Strawberry garden - one of the most favorite berries.It is delicious, fragrant and simply beautiful. We often call it strawberries, although they are different plants. Appear berries in early summer, and the season of ripe strawberries continues for one month, during which time it is necessary to replenish the body's stores of vitamins, which are especially rich in the fruits of this plant. It is believed that for this it is necessary to eat at least four kilograms of scented berries. In recent decades, thanks to the efforts of breeders, many repair varieties have been obtained that bear fruit throughout the summer.
Each summer resident first of all tries to grow on this site exactly this berry. What are the characteristics of its cultivation, what care is required for the strawberry garden?
Breeding and planting
To grow this plant you need to choosea sunny plot of land with fertile soil. Strawberry garden reproduces separate rosettes, so for planting you need to prepare a sufficient number of seedlings. You can plant seedlings early in the spring or in August or September. The soil of the selected site before planting should be prepared: carefully remove all the weeds, dig to a depth of up to 20 centimeters, make fertilizer - superphosphate and humus. After this preparation, you need to make holes for the seedlings at a distance of 30 centimeters from each other. Saplings before planting are lowered into a chatterbox consisting of a clay solution with the addition of heteroauxin. The planted plants are gently poured from the watering can to compact the earth in the root area and are lightly covered with earth or sand on top.
After planting behind the seedlings care is necessary,which is a daily watering. The soil must be moderately moist at all times. After 2-3 weeks, young plants of garden strawberries take root, as evidenced by the appearance of new leaves in the centers of outlets. Strawberry garden next year after planting blooms and gives the first harvest of berries. A good fruiting occurs within three, a maximum of five years, after which the plants need to be replaced with new ones.
Care for strawberry garden
To strawberries always happy with a good harvest,she needs special care. In the early spring, after the snow comes down, the site needs to be cleared of dry leaves, loosened the ground, fertilize the plants with mineral fertilizers. Soon strawberries garden begins to grow - grows a lot of new leaves, and after two to three weeks in the center of each rosette flower buds appear. At this time, make a second fertilizing with organic fertilizers. During the period of active spring growth, strawberries need to be weeded out at least once.
Flowering begins in mid-May, shortly afterthey begin to sing berries. Collect the harvest regularly, not allowing the appearance of overripe berries. During fruiting, regular watering is recommended to increase the yield.
After harvesting, some gardeners advisestrawberries mow. This stimulates the subsequent growth of plants. Strawberries are vegetatively diluted, growing a mustache with new rosettes. If mowing it is considered optional, then you need to remove the mustache, as this increases the yield. In a dry summer, the area with strawberries should be watered regularly, with a frequency of once a week, good results give a drip irrigation.
In late September - early October, you need to startPreparation of the site with strawberries for winter. To do this, remove the weeds, loosen the ground, and with the onset of cold weather, the bushes are closed with fallen leaves, which will protect them from freezing. The fallen snow covers the leaves and even better insulates the strawberries, which contributes to its good wintering.
