How and when to plant strawberries in spring

Nowadays, there are many different ways and methods of planting strawberries. Most of these methods are popular, but some are not worthy of attention. If you decide to plant strawberries this year and learn about planting methods this wonderful berry, we advise you to read this article.

Content:

• Strawberry variety determination
• Preparing beds for seedlings
• Features of planting strawberries and recommendations
• Watering plants

Strawberry variety determination

First of all, you need to choose strawberry variety. Today the most popular variety is “pineapple strawberry”. This variety is a perennial plant and usually consists of emerging flower stalks that are located in a rosette of leaves. On the peduncles there are inflorescences with small white flowers.

Preparing beds for seedlings

Next, we prepare the ridges. Strawberries grow ideally on southwestern slopes. The soil should be well structured and rested. Low places and places where groundwater flows nearby are considered good places to locate ridges. If the ridges are located next to groundwater, then the height of the first should be at least 40 centimeters. In dry places you can make low ridges up to 15 centimeters. The distance between the ridges should be 90-95 centimeters.

Various cereal crops are considered ideal predecessors; predecessors are less suitable nightshade family. Remember that you cannot plant strawberries in the same place where they grew before.It can only be replanted in its previous location after a few years. If your plot of land is adjacent to a forest or wild field, then there is a high probability of the appearance of the cockchafer.

Another equally important factor affecting the fruiting of berries is the acidity of the soil. If your soil has low acidity, then you need to fertilize the soil with lime mortar. If the acidity of the soil is increased, gypsum is added in such cases.

Features of planting strawberries and recommendations

The best time to plant strawberries is considered to be early spring or mid-summer.

The site should be free of weeds and especially wheatgrass roots. The leaves of the seedlings must have the appropriate color of their variety and must be healthy, without damage, with a good root system.

When planting, the root part of the plant is planted in the soil, but it is undesirable for the root system to be wrapped up. If you are concerned that the weather will be cool when planting, you can plant the seedlings in a small greenhouse or cover the bed with plastic wrap.

Also planting strawberries in spring has a number of its own features:

• The plant's tendrils must be perennial.
• Weeding strawberries must be done carefully and painstakingly, since the fruit-bearing plant does not tolerate various weeds.
• One or two months before planting strawberries, it is necessary to disinfect the soil.
• Do not use beds in which plants of the nightshade family have been grown.
• Before planting, it is advisable to place the strawberry tendrils in a bag or container with 100 grams of water.
• Plant rosettes take root better in soil containing peat and sand.
• If you want to plant strawberry seedlings in early spring, then it is advisable to develop the soil at the end of summer.

Seedlings should be planted at a distance of up to 30 centimeters from each other. Before planting, the plants should be kept in a cool place for two to three days. If you did not fertilize the soil in the autumn, then in the holes where the plants will be planted you need to add fertilizer from ash, humus or litter depending on which component you have on hand. The soil should be moist or dry.

If you plant plants in dry soil, then after planting the seedlings will need to be watered. But in this case, the fertilizer in the hole may move a little lower, from the location of the root system, and at the initial stage all the nutrients will be unavailable to the plant.

When planting, the root system of the plant should be in a vertical distance. If the root system hangs down, then the roots need to be trimmed by 8-10 centimeters. During planting, the roots should be in close contact with the soil in the hole.

Watering plants

Good fruiting of plants will depend on proper watering. In hot weather and on days without rain, seedlings should be watered once or twice a day. Do not water very often or in small doses, this can be dangerous for the plants and lead to diseases such as berry rot, powdery mildew and other diseases.

The best watering time for strawberries is considered to be in the morning. Watering in the morning helps the root system dry out at night.

Before the flowering period, plants must be watered using sprinkling. With this method, cleaning the leaves occurs faster. When seedlings are flowering, when watering, try not to touch the flowers and fruits; water the soil layer. The water temperature when watering should be at least 16 degrees Celsius.During periods of heavy rain, the ridges should be covered with plastic film.

Remember that with proper care, strawberry seedlings will bear fruit abundantly, the fruits of the plant will be of the correct shape, have a good appearance and match their taste. If you do not have specific skills in planting seedlings, we advise you to purchase the appropriate literature, which describes the planting process and methods of caring for plants in more detail.