Strawberry after harvesting requires the same thorough care, as well as during active vegetation. At the end of season this culture should be watered, weeded and loosened under it the soil. Also some other actions are considered necessary.
The first that needs to be made with strawberry after harvesting is to weed bed if it is not zamulchirovana film. Most of experienced gardeners knows that in time of fructification it is not recommended to weed strawberry. Therefore by then when the crop is reaped, beds usually grow with weeds. The organic mulch from beds after weeding or to it should be removed. Further it is necessary to loosen the soil.
The fact that strawberry after gathering berries is strongly weakened is quite natural. Therefore the main objective of the gardener during this period is to try as it is possible to restore forces of plants more stoutly.
Care for strawberry after harvesting: main actions
To support the weakened plants, follows the summer resident at the end of season:
- it is correct to water them;
- to carry out autumn fertilizing;
- to cut off bushes.
Also in certain cases on the site in August — September preventive processing of strawberry from wreckers and diseases is carried out.
How to water
It is necessary to humidify the soil under strawberry during this period correctly. In order that plants have quickly restored forces, waterings have to be not private, but abundant. It is necessary to humidify the earth on bed approximately once in 1-2 weeks. At the same time it is necessary to fill in strawberry as it is possible more carefully. Superficial waterings will not yield any result during this period.
Than and when to feed up
The weakened strawberry after harvesting is in nutrients very in great need. Therefore plants at the end of season surely it is necessary to feed up. Fertilize this culture in August or September usually organic chemistry. As well as in any other time, it is the is best of all during this period strawberry responds on chicken dung or horse manure. As a last resort it is possible to use, of course, and mullein.
At this time also mineral fertilizing can be useful. Instead of organic chemistry, for example, it is allowed to use ammofoska.
It is optional to do infusion of horse or cow manure for fertilizing of strawberry after gathering berries. Pieces of such fertilizer can just be spread out on bed in row-spacings and under bushes. In the subsequent autumn rains will wash away and will dissolve organic chemistry.
Chicken manure — the excellent answer to question of how to look after strawberry after harvesting in respect of completion of nutrients. However fertilizer this very strong. Therefore for dosing simplification, solution from it should be prepared nevertheless. For fertilizing of strawberry this type of organic chemistry should be parted, as usual, with water in proportion 1:20. The expense after gathering berries has to make about one bucket on 8-10 of bushes.
Mineral fertilizers bring in beds by scattering on earth surface with the subsequent seal to the soil chopper and abundant watering. That on the soil the crust was not formed, after this procedure strawberry should be zamulchirovat needles or peat.
Strawberry after harvesting really very much needs nutrients. However vegetative processes in plants by fall begin to slow down gradually. Therefore feed up strawberry during this period usually only once.
It is possible to introduce fertilizers in beds at any time after gathering berries. However at the same time it must be kept in mind that the last liquid fertilizing in season chicken dung has to be carried out at most to the middle of September. Dry it is possible to introduce mullein, horse manure and mineral fertilizers later.
How to look after strawberry after harvesting: cutting
Right after that as strawberry will cease fructifies, at plants it is necessary to remove all dried-up and damaged leaflets. The main cutting of this culture is usually done at the end of summer — early autumn. At the same time:
- from bushes delete mustache;
- cut off leaves.
Mustache at strawberry should be deleted in the fall surely. The fact is that they strongly weaken plants. It is worth leaving mustache on strawberry towards the winter when there is need of expansion of landing. And in this case the most part of shoots should be removed. For reproduction on strawberry leave only very strong mustache in not too large number.
It is necessary to cut off such shoots from strawberry as low as possible to the earth by means of sharp secateurs. You should not tear off mustache. Otherwise it is easily possible to damage plant roots. It will be obligatory, it is though a little, "to be extended" from the earth after shoot.
Strawberry is cut off so that over earth surface there was part of bush about 5 cm high. Such cutting should be done for strawberry, since second year after landing. Plants of the first year for the winter leave not cut off.
Prevention of diseases
Can strike strawberry both viral, and fungal diseases. Victoria after harvesting is weakened. And consequently, and can catch some infection very easily. Therefore after gathering berries carry usually out complex prevention of plants with use of universal medicines. It can be, for example, Nitrofen. On those sites where strawberry often is infected with mealy dew, it is in addition desirable to apply "Topaz".
Also at the end of season it is possible to carry out preventive processing of plants from wreckers. Carbophos or Aktellik is the for this purpose best of all to use.
Carry out preventive processing of strawberry after harvesting usually only on rather problem in respect of incidence and wreckers sites. On safe these procedures are not considered as obligatory. However to remove from beds and to burn all garbage and also it is worth carrying out deep loosening, of course, and in such garden.