Strawberry is usually made multiple copies division of bush or mustache. But there is also such, though more labor-consuming way, - cultivation of seedling from seeds. It is interesting that it is possible to buy seeds of the pleasant grade in shop, to seed in the winter and at the end of summer to regale on new strawberry.
It is required to you
- - strawberry seeds;
- - seedling boxes;
- - soil for strawberry;
- - peat pots.
Instruction
1. Strawberry on seedling is sowed in the winter, in February-March. For a start it will be required to dig out since fall of prime quality land or just to buy ready pochvosmes in shop where sell seeds and saplings. Also get or make seedling boxes.
2. Seeds of strawberry demand stratification therefore they need to be sowed on snow or under snow. The first option is better, judging by responses of gardeners. Fill seedling boxes with soil, slightly condense the earth. Spread out strawberry seeds as it is more convenient to you - in chessboard order or ranks. The main thing that the distance between them was not less than 1 cm. Cover strawberry seeds with snow layer in 5 cm and cover with glass. Put boxes to the cold place that snow has not thawed at once, and has held on days five. It is possible to place on the top shelf in the fridge.
3. In five days rearrange seedling boxes with seeds to the room with temperature not lower than 20 wasps. Also wait, shoots will not appear yet. Strawberry sprouts long, it will take from 30 to 45 days, depending on grade. All this time you watch that the surface of soil did not dry up, but do not water, and spray from spray.
4. After there are shoots, rearrange seedling boxes on windowsill, it is better on the southern or southwest window. Gradually accustom sprouts to room air, for this purpose gradually shift glass and air "small greenery". And in week and absolutely remove.
5. Do not forget to spray strawberry seedling from spray, but be not zealous that the mold has not appeared. Young seedlings at first grow slowly, then quicker. When on seedling there are about 3-4 leaflets, hold sword-play - replace plants in peat pots. In separate capacity strawberry will better develop, and in peat pots it is more convenient to land it on bed, roots will not be damaged and strawberry will quicker take root on the new place.
6. After the sword-play remove seedling from window or attract that bushes have easier transferred change. Then it is possible to rearrange on window again. Further normal leaving - watering, weeding is required. When warm weather is established, land strawberry on bed on the constant place.