Strawberries - a wonderful berry, tasty, beautiful and very healthy. In it, vitamin C is only slightly less than in currants, and it is desirable in unlimited quantities. In addition to fresh, magnificent strawberries in jams and jams, compotes and other preservation. True, in order to grow it on your personal plot, you need to work hard.
To make the berry grow
Let’s talk about how to care for garden strawberries . If you already have beds, then in spring, be sure to free them from the old foliage that has fallen and wintered under the snow. Near young bushes, work only with your hands. And old ones can also be cleaned with a rake - their root system is better attached to the soil. Then treat the ground with a special compound so that the weevil does not start. After all, it is very tender and whimsical - strawberry is garden, diseases and pests stick to it, and the weevil is one of the first enemies. Then you should fertilize the earth with a mixture of humus and manure, lightly sprinkle the beds with it. Such top dressing will strengthen the plants before flowering and fruiting, give them the necessary strength, and you - a tasty and plentiful crop. In the early period of growth and flowering, at the beginning of ripening, it is recommended that the soil around the fruit bushes be regularly moistened and loosened so that it does not harden and does not stray into clods. It is on soft, moist soils that garden strawberries grow best. Diseases and pests begin to affect her with improper care, excessively wet lands. And the roots themselves quickly rot and die. The place of planting bushes must be changed every 3-5 years. Then the harvest will be larger and the berries larger.
Harvest struggle
Now in more detail about how strawberry can be affected, diseases and pests which are most dangerous for it.
Brown spotting on the leaves . This is a fungal disease that most often affects the plant. Gardeners have bred varieties that are more resistant to it, and it is better to plant them in their beds. These include Festivalnaya, Luch, Epic, Dawn, Bohemia and others. And as a fight and prevention, it is necessary in the autumn, before hiding the beds for the winter, spraying the bushes with Bordeaux liquid (four percent) or three percent copper sulphate. After a couple of days, remove the old leaves and clean the soil. In early spring, repeat the procedure.
The easiest way to get infected is a weakened strawberry garden. Diseases and pests affect both the roots and stems with leaves and fruits. For example, with a nematode, the leaves curl, the berries grow small, also of irregular shape. If damaged plants are found, they are immediately dug up and burned. And for prevention, seedlings are dipped for 10 minutes. in hot (50 degrees) water, then cooled and planted in the ground.
As externally manifested diseases of strawberries, photos clearly demonstrate. For example, with a strawberry mite, the leaves become pale in color, dry out, curl and dry. Berries grow crooked, speckled. To prevent the appearance of the pest, the beds are sprayed with infusion of onions, yarrow or garlic. Colloidal sulfur in a solution of 100: 10 (100 g of sulfur per 10 liters of liquid) helps well.
Weevils have already been mentioned: bugs feed on plant juices, make egg laying in buds. Needles will help to get rid of them, which should be chopped and to fill beds. Not tolerating the coniferous spirit, the insect will run away from the odorous bushes and will not return soon.
These are simple ways of leaving, choose the most suitable for you, and garden strawberries will delight you with delicious, healthy, refreshing berries!