Strawberry is a healthy and tasty berry. It contains many vitamins and minerals. In the markets at the very beginning of summer, you can see strawberries from the garden for sale. However, why go to the market if you can learn to grow this berry yourself? To do this, you need to learn about how to plant, care and
when to transplant strawberries so that it delights you with a plentiful harvest.
Having grown it with your own hands, you will be sure that there are no harmful substances in the berries, and you can safely enjoy the delicious nutrients present in this wonderful plant.
Propagation on a strawberry site occurs annually due to the appearance of a mustache. The growth of strawberries begins to stop in the fourth year of her life, and therefore the yield will decline. In order not to lose the crop, you need to know when to transplant strawberries.
To propagate strawberries, you need to use its young rosettes. They form on long shoots. Having done this, you should study the question of how to properly transplant strawberries. Each outlet must be no older than three years. For its rooting, you need to separate this small bush from the main bush and plant it in a place prepared for planting. The best time for a strawberry transplant may be autumn or early spring, before the flowering of this plant has begun.
The soil for planting strawberries should be slightly acidic, loamy. If the landing site is swampy, it is imperative to drain. On acidic soil it is necessary to liming the soil. A very successful place for planting strawberries may be a place where legumes were previously grown. Never plant strawberries on ridges where cucumbers and nightshade plants were planted.
Soil preparation must be completed two months before the day when it is time to transplant strawberries. When digging the soil, be sure to add superphosphate and potassium fertilizers to it. Never leave the roots of dug weeds in the soil. Prepared for strawberry planting, be sure to pour plenty of water the day before planting.
When to transplant strawberries? Choose a cloudy day for this. First, cut the lashes on which the rosettes grew, and dig out from the ground those plants that managed to take root in the soil. From the roots, you need to shake the ground so that you can pinch the roots a quarter of the length. Then they need to be dipped before planting in a mixture of clay, water and manure. Plant strawberries with a distance of 25 centimeters between plants and up to 70 centimeters between rows. Be sure to place the next shoot of the plant above ground level.
When the strawberry transplant is finished, carefully water the plant and sprinkle the soil with peat or sawdust. Leave the mulching material on the garden for the winter.
How to transplant strawberries in spring? To do this, from large and flowering bushes, pinch from one to three mustaches and transplant them to another site. Plant them so that they do not interfere with each other. To completely renew and improve the strawberry garden, get rid of old and barren seedlings.