Garden wild strawberry, or strawberry as it is called by amateur gardeners, - the very first berry which appears on garden beds after winter. But cultivation of this tasty and useful culture - rather labor-consuming occupation also demands special knowledge. To receive early harvest of wild strawberry garden, it is necessary to try very much.
It is impossible to reap rich early crop of strawberry without its preliminary disembarkation. This culture sockets which are formed on the short moustaches rejected from maternal bush breeds. For cultivation incorporate sockets, are most close located to bush. Since July 20 to the middle of August land or replace strawberry (on one place more than three years are not recommended to grow up these cultures: the productivity falls, the grade degenerates). The soil for strawberry has to be well fertilized by manure humus and peat and also is mulched by sawdust. As a part of mineral fertilizers there should not be chlorine. After the safe wintering of bushes the next summer you will reap the first generous crop. But for this purpose it is necessary to look after plant since early spring. First of all clean fallen leaves from beds and slightly loosen the earth around bushes. During blossoming – in May-June – delete weeds, it is abundant water the earth, using organic fertilizers. When berries only are tied, to zamulchiruyta the soil around bushes straw or small sawdust – it will not allow berries to be soiled and decay. In the middle of June and almost to the middle of July you will enjoy ripe berries of garden wild strawberry. The productivity will be high and to leave gradually on decrease in the first and second year after disembarkation. After collecting the first harvest bushes of wild strawberry feed up liquid fertilizers, deeply dig over row-spacings, weed weeds, remove mustache. The last should be deleted after each gathering berries (up to 3-4 times during the summer), and land strong sockets in nursery for cultivation of rich harvest the next year. Otplodonosivshy 3-4-year sites of strawberry right after gathering the last berry need to be weeded, having removed all bushes, to dig over and prepare under vegetable cultures.