Propagation of strawberries by seeds according to the rules

The most fragrant berry in garden plots is considered strawberries... It is good both fresh and in blanks. Breeders are trying to please gardeners with new varieties that have not only excellent taste, but also stable yields and disease resistance. All that remains is to purchase seeds and start growing your favorite variety.

Garden strawberries are propagated most often with a mustache, but only seeds will preserve the best properties of the plant. Not every gardener wants to spend time sowing seeds, caring for them. But patience and work will always thank the diligent owner, and only on his site will the best fragrant berry appear.

Content:

• The best varieties of garden strawberries, their description
• Berry propagation by seeds: preparation for the procedure
• How to plant seeds correctly
• Tips for caring for strawberry seedlings
• Terms and rules for transplanting into open ground
• Benefits of growing berries by seeds

The best varieties of garden strawberries, their description

Understand varietal diversity strawberry pretty hard. Each variety is good in its own way, with an original taste, resistance to diseases, but also with its own disadvantages:

• The Diamant variety is resistant to fungi and viruses. Its fruits are medium in size, ripen in late May, early June. But on the other hand, its yield pleases - up to two kilograms of fragrant berries can be harvested from one bush.
• Dukat, which always bears fruit with high yields, will bestow exquisite taste. Strawberry bushes are not afraid of night spring frosts. Berries are good fresh, compotes, preserves.
• Repair strawberry Queen Elizabeth II always gives rich harvests of fruits, large, sweet in taste. The bushes of the plant are not afraid of frosts and pests. This variety is especially good for seed propagation.
• Originally from Italy - Clery - will let you enjoy the sweetness of its berries. The plant is rarely sick, it is not affected by rot or viruses. The only drawback of the variety is its fear of frost.
• Olivia, although she does not give rich harvests, endures stoically cold, is not afraid of a dry summer.
• For a long time, the Kent variety with an excellent dessert taste has been in the forefront of popularity. And its unpretentiousness is known to many strawberry lovers.

Growing a garden plant, everyone dreams of delicious fruits and a high yield. To do this, you need to plant several varieties of berries on the site, each time updating the old bushes. And then you can highlight the specimens you especially liked.

Berry propagation by seeds: preparation for the procedure

The preparation of strawberry seeds for the breeding procedure plays an important role. You should not buy them in a store, since the quality of the material does not meet many requirements. It is best to collect them yourself.

Seeds are taken from well-ripened, healthy bushes. The best material is hidden in the middle of the pulp, at the base. To mine the seeds with a high percentage of germination, it is necessary to cut off the top layer of the berry, spreading the rest on a sheet of paper. As soon as the mass dries, it is rubbed between the palms, pouring the seeds into glass jars.

A month before planting seeds, they need to go through a strengthening process or stratification.

To do this, they are folded on a moistened cotton pad, covered with the same on top. To make the seeds breathe, they make holes in the coating with a needle. First, the container with the babies is placed in a warm place, and two days later in the refrigerator for a period of two weeks. At this moment, it is necessary to ensure that the cotton wool does not dry out, constantly moisten it.

Sprouted seeds can be planted already in containers on seedlings... And she will need a soil that would be nutritious, loose, light. To do this, prepare a mixture of garden, sod land and sand. Due to the fact that many harmful insects, their larvae hide in the soil, then before planting the soil for strawberries must be treated with boiling water or put in the oven for twenty minutes. Such calcination also kills beneficial bacteria, so containers with soil should stand for two to three weeks without seeds. Properly prepared seed material, the soil for it will allow you not to be afraid for the quality of planting strawberry.

How to plant seeds correctly

Strawberry seeds begin to be planted in late January - early February:

• A drainage layer is placed on the bottom of the container, then the soil is laid, which must be well moistened.
• Plant seeds are laid out in the grooves with tweezers, without covering them with earth, but only slightly pressing into it.
• Cover the containers from above with film or glass, putting them first in a dark place, and then on the windowsills, gradually accustoming them to sufficient lighting.
• Until the seeds germinate, the film is not removed, making holes in it for regular ventilation.

Many gardeners carry out hardening or stratification of the planted seeds. For this, snow is poured into the containers, slightly compacting it from above. And then on the snow mass, the seeds are laid out, pre-soaked. The containers covered with foil are placed in a cold place for two weeks. During this time, after the snow settles and gradually melts, the seeds will go deeper into the ground.

There is also a way to plant strawberry seeds - in peat tablets. This procedure is carried out immediately after hardening the seed. To do this, the tablets are soaked, and as soon as they swell, they are laid out on trays or in plastic boxes. Each seed is laid out in a peat tablet, and then the planting is covered with a film. Having chosen the most acceptable option for planting seeds, they begin to expect the first shoots.

Tips for caring for strawberry seedlings

The first ten to fifteen days after planting the seeds, it is necessary to monitor the humidity in the containers, daily opening the film from the sides to air the plantings.

Further care for seedlings should consist of simple rules:

1. The room temperature should be at least twenty degrees Celsius.
2. Dense seedlings are thinned out as soon as they appear.
3. Condensation on the film must be constantly removed so that there are no complications in the form of the appearance of a fungus.
4. Dive begin after the appearance of two or three leaves, after transplantation, young plants should be at a distance of at least three centimeters from each other.
5. Watering carried out constantly as the top layer dries, which is best done with a spray bottle.
6. The appearance of mold should alert - the plant will not die, but it is better to immediately process the soil fungicidal preparation, for example, Maxim.
7. Seedlings should be fed every two weeks along with watering. The use of mineral complexes for seedlings will strengthen root system plants.
8. In the first days of spring, seedlings begin to harden, carrying containers with them in the sun, which means, on a balcony or veranda.

Care for strawberries is the same as for seedlings of vegetables, and does not require special skills and knowledge, only patience, respect for plants.

Terms and rules for transplanting into open ground

On the warm days of May-June seedlings can be transferred to a permanent place in the garden.At this time, the bushes will have from five to six leaves. The best place for a berry is an area with fertile, loose soil, illuminated by the sun, but without direct exposure to the plants. A semi-shaded place is also suitable.

If the condition of the soil is unfavorable for the growth of strawberries, then humus is added to the soil or compost.

It is better to feed clayey lands with organic matter, adding a little sand. The width of the strawberry ridge should be no more than a meter. Distribute seedlings in parallel holes, the distance between which is thirty to forty centimeters.

When transplanting, the seedlings are handled carefully, deepening it into the ground to the level of the growth point. It is much easier to replant seedlings in peat tablets, because they do it together with the nutrient base. In order for the seedlings to take root, to grow well, the first flowers and mustache are removed on them.

Benefits of growing berries by seeds

There are many ways to propagate strawberries, but stronger, healthier plants come from seeds. Seeds can be easily obtained from their own berries, and they are stored for several years, maintaining germination.

All the best strawberries can be grown using seeds.

And when breeding different types of berries, households will feast on all year round. Taking time to grow strawberry by the seed method, you can increase its plantations with different ripening periods. And such a berry will always bear fruit more amicably, giving bountiful harvests, and diseases and pests will bypass planting. It is important only to observe the planting norms, maintaining optimal conditions for keeping the garden plant.

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