It can be planted in the yard or in a flowerpot. Plant a few strawberries at home every year, and you can enjoy strawberries at home for a long time. There are three different kinds of strawberries: summer strawberries, perennial strawberries and mountain strawberries. What I mainly introduce to you here is the cultivation of summer strawberries.
Strawberries need to be planted in a sunny and warm environment. In addition, the soil is more hydrophobic. If you want to plant it in the ground, be careful not to use the land where potatoes have been planted before, because strawberries are easily infected with a pathogen on potatoes.
Strawberries need to be separated from the soil when they bear fruit, so it is a better choice to plant strawberries in flowerpots. You can choose to use more flowerpots and spread a layer of stone on the surface of the soil in the pots, so that it is not easy to splash the soil on strawberries when watering. If it is planted in soil, you can use some hay or mats to protect strawberries.
Three-year cycle of strawberry planting
Strawberry planting has a three-year cycle. Only a few strawberries can be harvested in the first year, and a lot will be harvested in the second year, but the yield of strawberries will drop obviously in the third year or after, and plants need to be replaced. Therefore, reasonable arrangements for cultivating new plants can ensure that some strawberries are born in the second year of each year, and the maximum economic benefits can be obtained.
When strawberries grow well, they will give birth to a vine, and at the end of the vine, new plants will be born. When the seedlings grow to 3-4 leaves, they can be cut and planted in another flowerpot, and pay attention to watering. It is best not to let the annual new plant bear strawberries, as long as it grows more leaves. So when you find that a new strawberry blooms a year later, you should pick it. At the same time, don't forget to hang a small sign on the plant and write down the planting date of the new column, so as not to forget it in the future. Remove other redundant vines from the new plant. If strawberries are planted in the yard, you should also pay attention to weeding. Be careful not to get the strawberries wet when watering, because once the strawberries are splashed with water, they will rot easily.
Nursing care of strawberries
Strawberries turn red once they begin to bear fruit. Be careful not to be pecked by birds, because birds can easily find red things. Hang a net on strawberries or cover them with a wooden basket. But if you have a greenhouse at home, you can move strawberries to the greenhouse, and the effect will be better. Strawberries also bear fruit more easily. After the fruiting period, strawberries can be moved out of the greenhouse and put outdoors for the winter. From a certain point of view, if strawberry plants suffer some frost, it will be more conducive to increasing production in the coming year.
Strawberries are easy to cultivate and can be transplanted. Sometimes it may be found that plants have yellow leaves, but don't worry, just remove them. In winter, you can keep the yellow leaves until the next spring to grow new leaves, then remove the yellow leaves and pay attention to watering, weeding and insect prevention.
Strawberries can also be planted in plant bags, but they must be watered evenly to prevent birds from pecking strawberries and pests. The soil in the plant bag dries easily and needs to be checked frequently to ensure the soil is moist.
Tips for planting strawberries
Strawberries are suitable for planting in sunny and hydrophobic soil. The soil depth is about 8- 10 inch.
For large strawberries, the row spacing should be 12 inch and the plant spacing should be about 18 inch. It is necessary to remove the vines of the plants in time to facilitate strawberry fruit. Strawberry production is cyclical, so it is best to cultivate some new plants a few years before planting.
If you don't like strawberry management, you can plant a strawberry every 18-24 inches to make strawberries bloom everywhere. Of course it will be a little messy, and the strawberries are not big. If you want to avoid this situation, you can remove some vines appropriately.
In autumn, plants should be covered with a layer of soil to prevent frost. After the soil freezes, you can sprinkle 3-4 inches of hay on the plants. The next spring, when new leaves grow, they are moved to hay. When the weather is warm and stable, remove the mulch from the plant surface. But leave some hay between rows to prevent weeds from growing and keep soil moisture.