plants need to be transplanted into a large container (1 liter in volume), since the root system has already developed strongly, and the outlet has become cramped in a small glass. This is what the plant looks like before transplanting:

... and so - after:

Plant transplanted into a large container

5. Artificial pollination of flowers

Pollination is an important condition for the formation of the ovary and the development of a full-fledged berry. We make it by hand using an ordinary soft brush.

Pollination If this procedure is neglected or not performed well enough, we will get deformed berries:

Deformation of the berry with insufficient pollination

Do you need feeding strawberries?

Like any plant, garden strawberries need nutrition. Under natural conditions, plants get it from the ground in which plant residues have rotted. In a room, in a limited amount of soil, strawberries do not have such an opportunity, therefore, feeding should be taken care of without fail.

1. We apply the first top dressing ("Strawberry" or other complex fertilizer for garden strawberries) at half dose (100 grams of solution during watering), when did the first buds appear. 
2. We carry out the next feeding after the first berries have been removed, with the same fertilizer at the same dosage.

Do not be embarrassed and worried that the berry will accumulate nitrates or other harmful elements in itself, since this fertilizer will go to the plant itself, and not to the berry.

When to expect the first harvest?

Experience shows that in winter in indoor conditions the period from planting to flowering is 30-35 days, and the first berries ripen in 30-35 days from the beginning of flowering. It turns out that from the moment of planting to the ripening of the berries, an average of about 65 days pass.

First harvest Here are our first berries:

Home harvest of ‘Albion’ strawberries

What is indoor strawberry sick with and how to treat it?

If we adhered to all the recommended planting rules, and the houseplants in the house are not affected by pests, then the strawberries are not in danger of suffering from them. But besides pests, there are no less dangerous fungal diseases - such as powdery mildew, for example.

Why might problems arise? The air in the room during the heating period is dry and warm, and we, knowing that it is unhealthy, begin to increase the humidity. This is correct for us, but for garden strawberries, which are not blown by the wind at home, but is under the influence of cold from window glass, high humidity can cause powdery mildew. This is a white fungal bloom on the leaves, stems, and then the berry.

For the prevention of the disease, you can use the drug Fitosporin, which is safe for humans. We spray the plants with it once a week. Of course, white traces form on the leaves, but the plant will be reliably protected.

Garden strawberries It is not difficult to grow garden strawberries on the window, the main thing is to want very much! Good luck and excellent harvests!

One of the most delicious, healthy and beloved by all berries is strawberry. It is rich in vitamins and minerals, thanks to which we can increase our immunity and protect the body from colds and various infections. In this article, we will take a closer look at how to successfully grow this useful berry at home, we will get acquainted with the main secrets of agricultural technology.

Strawberries have found their application in folk and official medicine. It helps in the treatment of various diseases. Also, strawberries are widely used in cosmetology for nourishing masks and creams, as well as in the development of various types of dietary nutrition.

In cooking, strawberries are used to make preserves and jams, desserts, various pastries, and also make wines and liqueurs from them. Strawberries are especially useful in the cold season, when we are prone to colds. Strawberries successfully replenish the deficiency of vitamins in the body, and tea with strawberry jam can plunge you into the euphoria of happiness and bliss!

Strawberries can also be called a universal plant, because with proper agricultural technology, you can achieve its fruiting throughout the year. Therefore, this plant can be successfully grown at home on a windowsill.

There are two ways to help grow strawberries at home: 1 - in various containers on the window, 2 - in plastic bags in specially designed rooms.

Let's take a closer look at each of these methods and find out what needs to be done for the proper development and fruiting of this plant at home.

Choosing a suitable variety

All the wide variety of strawberry varieties known today is divided into two main types - bush and ampelous. By the type of fruiting, strawberries are remontant and one-time fruiting.

Repairing strawberry varieties, under favorable conditions, are able to bear fruit all year round, since they are little dependent on daylight hours, and one-time fruiting varieties give only one harvest per season.

Naturally, for growing strawberries on a windowsill at home, a remontant ampelous strawberry variety, which is not too picky about light, is best suited. The bushes of such strawberries planted in flowerpots begin to bear fruit after two months. For growing at home, the variety "Geneva" is best suited, which has a high yield and quick ripening. Mustacheless varieties "Home delicacy", "F-SSh1", etc. also feel good on the windowsill. You can also grow the famous garden variety "Queen Elizabeth".

Preparing a dredge for strawberries

For strawberries, any all-purpose, store-bought dredge for flowers or vegetables will do.You can also prepare a suitable soil yourself. To do this, you need to take in equal parts forest land (preferably coniferous), humus and sand.

The main soil requirements of strawberries are looseness and sufficient moisture. It should be noted that if you take soil from the garden, then it may be infected with a root nematode. Therefore, before using it, it must be steamed to kill pests, and also thoroughly shed with a pink solution of potassium permanganate. After such a procedure, in a week you can start planting plants.

At the bottom of the containers for planting strawberries, it is necessary to pour drainage, since the plant does not like stagnant water. Drainage can be broken brick, small pebbles or expanded clay.

Preparing seedlings for planting

If you grow remontant strawberries in your garden, you can use them for planting on the windowsill. To do this, in the fall, you need to dig out the required number of bushes and place them in a container, sprinkle with earth, and keep in a cool, dark place for two weeks to provide the plant with the necessary dormancy period. After that, the strawberries must be planted in pre-prepared containers with soil. Planting must be done so that the rhizome of the plant is half buried in the ground.

Too long roots can be cut off so that they do not bend in the hole, and after this procedure, for quick recovery, the plant can be placed in a warm 20-degree heteroauxin solution for 3-4 hours. To prepare the solution, use 1 tablet for 5 sheets of water. The plants are watered with the same solution after planting in the ground, which contributes to better survival and stimulates the growth of the root system.

You can also buy strawberry seedlings from special farms specializing in strawberry cultivation, or grow strawberries yourself from seeds.

When choosing seedlings, it is not recommended to trust unknown sellers, as they may be unscrupulous, and the acquired variety will be completely unsuitable for home cultivation.

Growing strawberries on a windowsill from seeds

Modern breeders have developed special varieties of indoor strawberries, the seedlings of which are grown from seeds. The most suitable variety for such cultivation is the "Supreme" variety. The berry mass of this strawberry is 5-7 grams, the ovary appears 4 months after germination.

For sowing seeds, prepare special bowls with well-moistened soil. The sown seeds are lightly sprinkled with earth, lightly tamped and covered with a transparent film. When shoots appear, the film is removed and the seedlings are placed on the south or southeast windows.

After the appearance of two true leaves, the plants dive into a large bowl. For the normal development of the plant, a container volume of at least 3 liters is required.

Room strawberry care

To collect the maximum yield of strawberries from the windowsill, it is necessary to create suitable conditions for its normal growth and development.

Plants must be placed on the southern or southeastern windows, and in winter, the plants must be supplemented with fluorescent lamps. For the normal development of strawberries, it needs 12 hours of daylight. You can read more about how to create artificial supplementary lighting correctly in the article "Garden on the windowsill".

The optimum temperature for growing strawberries is 18-20 degrees. If the temperature is lower, then it is necessary to provide additional heating with electric heaters.

Strawberries are demanding on soil and air moisture, so they need to be watered regularly, avoiding waterlogging, and sprayed from a spray bottle. However, it is important not to overdo it - waterlogging can lead to fungal diseases.

Strawberry seedlings respond well to various types of feeding. They need to be produced at least twice a month.For top dressing, you can use a universal complex fertilizer for indoor plants or use a special fertilizer for strawberries. In the case of an excess of nitrogen fertilizers, the plant will produce only green mass to the detriment of the fruit.

In order for the plant to set berries, the soil must contain a sufficient amount of iron. To increase it, you can stick a rusty nail into the soil, but to be sure it is better to use a special solution for spraying the leaves containing organic iron compounds, which can be bought at a specialized flower shop.

When strawberries begin to ripen, they can be attacked by spider mites or gray mold. At the first signs of damage, the plants must be sprayed with garlic tincture, which is prepared as follows: crush 2 cloves of garlic, pour 100 g of warm water, leave for 2 hours, then strain and apply to the plants using a spray bottle.

During active growth, the plant grows overgrown with whiskers, which must be tied up on a nylon net or specially installed trellises to provide young plants with a normal amount of light. Strawberry whiskers can be used to successfully grow seedlings. For this, a young rosette of leaves is sprinkled with earth and moistened, and after rooting, it is separated from the mother plant.

Having mastered the simple agricultural techniques of growing strawberries at home, you can try to grow this berry not only for your own needs, but also for sale, using the technology of growing strawberries in plastic bags.

Technology for growing strawberries in plastic bags

A lot of space is needed to create a strawberry plantation. A pantry is best suited for such purposes. The number of bags with seedlings that can be placed there will depend on its size. Special racks can be designed to place bags in multiple tiers and save space. The room must be maintained at the required temperature and illumination in the standards discussed above. To ensure the movement of air in the room, ventilation must be installed.
The beds can be arranged both horizontal and vertical, it all depends on the amount of free space in the room.

Preparing seedling bags

For bags, we need dense polyethylene, better reinforced. The bags should be 16-20 cm in diameter.

Polyethylene bags are filled with a specially prepared earth mixture, the composition of which was mentioned above. From above, the bags are tightly tied. Further, at your discretion, they are either hung vertically, or laid horizontally, as you prefer.

In polyethylene, cuts 6-8 cm long are made in a checkerboard pattern with an interval of 20-22 cm and strawberry bushes are placed in them.

Watering a strawberry plantation

Watering plantations in bags is extremely inconvenient, besides, the level of soil moisture is not visible through them. Therefore, for irrigation, you can use a special irrigation system of a very simple design.

To make it, you need to take two-liter plastic bottles, which are fixed above the bags with seedlings. 4-5 tubes are removed from each bottle (you can use a medical dropper), the ends of which are pierced through polyethylene in bags every half a meter. Water is poured into the bottles, which gradually penetrates the ground through the tubes. In order for the water to flow freely from the bottles, additional holes must be made in them from above. Such an irrigation system perfectly provides the beds with regular moistening, the main thing is not to forget to add water to the bottles. As practice shows, one standard bag 1 meter long per day requires up to 2 liters of water.

Caring for bagged strawberry beds is exactly the same as caring for plants on a windowsill. They must be provided with sufficient light, moisture and heat.Fertilization is carried out twice a month, and during flowering it is necessary to provide artificial pollination. This can be done either by hand or by using a fan, turning it on at its lowest power, and directing a stream of air towards the flowering plants.

Conclusion

Growing strawberries at home is a very entertaining and useful activity, thanks to which you and your family will be provided with fresh vitamins in the winter season, and vases with berries placed on the windowsills will decorate the interior of your apartment, adding a special zest and aroma of summer to it.

Having mastered the principles of agricultural techniques for growing strawberries at home, you can also get an additional source of income, which over time can turn into a good business. After all, strawberries are in demand all year round, since they are a good source of vitamins and a tasty berry, and they are not cheap at all, even in summer during the season of ripening in the open field.

We wish you success and a bountiful harvest!

Strawberries on the windowsill. Video