For many of us, strawberries are one of the most beloved berries. Its unique taste and such inviting aroma remind us of childhood, the happy time of summer holidays in the country or in the village. How nice to go straight in the morning to the garden and put a handful of sugar berries in your mouth. At that happy time, it didn’t occur to us to think about how much effort it takes to grow these berries. Let's try to figure out which strawberries to grow on their site and how to grow strawberry seedlings on their own.
Miracle berry
One proverb says that a glass of strawberries prolongs life for a year. This folk wisdom is not far from the truth. If you eat a glass of strawberries a day during the season, then your health will improve quite noticeably. The berries of strawberries most beneficially affect the work of the gastrointestinal tract, set up immunity for proper work, contain a huge amount of vitamin C and vitamins of groups A and B.
The leaves and roots of strawberries are part of many medicinal fees. Strawberries are actively used in cosmetology. And most importantly, it is just amazingly tasty.
Own: natural and proven
You can, of course, go for strawberries to the market. There they will offer us wild berries, and various garden varieties, both ours and overseas. But, here’s the trouble, we don’t know along which route or near which enterprise the wild strawberries were harvested, with what fertilizers such wonderful color and size of garden strawberries were achieved . It’s no secret that purchased strawberries, stuffed with fertilizers, are a very strong source of allergies, especially for children. But the kids are the main lovers of this summer beauty.
The solution is to grow strawberries on your own. Let's try to figure out how to grow strawberries. To do this, you can buy seedlings. Only at the right time, high-quality seedlings of good varieties is a real shortage. You have to think about how to grow strawberries from seeds yourself.
How to grow strawberries from seeds?
The rules of agricultural technology do not seem to be very complicated. But many gardeners say that understanding how to grow strawberries from seeds comes only with experience. Very delicate small tender shoots. Intuition and experience is a good thing, but at the heart of all knowledge. Moreover, if you fail, the next call can only be made in the next season.
All in order
We start with the selection of seeds. It is important to choose those varieties that have worked well in the area where they have to grow. From seeds it is more expedient to grow remontant strawberries. If everything is done correctly, then it will be possible to feast on small, but very tasty berries from the beginning of summer to mid-autumn. For the middle band, for example, varieties Sashenka, Lizonka, Irishka are suitable.
Strawberry seeds are soaked in a growth stimulant and planted in containers with soil. Soil needs to be prepared in advance of high quality, loose, well fertilized. Before planting seeds, you need to seal the top layer with a piece of plywood or glass. Then you can draw grooves with a depth of about 5-6 mm. We plant well-swollen seeds at a distance of 2-3 cm. We moisten the soil with a sprayer. By the way, before the appearance of leaflets for watering, we use only sprayers or spray guns so as not to damage the delicate and capricious shoots.
After planting, the container must be closed with a film or glass for 10-14 days. Some gardeners prefer to use a moistened newspaper. When most seedlings hatch, feel free to remove the film. After the appearance of 3 real leaves, we seedlings the seedlings. The main thing is to transplant seedlings to the same depth, otherwise they will die.
Well, in the open ground we send our seedlings in the second half of May. The main thing is to observe the seedlings and take into account that strawberries are very fond of moisture and the sun, but at the same time do not tolerate extreme heat.
If you find your optimal recipe for growing strawberries from seeds that are strong and hardened, then in a year you will enjoy the harvest.