Pot草莓 cultivation
The web introduces you to the experience of melon, fruit, and vegetable strawberry, pot strawberry cultivation, the following for you to detail
Seeing many netizens say how to plant pot strawberries, I am eager. Now I will share my 12 experiences of pot strawberry cultivation for reference by flower friends, the characteristics of ordinary strawberry varieties are as follows:
1. Strawberries prefer loose, breathable, and water-retaining soil. Freshly planted strawberries should not use fertile soil. New plantings cannot use large pots, as excessive soil in large pots can easily cause waterlogging and root rot. Replace the pot after the seedlings have grown. I used the topsoil with semi-decayed leaves under the big banyan tree in the community, and it worked well.
2. Strawberries like moisture but are afraid of waterlogging. Water when the topsoil is almost dry. You can use the immersion pot method, taking the pot out when the water has penetrated the soil surface.
3. The fruit should not touch the soil, or it will rot. You can plant the stem near the bend against the edge of the pot, so the fruit hangs outside the pot.
4. The roots are fine and dense, distributed within a 30 cm layer of soil. Deep pots should not be used, as they are not breathable and can accumulate water. It is best to use a standard-sized Styrofoam box, planting on the edge, two rows, six in one side, twelve in total.
5. Old leaves need to be removed frequently. Leaves that are lying on the soil surface are old leaves, and those that have turned yellow are even older.
6. Continuous rainy days will cause fruit rot, and it needs to be covered, preferably with plastic sheeting.
7. If you find holes or damage on the strawberry leaves, it is the work of black caterpillars or snails. You need to catch the pests with a flashlight at night for three consecutive days to eliminate them.
8. Strawberries should be picked after the dew has dried in the morning to avoid softening of the fruit. You can pick them when they are deep red or almost deep red, the degree of ripeness depends on personal preference. When strawberries turn red, birds may steal them, so protective measures must be taken. Bag them, hide them under leaves, or cover them with a mesh.
9. Strawberries like sunlight, except for the hot summer, full sun is best.
10. Proper shading is needed when the temperature is high and the sun is strong in the summer.
11. The third and fourth level flower buds on the same inflorescence of strawberries need to be removed, as these small flowers, even if they bear fruit, are tiny.
12. The yield of strawberries is highest in the second year and decreases in the third year.
Newly planted strawberries should be watered thoroughly and placed in a shaded, rain-protected area to slow down the seedlings for about a week, during which no more watering is needed. After a week, normal management resumes, and watering can be done when the topsoil is almost dry. Start with a 10 cm diameter seedling pot, and when the leaves are dense, replace it with a 25 cm diameter flower pot, one plant per pot. Only water before repotting and do not fertilize. After repotting, apply a 1:5 dilution of urine or a 1:10 dilution of kitchen waste water every ten days. When flower buds appear, apply a 1:10 dilution of fermented kitchen waste water. Fruit will be produced in the same year. When planting, the rootstock of the strawberry should be parallel to the soil, not buried in the heart, and not exposed to the roots. It is usually planted in late August or September.
If using runners for propagation, you need to wait until the runners have grown 10 leaves before they can be separated from the mother plant. Runners newly grown on runners can be placed in a small pot again. It is best to place two runners of the same size in one 10 cm diameter seedling pot, which is convenient for later transplanting into Styrofoam boxes. When guiding, the stems of the two seedlings should bend in the same direction.
Newly grown strawberries from runners, if flowering, should remove the flower buds to let them grow healthily, and they will be full of fruit next spring.
The above [] introduces the complete content of pot strawberry cultivation (flower friend experience version), and green plant enthusiasts may refer to it in this regard.