Strawberry Care in May. What to Do to Harvest in Buckets
Warm daytime temperatures do not mean that you can remove the covering material under which the strawberry bushes overwintered.
She doesn't like the sudden change in temperature in May, because it is quite warm during the day and cool at night.
Therefore, it is better to cover the plants at night and open them in the morning for ventilation.
This will help the plants to form properly and not waste time on recovery.
At the beginning of strawberry flowering, it begins to be populated by weevils, which will destroy the entire future harvest.
During this period, it is forbidden to disinfect strawberry bushes with chemicals, because this will make the berries inedible.
Therefore, it is worth treating the plants with an infusion of mustard or garlic powder or sprinkle the strawberry rows with wood ash.
If the weather is dry in May, it would be a good idea to water the strawberries several times with warm water.
After flowering, the first feeding should be carried out.
Dissolve 30 g of nitrophosphate and 25 g of potassium in 10 liters of water. The rate of use for an adult bush is 0.5 liters of solution.
If weeds appear in the garden bed, it is weeded and the soil is loosened.
If you need seedlings from the runners for propagation, do not remove them all, but leave only the strongest ones.
