In the spring, many summer residents make one unnoticeable but serious mistake when they begin work on tidying up the strawberry bed.
Everyone knows that strawberries are a cold-resistant crop, but you shouldn't take this word literally. Because no plant has ever benefited from the cold.
What strawberries don't like
In fact, strawberries do not like weeds or cold. And in addition to constant weeding, they require warmth, especially in early spring, when summer residents throw out old mulch.
Usually, strawberries are covered with pine branches for the winter, but in the spring, after the strawberries have been cut, processed and fertilized, a new protective layer needs to be added.
Sawdust and straw are best suited for this, but it is better to cover the soil with black agrofibre, which will warm it and leave no chance for weeds.
You also need to remember about the constant visitors to strawberry beds, which are slugs and birds.
It is easier to set traps or create protective barriers against gastropods using caustic spices – mustard powder, hot pepper.
Birds can be scared away by stretching a special protective net at a height of 20-30 cm above the bushes or by covering the bed with white spunbond.
