Delicious strawberries on the balcony

You can also grow delicious, natural berries in the urban jungle, don’t you believe it? Then try, following the advice, to plant strawberries on your balcony and you will be surprised at the resulting harvest.

Strawberries on the balcony need special care, which differs from growing this crop in open areas. Firstly, to get environmentally friendly berries in a polluted city, you need to cover the bushes with film. In addition, strawberries must have enough light. And not the least role is played by the choice of varieties suitable for the balcony.

Variety selection

For limited space, it is worth choosing varieties that bear fruit throughout the growing season, have compact bushes and, preferably, do not grow runners. The factor of resistance to diseases and pests is important. Strawberry varieties such as Maralla, Rimona, Bordurella are suitable for a city balcony. Strawberries that produce tendrils are usually ampelous and require a lot of space. If you have suitable conditions, then you can choose the varieties Kletter Star-2000 or Frapendula. They bear fruit for several months.

Features of caring for strawberries grown on the balcony

Strawberries on the balcony are grown in containers of various shapes, these can be pots for flowerpots, containers, etc. They can be attached vertically, on top of each other (for non-ampeloid varieties). As a substrate for berries, it is best to use a soil mixture made from peat, turf soil and equal parts and half a part of sand.Before planting, the mixture is treated with potassium permanganate.

If you are planting strawberry seedlings, then you need to maintain a distance between plants of at least 15 cm from each other. The berries need to be watered systematically, preventing the soil from drying out. Fertilize strawberries with ammonium nitrate or superphosphate.

When the balcony is open, the strawberries need to be covered; for this purpose, they make a cover with a film on wire arches, it prevents the berries from being polluted by the urban environment. After harvesting the first harvest, the tendrils and side leaves are removed.

Boxes with strawberries overwinter at a temperature of -2 +2 degrees.