To obtain a high strawberry crop, it must be transplanted every 4 years. A change of place is needed due to the depletion of the nutrient resources of the soil and the accumulation of pathogens and pests. "When to transplant strawberries in the fall?" - Many gardeners ask. Let's figure it out together.
Choosing the best time of the year for a transplant
It is possible to carry out transplantation work in the summer, in the spring, but it is best in the fall. The fact is that if you deal with this spring, then the growth of the bushes will slow down, and the yield will be low. Summer planting will suffer from heat, and the earth may become covered with a rough crust. To prevent this from happening, young bushes need to be shaded and provided with abundant watering. The landing site must be mulched. Now we’ll deal with the question: “When will strawberries be transplanted in autumn?”
Since September, the sun no longer fries, frequent rains minimize the care of young plants. The optimal transplantation period is 25 days before the first frost, but it is difficult to predict. In general, you need to start work at a convenient time in late August - early autumn, and it is better to devote a cloudy day to this business.
How to transplant strawberries in the fall
Initially determined with the place of landing. For strawberries, they do not recommend beds of tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, potatoes, raspberries, as they are susceptible to the propagation of pests that can develop on strawberries. But the places where onions, beans, peas, cereals, corn, parsley grew are welcome.
To the question: "When to transplant strawberries in the fall?" - it is impossible to answer unequivocally, because the soil needs to be prepared 2 months before the proposed planting. The preparation process includes:
- digging the earth;
- removal of roots and weeds;
- visual inspection of the soil for the presence or absence of larvae of May beetles and wireworm beetles;
- fertilizer application.
A mixture of humus, superphosphate and potassium salt is used as fertilizer. Their ratio per 1 square meter is 4 kg: 40 g: 20 g, respectively.
When can strawberries be transplanted in the fall? When the entire proposed site of planting is completely shed, and the bushes are prepared. Four-year-old plants can not be taken, since they will no longer bear fruit. It is best to take biennial bushes or annuals that are grown from the very first mustache. Seedlings are harvested and transplanted day to day, otherwise the roots can be damaged or dry out.
We answered the question: “When to transplant strawberries in autumn?” - Now let's figure out how to arrange the bushes in relation to each other. The most convenient single-row landing or landing in 2 lines. A single-row planting assumes between rows of 80 cm, between holes - 30 cm. Landing in 2 lines is a section marked out according to the pattern of 80 cm * 30 cm * 30 cm, where 30 cm is the length from one bush of a bed to another, and 80 cm Is the distance that separates one bed from another.
After transplanting in autumn, garden strawberries are watered, the soil is mulched with sawdust, peat or non-woven material. After that, the bush is gaining strength for about 2 weeks. The strengthened plant is ready for wintering!