Strawberries have always been valuable. Those who grow this berry professionally have a good income for the season. Each has its own secrets of “good returns”, but nobody has canceled the basics of leaving. In this article, you will receive information about when and how to transplant strawberries. Actually, this can be done all the second half of summer and the first half of autumn. Let's consider in more detail.
So when to transplant strawberries in the summer? Definitely after flowering and harvesting. Each berry variety is distinguished by its shoot growth rate. Some begin to "creep" almost from spring, while others for the entire season give no more than a dozen new sprouts. In any case, during flowering and fruiting, they must be removed. If the variety is very valuable and requires urgent propagation, you can leave one or two shoots. A larger number of shoots will cause depletion of the mother plant, which needs to spend energy on berries.
After fruiting, you can think about feeding and future young growth. Usually during this period, strawberries begin to let out a copious amount of shoots.
At this time, the most powerful bushes are outlined and the best processes are left. For those who do not yet know when to transplant strawberries in the summer, two rules need to be clarified:
- avoid the peak of heat (the best time is evening, especially “in the rain”);
- Choose well-rooted and healthy bushes.
Keep in mind that this berry in one place does not grow for a long time. Therefore, after determining how to transplant strawberries, choose a suitable place. First, it must be fertile land. The fact is that the soil under the strawberries is quickly and severely depleted, which is why periodic (at least once every four years) transplantation is recommended. Secondly, in very hot regions, this berry literally burns out under the scorching sun. The best (and economical) protection option is planting between rows of young trees or shrubs.
When do you need to transplant strawberries? The ideal time for safe rooting is in the fall. At this time, the heat was already subsiding, and more and more drizzle rains. Under such conditions, strawberry bushes take root in a new place best. Here, too, there are subtleties.
The best planting material is biennial plants. Along with them, young bushes that have not yet hibernated can be planted, but they must come from the very first mustache (due to the well-developed root system, they will have more chances to take up). The processes that grew later, it is better not to touch. Let them overwinter next to the mother plant. They are left for the next year.
How to transplant strawberries? The land allocated for a new bed is pre-excavated and fertilized. It is better if it is humus or "ripened" compost. Then the site is dug up again. Only now can we proceed to the landing. But here there are several nuances. Firstly, having learned all the subtleties of how to transplant strawberries (or a bush), you need to prepare not only the garden bed, but also the fossa itself. The holes should be so deep that the root can freely hang in it (not bend). Distance - 40 cm. Wells are watered. And immediately begins the landing (in wet ground). Bushes should be freshly dug (dried roots are unacceptable). In one hole, it is customary to plant two seedlings. In the event that one does not take root, the other will grow. Well, if both are successfully wintered, then there will be more berries.
When planting strawberries, do not bury the bush too deep (it will begin to rot). But the core should not protrude too much above the surface (it may freeze). The growth point (the place where the leaves come from) should be on the same level with the ground.
At the end of planting, the earth is mulched.