How to plant strawberries in spring: soil preparation and planting seedlings
Planting strawberries in the spring is done by most gardeners. They are confident that the survival rate of strawberries during this period is much higher than in autumn. To ensure high yields strawberry, it is necessary to properly plant it in the spring.
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Preparatory stage
Many people do not know how to plant strawberries correctly in spring. The quality of the selected planting material directly depends yield strawberries. To ensure a high-quality harvest, you must:
- Organize a planting site
- To drop off strawberries by all the rules
- Selection of predecessors
The best quality strawberries will grow after they are planted in place. garlic, petunias, dill, Luke, marigolds.
It is possible to plant this culture in the old place only after 5 years.
When strawberries are undernourished, the first harvest is the largest. Planting material can be purchased at a specialized store or grown from seeds yourself.
The most favorable time for planting strawberries is late May or early June. This period is not very hot, which has a beneficial effect on the rooting process of strawberries. With the right choice of material and planting site, in a year you will be able to get the richest harvest possible.
Soil selection
Disembarkation strawberry should be produced in chernozem or suspended soil. If you have chosen clay soil for this plant, then after planting strawberries, you need to pay special attention to it. feeding... When planting a plant on such a soil, the quality of the bushes and yield culture will drop significantly.
It is possible to plant a plant in the ground in the spring only when the temperature at night is higher than -6 degrees.
Many pests eat strawberries, which negatively affects the quality of the yield. That is why, before planting a culture, it is necessary to carry out preventive work. This will ensure successful processing strawberries.
From the beginning, the site is checked:
- When weeding strawberries, you need to carefully monitor whether there are larvae in it.
- If you notice at least one of them, then it is necessary to treat the soil with appropriate insecticides.
- If there is dry vegetation on the site that is planned for planting strawberries, then this requires its collection. This procedure will get rid of the pests.
With proper preparation of the site, the strawberries will take root as quickly as possible, which will provide it with a high yield for the next year.
Features of planting seedlings
If the strawberry is in a plastic pot, it must be spilled an hour before planting. In some cases, growing strawberries from seed produced in peat tablets, which requires them to be immersed in water for 30 seconds. With an open root system, it must be kept for ten hours in a solution of HB-101.
Before planting strawberries, the planting material is processed. Its roots are cut so that they are no more than 10 centimeters long.In the presence of seedlings that have a closed root system, they are transplanted all summer. Planting seedlings with an open root system is carried out in the spring.
Planting strawberry seedlings:
- Before planting a plant, it is necessary to make a planting hole.
- On top of the hole, it is necessary to make a mound on which the seedling will be installed.
- In this case, it is necessary to arrange the strawberries so that their roots are not bent.
- If the roots are too long, then they are produced pruning... For this purpose, a pruner is used.
- When planting strawberries, do not deeply deepen them. Its central kidney, called the heart, should be placed above ground level. Otherwise, the heart may rot or vanish.
- After planting this plant, it must be watered abundantly.
- Also strawberries need to be introduced fertilizers... To do this, dissolve 93 drops of HB-101 in a liter of water. The resulting solution is poured under the bushes in the amount of 0.5 liters per 1 seedling.
Next is produced mulching strawberries. For this purpose, the thinnest covering material is taken. It must be kept for 2 weeks. The material is applied to the plant. In this case, you should not use arcs. Strawberries need shelter, since their root system is not yet working, and moisture evaporates from the leaves, which negatively affects the plant. This can cause the strawberries to dry out. Covering material is able to create a greenhouse effect, which will have a positive effect on the survival rate of seedlings.
As mulch, grass, pine spruce branches, straw, compost or sawdust, which have been perekali, hay can be used.
The compost is stacked no more than 5-6 centimeters thick. Strawberry mulching should be done monthly. Planting strawberries is a fairly simple procedure that allows even an inexperienced gardener to perform it with ease.
Strawberry planting methods
In order for this plant to take root as quickly as possible, a mulch film can be used. Initially, it is necessary to cover the agrofiber. The corners of the film are placed in the holes, and its edges are covered with earth. In places where strawberries are planted, it is necessary to make a small cross-shaped incision in order to pierce the roots of the seedlings into it. It is necessary to make a hole under the film, plant a plant and water it.
The incision should be small. Otherwise, it will sprout weeds, which draws out moisture, which will negatively affect the survival rate strawberry... If you have large seedlings, then planting it under a mulch film should not be done.
You can also plant strawberries on a straw "mattress":
- Initially produced watering soil. For this purpose, nitrogen fertilizers are used.
- After three weeks, strawberries are planted in this place.
- This method of planting requires the use of seedlings with large whiskers, which will produce large berries.
- When planting strawberry seedlings, you must adhere to a distance of 40 centimeters.
- After that, it is necessary to dig up the row spacing, which will free them from weeds.
If the desire arises, the gardener can organize a garden bed that has the shape of a pyramid.
If you have a small summer cottage, then this method of planting seedlings will be the most optimal for you. To do this, you need to bury a pipe with holes in the ground. Boxes of different sizes from the largest to the smallest must be put on the pipe.
The boxes are filled with soil, into which the plant is planted. Planting strawberries in the spring can be done in various ways. His choice directly depends on the wishes and requirements of the gardener.
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