Because of these agricultural practices, strawberries ripen later, and their fruits are small and sour.
The future harvest depends on how you take care of your strawberries in the spring. In some cases, it is better to leave the bushes alone than to be overly meticulous.
When to remove cover
Strawberries do not like to be opened too early or too late. In the first case, the plant may suffer from the cold.
If you remove the cover too late, the consequences are much greater: diseases (chlorosis), rotting, low sugar content of berries, etc.
Experienced gardeners have a proven sequence of actions. First, the cover is removed during the day. First, the soil is loosened and the bushes are lightly hilled. At night, the cover is returned.
As the average daily temperature increases, the strawberries are freed from the agrofibre. It is better to open them earlier than to keep them in the "greenhouse" for too long.
Early feeding
Gardeners believe that there is no point in adding fertilizers until the soil warms up and dries out. The first thing strawberries need is nitrogen. Urea or ammonium nitrate is added when the temperature warms up to +10 …+15 °C.
Early mulching
First, you need to wait until the soil dries out and warms up. If you mulch the strawberries with straw ahead of time, there is a high probability that ants will appear in the garden bed. Usually, the material is laid no earlier than May.
