It is impossible to find the person who would not love such juicy and fragrant berries as strawberry. Practically on each garden site there are one-two beds with these surprisingly beautiful berries. However annually to have good harvest, it is necessary to know how it is correct to look after them.
If it is competent to look after strawberry, then it is possible to receive not only rich harvest, but also healthy seedling. I offer will get acquainted with all subtleties of care for these plants, since the most initial stage and finishing with replacement with their new seedling.
First of all you need to decide on location of beds in garden where strawberry will grow. Preference should be given to areas with the subacidic soil where the illumination of ridges remains during 65-70% of daylight hours. Further it is necessary to prepare beds for landing of seedling, that is to dig over them in depth approximately on 30 centimeters, to introduce fertilizers (at will), to loosen the earth, etc.
As the best time for landing of new bushes of strawberry - the middle of July, you need to grow up or buy saplings, for example, at any garden fair by this time. Upon purchase of seedling special attention should be paid on exterior of plants: their root system has to be well developed, plants have to have not less than three-four bright green leaves without any spots. It should be noted that it is desirable to process purchased seedling weak solution of potassium permanganate: it is simple to spray leaves, to take backs in solution from 30 minutes to hour. This procedure will save plants from many diseases.
As soon as seedling is ready to landing, it is necessary to make on beds of hole of 15-20 centimeters in depth then to place in everyone the prepared plants, to straighten backs and to powder with the damp earth. In conclusion each bush is required to be watered. Closer to fall of plant strength will be gained and will develop into quite strong bushes which will be able to worry winter without damages.
As soon as you plant seedling, first of all it is necessary to take care of that the first few days they were in small shading. For this purpose it is possible to build small boards from plywood. Watering is required to be carried out the first three-four days twice a day - in the morning and in the evening, and on the expiration of this term - once a week in the evening. If there is hot and dry weather, then it is possible to increase moistening of the soil to two-three times a week.
Fertilizing of strawberry
The most optimum number of fertilizing of strawberry - three times a year. The first fertilizing should be carried out during spring cutting of leaves (it is necessary to circumcise in case you of it have not made in the fall). In this case it is better to use complex mineral fertilizer. The second time it is necessary to feed up strawberry during emergence of the first buds (potash fertilizers will be ideal). The third time it is necessary to feed up plants after autumn cut of leaves.
Special attention needs to be paid to preparation of bushes of strawberry for winter. These procedures in itself are simple, however they need to be carried out in time. So, the first that is required to be made, it at the end of August to carry out scarification between ranks on depth no more than seven-ten centimeters then it is obligatory to zamulchirovat the soil sawdust or peat approximately on five centimeters. At the end of September it is necessary to cut off foliage and to remove it from beds, and in October - to cover landings with fir-tree branches which will help to protect plants from frosts.