Growing strawberries can be a challenging task, but with the right approach and knowledge of agricultural technology, you can achieve excellent results.
If you are tired of collecting a meager harvest of tasteless and watery berries, find out what you need to do to ensure that your baskets are filled with juicy and sweet strawberries every year.
Conditions for growing strawberries
The harvest of garden strawberries will be large, sweet and juicy if you take into account the following nuances:
- strawberry beds are best placed in sunny or slightly shaded areas;
- strawberries prefer loose, fertile soil with a neutral acidity level. Lime will come in handy on acidic soils;
- strawberry bushes need regular watering, especially during flowering and fruiting, but overwatering is destructive;
- Before planting, fertilize the soil with compost or other organic fertilizers. After that, fertilize your strawberries using phosphorus and potassium;
- Use fertilizers high in potassium and phosphorus.
Fertilizer for large berries
Potassium sulfate, which is added in liquid form at a rate of 15 g diluted in 5 liters of water, will come in handy before planting strawberries.
Young bushes are watered in furrows with potassium monophosphate: 10 g per 10 liters of water.
During the flowering and ripening period of berries, treatment with liquid foliar fertilizer is carried out.
How to properly feed strawberries in spring
The plant needs to be fed with organic (compost, humus) and mineral fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
It is important to maintain an acceptable level of moisture in the soil.
Following simple rules will help strawberries bear large berries.
