How to Improve Soil Health After Strawberries: Here's What to Plant
Sooner or later, fruit bushes and trees need to be dug up or uprooted.
The plant resource is exhausted, the harvest is small, and there are many diseases and pests. The strawberry bed is no exception.
If the question is about eliminating strawberries, then the best option for sowing after them is considered to be green manure from the cruciferous group (radish, rapeseed, mustard).
These plants rid the soil of possible nematode presence and improve the soil for subsequent planting of vegetable plants.
However, it should be taken into account that after such green manures, cruciferous crops cannot be planted. Otherwise, they will most likely be affected by disease.
In addition, it is not recommended to plant strawberries on the vacated area for 5 years.
The best option after strawberries is considered to be legumes. For example, an empty area can be filled with peas, beans or lentils. Carrots and beets are also considered excellent candidates for sowing after strawberries.
