To ensure that strawberries survive the winter well and produce a bountiful harvest next year, they need to be properly fertilized in the fall.
In this article, you will learn how to feed strawberries in early autumn so that they are healthy and strong.
Why you need to fertilize strawberries in the fall
In autumn, strawberries actively form new shoots, roots and flowering buds, which will develop next year.
To do this, it needs sufficient reserves of nutrients, which it gets from the soil. If the soil is poor or depleted, the strawberry will be weak, less resistant to diseases and pests, and will also produce few berries.
Therefore, it is important to fertilize strawberries in the fall to provide them with everything they need for normal growth and development.
What fertilizer to feed strawberries in autumn
For fertilizing strawberries in the fall, the best choice is a complex mineral fertilizer that contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and microelements.
This fertilizer can be purchased in specialized stores or made independently from available ingredients.
For example, you can mix 10 liters of water with 1 tablespoon of superphosphate, 1 teaspoon of potassium salt and 1 teaspoon of potassium permanganate.
This solution should be watered under the root of each strawberry bush in the amount of 0.5-1 liter.
This should be done at the beginning of autumn, when the soil temperature has not yet dropped below 10 degrees.
