The best time to plant a new bed of strawberries is considered the end of May, as young seedlings have time to grow stronger over the summer and turn into strong bushes. Those who expect to get their first crop in May are recommended to plant Victoria in the fall.
Strawberries propagate by rooting mustaches, which form on bushes in mid-summer. Young curly shoots with leaf sockets at the ends are a little grounded and rooted near the mother bush, and in August-September they are separated and transplanted to the prepared bed. Planting Victoria in the fall is optimal due to suitable weather conditions, since in the first half of September it is no longer hot, humid enough and far from frost. In addition, a rainy day does not prevent the laying of a new garden at all, but contributes to a better rooting of strawberries.
The correct landing of Victoria is carried out in a well-prepared soil. For a new garden, it is better to choose a place that is already in the middle of summer freed from onions, garlic, dill, spinach, lettuce and other herbs. Good predecessors, as well as siderates, are peas or beans. You can grow other siderates for strawberries, it is advisable to choose those that grow quickly and form a sufficient vegetative mass - phacelia, oilseed radish, mustard, rapeseed and others. By the time the mustache is rooted, the grown siderates will already become an excellent organic fertilizer.
Instead of green manure, you can fertilize the strawberry bed with potassium-phosphorus fertilizers and add compost. It is recommended to dip the roots of seedlings in a solution of mullein diluted in a ratio of 1: 3 before planting. The approximate landing pattern for Victoria is 30x60 cm, where 30 is the distance between the holes, and 60 is between the rows. In each well, 2-3 rooted shoots can be planted to exclude empty spaces in case of failure.
The rest of the landing of Victoria in the fall is similar to the spring. It is important to choose the depth of the hole correctly, so that the root system is completely hidden underground, and the growth bud is on the surface of the soil. The young garden bed needs to be watered properly, to loosen the row-spacing soil. Be sure to mulch with sawdust or straw to protect against cold weather and the first frost.
Landing of Victoria in the fall can be done on agrofibre. To do this, cover the soil with the finished wells with a special cloth that allows moisture and air to pass through, but prevents moisture from evaporating. Agrotextile fabric is fixed by driving in pegs, making incisions in the locations of the holes, where the plants are carefully placed together with the ground on the roots. Watering a young garden.
Agrofibre protects strawberries from some pests, prevents the emergence of weeds, and most importantly, reliably protects Victoria in the winter, acting as a reliable insulation. The berries of strawberries grown with agrotextile are always clean and appetizing, they are easy and convenient to pick - just mulch the row spacing of the bed with sawdust.
In the spring, you need to take care of the young garden: remove last year's withered leaves, loosen the ground, mulch with sawdust to protect against possible frosts.