To receive excellent harvest of tasty and fragrant strawberry, the gardener should work much. It is extremely whimsical culture demanding especially caring attitude to itself. At the wrong landing and irregular leaving of berry, even at the most perfect high-quality plants, will become shallow more and more. If on your site strawberry grows small, surely find the reason and correct all the gardening errors.
good harvestlarge strawberryHigh-quality high-quality seedling will be the first condition of . If you put small-fruited grade, do not wait for some big berries even at the most thorough and correct care for beds. By all means find out all characteristics of the saplings which are available on sale, their resistance to frosts and diseases. Consult to experienced plant breeders concerning cultivation of this culture in your climatic zone.
It is necessary to buy planting stock in specialized outlets with good reputation, or from familiar successful gardeners. Certainly, seedling even of elite grade has to be perfect, healthy. Diameter of root neck of saplings from 6 mm is considered optimum. The good option is seedling which has been dug out even in the fall, and remained all winter in special conditions.
However even the best grade of large-fruited strawberry will not yield of good harvest if you carry out the wrong landing. This plant loves a lot of light therefore avoid the darkened places. The site should be prepared well. Skilled summer residents at the beginning of October dig over beds approximately on 25 cm in depth, and carry out snow retention in the winter. On spring one more redigging – centimeters on 15 in depth is necessary. To receive large strawberry, never plant it too densely. Between bushes it is necessary to leave not less than 25 cm, and in row-spacings the free space has to be not less than 30 cm. Accurately straighten backs, press out them the soil and properly water. From now on watering has to be constant, but not excessive – strawberry becomes shallow at water shortage, and at its surplus simply rots. Strawberry pretty fast expands. If to her mustache to allow to creep freely on beds, berries will grow rare and small. Cut mustache and constantly fight against weeds. To simplify to itself task, it is possible to impose row-spacings with film or mulchy (it is recommended to use wheat straw). The lack of power supply can be one of the reasons of degeneration of berries of strawberry. Take care of fertilizing of the site under strawberry beds. Bring in it manure even in the fall, and during spring redigging once again fertilize the soil humus. Some gardeners one year prior to jumping of strawberry grow up on future beds of siderata – the plants suppressing growth of weeds. You can plant oats, and then plow its green escapes in soil. It will be good fertilizing for your favourite berry. Study experience of other summer residents – perhaps, you will find the best way to receive large garden strawberry.