How to grow strawberries from seeds yourself?
Every summer, strawberries delight us with their great taste. The berries contain a lot of useful vitamins and minerals, and have virtually no contraindications for consumption.
Amateur gardeners are accustomed to propagating strawberries using tendrils. or by dividing bushes (vegetative propagation method), but many forget that strawberries can be grown using seeds.
Content:
- We grow seedlings from strawberry seeds ourselves
- Planting strawberry seedlings in a permanent place: basic recommendations
- How to choose strawberries for seeds?
We grow seedlings from strawberry seeds ourselves
It was already written above that most gardeners are accustomed to propagating strawberries vegetatively, but it is worth noting that growing strawberries using seeds is becoming increasingly popular.
Growing seedlings of large-fruited strawberries (the correct name for “folk” strawberries) is not an easy task, but if you follow clearly established rules, then the very next year will bring you positive results in the form of strawberries.
Growing strawberries from seeds has a number of advantages: you can buy already prepared seeds or prepare them yourself, the seeds are not susceptible to viruses and bacteria, and if stored properly, they can not lose their properties for many years.
Stages of planting seeds include soil preparation, watering and direct landing.
Place drainage on the bottom of a wooden box (you can buy it at any flower shop), on top of the drainage, add a layer of black soil (10-15 centimeters), compact the soil so that there is practically no loose soil left.
Make rows in the soil, half a centimeter deep, pour a little water into the dug beds, then add the seeds and compact the soil well.
Naturally, strawberry seedlings require special care. Under no circumstances should the soil be allowed to dry out, but you should also not over-water the seeds. The need for watering occurs when the soil dries out. Check the soil occasionally by poking the black soil with your finger.
Try to maintain optimal air temperature (+20-25 degrees). Strawberry seedlings love sunlight, but it is better if the light does not burn the emerging sprouts.
After 2-3 weeks, the first green leaves will appear, this will be a signal that after 21 days the seedlings need to be transplanted to a more spacious place.
With the appearance of the first true leaves, the strawberry seedlings are transplanted into pots and continue to observe the temperature regime and regular watering. You can transplant strawberries into open ground at the beginning or end of May (depending on temperature conditions).
The secrets of growing strawberries from seeds have been successfully revealed. But in the summer you can enjoy delicious berries grown with your own hands, you need to acquire knowledge about proper planting in a permanent place in open ground. The next block of the article will be devoted to this topic.
Planting strawberry seedlings in a permanent place: basic recommendations
With the onset of the first fine days, you can begin to “accustom” the seedlings to the open air and sunlight.To do this, place the seedlings in pots in fresh air for a couple of hours, this way you will help the strawberries adapt to external conditions and better survive the transplant.
Some gardeners do not recommend planting strawberries in open space and prefer to plant seedlings in a greenhouse. Others, on the contrary, see nothing wrong with planting in the ground. Here the choice is yours, everyone creates their own conditions for planting strawberries.
Choose the required location. It is better to expose the area to sunlight in the morning. Remember that during planting, black soil can be fed with minerals. This can be either a specially purchased product or ordinary humus.
Stages of planting seedlings on permanent soil:
Chernozem, loosen the selected area, dig small holes 5-8 centimeters deep (depending on the size of the strawberry root system), then fill the holes with a small amount of water. Plant the seedlings in the ground and compact the soil well.
Do not forget that strawberry - loves water. Therefore, on hot days, water the bushes with clean, running water. The amount of harvest directly depends on watering. By the way, if you plant seedlings in the spring, then in mid-summer they will delight you with a ripe and incredibly tasty harvest.
Planting seedlings in a permanent plot is no less important than growing strawberries from seeds. Therefore, take the landing seriously. Don’t forget to keep track of whether the strawberries have taken root or not.
How to choose strawberries for seeds?
If you are going to grow strawberries from seeds, then check out some recommendations that will help you select the best types of strawberries and prepare seeds from them:
- Choose seeded strawberries from well-developed bushes.
- The berry bushes should not be damaged or broken.
- Take seeds from strawberries that are well ripe.
- Remove the seeds from the middle part of the berry or at the base.
Cut off the selected layer of pulp from the berries and place them on clean, dry paper. Let the seeds dry completely. The dried mass must be rubbed in your palms (just not too hard) and the dry seeds removed.
The resulting seeds are recommended by gardeners store in a clean, dry container in a dark place. Beware of damp areas; seeds should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
Store seeds in accordance with these recommendations, it will determine whether your crop will sprout or not.
At first sight, cultivation Making strawberries from seeds is not that difficult. But the process itself can cause a person a lot of trouble. If you didn’t succeed in growing strawberries the first time, don’t despair.
Perhaps the fact is that the seeds were taken from hybrid strawberries, which do not reproduce in this way. Happy experimenting!
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Comments
I always buy seedlings of the variety I like and plant them on the plot, the results are usually good, but I couldn’t grow anything from the seeds, although I did everything according to the instructions.