After the reaped strawberry crop, bushes are weakened. In August it is just possible to help them to restore forces and to stuff up good kidneys that those have yielded good harvest next year. It is also very important to fill strawberry with force for keeping of hard winter frosts.
First of all it is necessary to begin with survey of the place where strawberry is planted. At detection of the dried-up leaves they need naturally to be removed with secateurs. The old, not yielding fruits any more bushes, it is worth removing, having accurately dug out. To hold them, there is no sense. It is possible to replace them new, bought or independently divorced.
Mulching
It is possible to mulch pine needles. In August the mulch should be updated, filling up where it is necessary and to cover with thick layer where it is absent. The weeds which are beaten out from mulch surface, it is necessary to remove.
Than it is better to fertilize?
The most important procedure with strawberry in August this application of fertilizers. For this purpose well the chicken dung will approach. It is possible to apply such fertilizer also fresh, but then it needs to be parted. The combination of water and dung at the same time makes 1 by 15-20. It is necessary to use at once.
It is much easier to buy dry chicken dung. One its kilogram to get divorced in 3 liters of water, then mix infuses. In the turned-out infusion about 20 liters of water are added. And to be carried out by this fertilizer watering. It is poured in watering can (without nozzle) and flows directly under bush. It is necessary to do it carefully not to get on leaves as there can be burns. If it happened, then it is necessary to try to wash away the leaves which have concerned fertilizer clear water.
This fertilizer which is rather concentrated. Therefore before fertilizing, strawberry should be watered.
Whether it is necessary to water?
Certainly, watering in August (and also September) is necessary because days cost still rather hot at this time. It is necessary to saturate with water strawberry 1-2 times. In addition it is necessary to carry out further loosening and to remove weeds.
About flowers and mustache
After such frequent waterings and fertilizers, strawberry can have florets. They need to be removed as because of them the plant is weakened. Besides there is no sense from them any more, they will hardly manage to tie berries into knot.
The same to treat also mustache. If the mustache has already taken roots, it can be removed from maternal plant and to make change to other place. It is necessary just to get rid of the same mustache which were not in time, properly to become stronger in the soil yet.
Whether it is necessary to delete completely leaves on strawberry?
It is possible to delete leaves, but some to leave better. In August will begin to appear and grow new leaves. Here and them it is better to leave. In process of growth the old leaves should be removed. New leaves are still young and healthy that snow allows them to detain better and helps strawberry easier to transfer winter.
After carrying out all above works, probability is high that next year the harvest of strawberry will be good.