Once a strawberry, two strawberries: planting and care

Despite the abundance of these delicious berries at the height of the season and their availability on sale throughout the year, the aroma of berries from the garden is difficult to describe in words, and no perfume has been able to repeat it. If you first decided on a berry, called a strawberry, a Victoria or Strawberry, planting and leaving can be difficult. Do you know only that she must cut off her mustache? We will try to help. If you are cultivating this wonderful berry not for the first year, and you already have your secrets, maybe you will learn a new and other ways of growing it.

First of all, we are interested in when and where to plant. The best time is spring. Seedlings should be purchased in specialized farms, where it is stored from autumn at a low temperature. If one-year strawberry was chosen, planting and care may be slightly different. You can plant it in the summer, choosing a cool wet weather. Perennial varieties can be planted in autumn, taking into account the risk of freezing in the first winter. Where to plant? Wherever peas or wheat grew, but there was no potato, eliminating the excessive acidity of the soil with liming. Well, if you have been thinking since autumn where the strawberry will grow. Planting and nursing in this case are greatly simplified. It is useful to get rid of weeds in a timely manner, for example, from the autumn, treated with herbicides the place allocated for planting, and also fertilize it with manure.

The distance between the bushes may vary depending on the variety, but it is better to clarify it from the seller of seedlings. Usually it is 15 cm between the bushes of one row and 30-50 cm between rows. In the garden grooves are made, sufficient for the free location of the roots; The top of the socket must remain on the surface. Landings are watered; Soon the first top dressing is carried out, for example, urea. Watering, of course, continues throughout the whole ripening season and the appearance of new leaves.

A lot of trouble for inexperienced gardeners can deliver a mustache. Do I need to break them? In no case. Trim - it is necessary. Leave only the ones you need for seedlings and do not allow the appearance of unsuitable shrubs of the second-third row. Time to destroy the abundantly appearing mustaches comes after the most enjoyable: harvesting the long-awaited harvest.

There is an interesting variety, bringing a good harvest in a limited area and at the same time used for decorative purposes. It's a winding strawberry; Care and cultivation are similar to manipulations with ordinary strawberries, but you must also tie a mustache.

The curious technology that allows to simplify the care of strawberries and get a high yield is also gaining popularity. This is a mulching with a black film or a combination of it with white / black and white. The prepared bed is covered with a film, holes are made in it. In summer, they planted seedlings of annual varieties. Watering is carried out by a drop method or through holes. Of the shortcomings: it is difficult to fight insects, in particular, ants. This technology allows you to get rid of weeds, reduce watering and get a large number of pure berries without contact with the ground.

No matter how demanding the berry may seem at first strawberries, planting and leaving quickly become familiar and in its own way fascinating business. At the end of the berry season, we carry out the second fertilization with urea, after which another event is waiting for you - circumcision of bushes. After removing all dry leaves, leave 10 centimeters from the root, everything else is cut off. Autumn processing consists in preventing the appearance of pests, strewing the cut bushes with ashes and preparing beds for the next season (fertilization and weed removal). Enjoy your hassle and good harvest!