Strawberry pleases us with its harvest, but when it bears fruit it is necessary not only to pick berries. It is a big mistake that she does not need care.
Watering
At this time, for pouring berries, strawberries require 2 times more moisture. It is better to water in the evening when the water in the barrel is heated. Never use cold water. Moisture should soak the ground about 20 cm.
If it rains, strawberries, on the contrary, must be protected from high humidity so that the berries do not rot.
Weeding and cultivation
Important work is of course weeding and cultivation. Otherwise, weeds will pick up the nutrients needed by strawberries to form berries.
Treatment
If you notice spots on the leaves, then the strawberries are sick. But during fruiting processing is prohibited, so just remove infected and dried leaves, tear away rotten berries so that they do not infect new ones. For a longer harvest, regularly cut off the inflorescences and mustache.
Do not wait for the ripening of the entire crop, collect it gradually. Otherwise, overripe berries will begin to soften, strawberries can become infected with a fungus.
Mulch the soil around with straw or initially plant it in a black film.
Top dressing
During fruiting, strawberries need nutrition. Otherwise, the berries are smaller or not formed at all. For feeding during this period, an infusion of mullein, herbs or purchased fertilizer for strawberries and garden strawberries is well suited.
In the first case: two-thirds of the cow dung, which must be infused with water, must be insisted for about a week. Then dilute the concentrate 1:10. Herbal infusion is not made from freshly cut grass, but from compost. It is also bred as a mullein. In the case of purchased organic fertilizers, you need to look so that they contain potassium, during this period it is very important. Do the solution according to the instructions.
If the strawberry grows on a film, you need to spill it carefully under each bush, without falling onto leaves and berries. If it is not, pour in the aisle.
After fruiting
When the strawberries gave away all the berries, she deserves even more care. This is especially important if you want to get a good harvest next year.
Be sure to remove all weeds again, loosen the soil. Trim the mustache and tear off the old dried leaves. If you want to plant new plants, you can leave a few, but just as many plants as you want, and be sure to remove the extra ones, since they weaken the uterine plant. Young bushes that will take root on the antennae can be cut and planted, it is better to do this at the end of July, August, so that they have time to settle down before frosts.
After fruiting, spud strawberries well, but do not overdo it. Sick plants must be removed. The remaining must feed, again use special fertilizers for strawberries, the same infusions.
Watering closer to the fall should be stopped, do not forget to mulch the soil. Do it right and next year will also be with the harvest.
