To get a good harvest of berries, in the spring it is necessary to correctly and timely carry out a number of works on the beds with strawberries. At the end of winter, it is required to help the culture restore strength and prepare for the new fruiting season.

The shelter is removed from the bushes immediately after the snow melts. Remove winter mulch. Leaving last year's is unreasonable, since pathogenic microorganisms will actively multiply in it.

Pruning in the country

After feeding, the bushes are examined to identify damage or disease. Cut off dried and diseased leaves. If the entire plant is affected, all leaves are cut off. If the strawberries do not need to be bred, the mustaches formed in the fall are cut off before flowering. The sockets are cut off, leaving a scion up to 10 cm long.

It is important not to touch the heart and young shoots with the blade, otherwise the bush will hurt for a long time, or even die.

Transfer

Being in one place for several years, strawberries weaken, bear fruit worse, the berries become small. To prevent the natural aging process, plants are transplanted every 3-4 years. It is best to transplant strawberries from early spring to mid-summer - during the most active period for the plant.

For the transplant, they take strong and healthy plants, no more than two years old, and bushes that have grown on a mustache. The site for planting is dug up, loosened and organic fertilizer is applied. Saplings are planted at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other, each is watered moderately and mulched. Sometimes covered with agrofibre.

It is undesirable to transplant strawberries where potatoes, cabbage or cucumbers used to grow.

Care in different regions

Each region of the country has its own climatic characteristics, they must always be remembered when growing strawberries.

Moscow suburbs

The most important thing is the deadline for removing the shelter and the start of work on preparing strawberries for the new season. The weather here is capricious and unstable, there are often night frosts.

Usually, work begins in mid-March. Sometimes, in order for the snow to melt faster, gardeners sprinkle it with salt, ash or potassium permanganate.

Volga region

They take care of the bushes from the second half of March. A film tunnel is installed above the bed, which accelerates growth. Thanks to this trick, the berries can be picked a week earlier than usual.

Ural and Siberia

The berry is mulched with dark materials that help trap heat. Bushes covered with dark agromaterial grow faster and bear fruit better.

In this region, plants are not deeply buried in the ground. In no case should the growth point be underground - this is fraught with the imminent death of the plant.

The most common mistakes

Inexperience in caring for a capricious culture often leads to mistakes. To avoid them, you need to brush aside the popular misconceptions among novice gardeners.

There are the following shortcomings:

• a large number of fertilizers;
• a large amount of applied soil;
• damage to the growing point during pruning or removal of all leaves;
• strong deepening of the growth point during planting;
• frequent watering in small portions;
• deep loosening under bushes;
• hit of concentrated fertilizing solutions on the leaves.

There are several points, subject to which strawberries will thank you with a bountiful harvest:

1. Drip irrigation.
2. It is good to plant strawberries where onions, carrots, beets, greens used to grow.
3. The crop requires light soil. Stop adding sand and peat.
4. A careful attitude will ensure abundant fruiting.
5. Weeding work is completed before flowering. At the time of flowering, strawberries are especially vulnerable, and active intervention can lead to wilting of the inflorescences.
6. When weeding, the first whiskers should be removed so that the plant does not waste energy on them. A second burst of whiskers helps new shoots to take root quickly.

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Strawberries or garden strawberries have captivated many people with their taste and mouth-watering beauty. Garden strawberries can be considered the royal berry and are often called "Victoria". Garden strawberries open the summer berry season, thanks to their rapid development, in spring strawberries begin to ripen in mid-June, in the south, harvesting begins at the end of May.

In order for the harvest of fragrant berries to please you this year, you need to start caring for the beds of garden strawberries in early spring.

Spring strawberry care:

1. The first work on the beds with garden strawberries is carried out as soon as the snow melts and the earth dries up. At this time, the beds must be cleaned of old mulch, and old, dry and diseased leaves, extra mustache must be removed from the plants, trying not to damage the "hearts" of the bushes. The collected plant debris is sent to the compost heap or incinerated; mulch should not be reused.

2. Having removed all the debris, it is necessary to loosen the soil in the beds, as it has compacted after winter ... After loosening, the earth will warm up faster and the plants will start growing without delay. Strawberries have shallow roots, so carefully loosen the ground around the bushes. If the "heart" of the strawberry bush turned out to be at the top, then the plant needs to be hilled, and if the growth point is pulled deep into the depths, then the earth is shoveled from the bush.

3. After cleaning and loosening the ridges, preventive treatment of plants from pests and diseases is carried out ... The main diseases of garden strawberries are powdery mildew, brown spot and gray rot. All three main diseases can be treated with any broad spectrum fungicide or copper-containing preparation, diluting the selected agent according to the instructions.

The main pest of garden strawberries, which wakes up in early spring, is the strawberry mite. ... This pest is invisible to the eye, since the insects are very small, they can be detected by deformed leaves that look like they are compressed. An insecticidal preparation is used against the tick. It is important to carry out treatment for diseases and pests before flowering and it is good to shed the "hearts" of the bushes, since the invisible pest hibernates underground at the base of the plants.

3. The third step in caring for strawberries in spring is to feed the plants in stages. In the spring, before flowering, strawberries are fed three times.

- Do the first feeding immediately after cleaning the ridges... In order for young leaves to grow rapidly near strawberry bushes, plants need to be given nitrogen. You can use any mineral or organic nitrogen fertilizer, for example, urea up to 3 tablespoons per 1 sq. M. or infusion of mullein, diluted 1 to 10, 500 ml for each bush.

- The second time strawberries are fed when peduncles appear... At this time, you need to use fertilizer with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium. As such a fertilizer for strawberries, wood ash is well suited, moreover, the ash must be poured on top of the bushes in 1-2 tablespoons, such pollination will scare away pests and will be a prophylaxis against diseases.

- As soon as the buds are formed, it is recommended to make foliar feeding boric acid... For this 2 g boric acid diluted in 10 liters of water and sprayed with the resulting solution bushes. After such feeding, the strawberries will not have barren flowers, and the berries will ripen tasty and aromatic.

4. In the period of flowering and ripening of berries for garden strawberries, regular watering is important ... Mulch will help keep moisture in the soil longer. You can mulch the aisles of ridges with garden strawberries with straw, humus, compost or needles. Many gardeners use a dark covering material when growing strawberries, completely covering the ridges with it. The material replaces mulch, prevents weeds from growing, and the berries, without touching the ground, remain clean and are not affected by gray rot even in rainy weather.

Spring - time will go to its own garden plot and put things in order there. One of the urgent matters is caring for strawberries in the spring in the country. There is a lot to do: remove the covering material, water and fertilize the planting of strawberries, prepare the plants for the harvest season.

All strawberry care procedures begin to be carried out as soon as the snow cover melts. Timing can vary greatly depending on the region. To answer the question of when to process strawberries in spring, you need to determine the region of its growth.

For the south of the country, work can begin as early as early March. For middle latitudes and the Moscow region, the date shifts closer to April. In the northern regions and in the Urals, events can be held no earlier than the end of April.

Proper care of strawberries in spring consists of several successive stages:

• withdrawal winter insulation, spruce branches, covering material;
• pruning and removing old withered foliage;
• watering and loosening plantings;
• mulching;
• transfer.

Care for strawberries in the spring after winter begins with the acceleration of snow melting from the ridges. To do this, they are sprinkled with ash and spilled with boiling water. Boiling water also has a beneficial effect on plantings by killing some pests and bacteria. Removing dry foliage and last year's is an important measure to prevent fungal infections.

Feeding strawberries in spring

Most main question, which a novice gardener faces, when and how to feed strawberries in the spring, has a rather simple answer.

During the season, strawberries are fed several times:

• the first feeding is carried out at the earliest possible date;
• the second stage of dressing is carried out before flowering;
• for the third time, strawberries are fed during the appearance of the ovary using boric acid;
• for the fourth time, the plant is fertilized when berries are actively growing on it;
• the last dressing is carried out immediately after harvest.

Let's find out when and what kind of fertilizer to apply under the strawberries in the spring.

First feeding of strawberries

The most important top dressing is the first spring fertilization. The main objective of the event is to accelerate the appearance of new buds and young foliage. To do this, choose a calm, windless cloudy day.

Let's figure out how to fertilize strawberries in spring. For feeding, you can use ready-made complex fertilizers with big amount nitrogen. or potassium nitrate (1 tbsp. l.) and nitroammofosk (1 tbsp. l.) are diluted in 10 liters of warm water. Top dressing is carried out by half a liter for each bush on wet ground. You can also feed strawberries in the spring. Just add it to the above composition in the amount of 1 tbsp. l. This will improve the taste of future berries and increase their sweetness.

A good top dressing is the introduction of a handful of wood ash under each bush. In order to feed the strawberries with ash in spring, simply sprinkle it in the amount of one full handful near each bush and loosen it around a little with a small hoe to cover the ash in the soil.

To figure out how to feed strawberries in spring with iodine, you need to understand that iodine is not nutrient by itself. Iodine is an excellent antiseptic, and by treating strawberries with it, gardeners are more likely to disinfect plantings, destroying bacteria, fungi and some pests than feeding the plant.

To disinfect strawberry beds, 15 drops of an alcoholic solution of iodine diluted in a bucket of water are enough. The ready-made liquid is abundantly watered from the watering can. Iodine can be used to treat the roots of young bushes before planting in the garden and spray the strawberries before flowering.

Feeding strawberries with yeast

Regular baker's yeast can become excellent option for spring feeding of strawberries. By themselves, they contain the entire spectrum of nutrients, potassium and phosphorus, a large amount of vitamins, as well as copper, iodine, zinc and many other minerals necessary for plant health.

In order to properly feed strawberries in spring with yeast, you need to prepare a solution using live or dry yeast, sugar and water. Dissolve 50 grams of live yeast in a liter of warm water. Before use, the mixture is diluted in 5 liters of water and used for fertilization.

Dry yeast can also be used. To do this, take 1 tsp. yeast, 1 tsp. sugar, dissolve in a liter of warm water and let it brew for two hours. Before use, the solution is also diluted in 5 liters of water, like the previous one.

The second stage of feeding

As soon as the first flower buds appear on the bushes, it means it's time for a second feeding. During the flowering period, the plant spends a lot of energy, and first of all it requires potassium and phosphorus.

For feeding, you can use potassium salt (1 tbsp. L.) With the addition of nitroammofoska (2 tbsp. L.) Diluted in 10 liters of water. Apply half a liter of solution under each bush. Nitroammofoska contains potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen and can be used as an independent fertilizer.

Feeding strawberries during flowering

The next feeding is carried out when the first ovaries appear on the plants. This step of fertilizing the strawberries in the spring is used to increase the yield. By spraying a strawberry garden with boron, you can greatly reduce the number of barren flowers and ensure excellent yields.

Such feeding is carried out on the foliage, spraying the plant with a solution of boric acid (2 g per 10 l). Always use warm water for the solution. Boric acid, used for feeding strawberries in spring, can be diluted in a small container with warm water, and then add the solution to cold water.

What else can you feed strawberries in spring during flowering? Can be used mineral dressing based on phosphorus and potassium. Also, during flowering, you can use yeast feeding, bird droppings and wood ash by introducing solutions of these substances under the root of the bushes.

You can carry out foliar feeding by spraying strawberries with a composition of potassium sulfate (2 g), boric acid (1 g) and potassium permanganate (1 g) diluted in 5 liters of water. For spraying, you can use ready-made preparations, such as Kemira.

Strawberries have a superficial root system, and is practically unable to extract moisture from the lower soil layers on its own. Therefore, in order to provide it with a vital liquid, it must be watered regularly and correctly. In addition, the yield of the plant directly depends on this.

While the strawberries are not yet blooming, let's say watering by sprinkling, but as soon as the first buds began to appear on the bushes, you need to water the bushes strictly at the root. If you use a hose with a high pressure of water, you can expose or even damage the root system. To avoid such troubles, it is best to apply the drip irrigation method for strawberries. This is especially true when the strawberries are planted on top of a black film.

General rules for watering strawberries:

• In the spring, watering can begin at the end of March to speed up the thawing of the plantings.
• In the spring months, watering is carried out once a week with water at room temperature.
• One bush requires at least half a liter of water.
• Before flowering, strawberries are watered over the leaves by sprinkling.
• After the buds appear, the plant is watered at the root.
• Watering should be abundant, especially when pouring the berries.
• Immediately after planting, the garden bed is watered every day for a week.
• After the plant takes root, watering is reduced to once every 2-3 days.

Processing strawberries from diseases and pests in spring

Among large selection preparations, it can be difficult to understand the better to spray strawberries in the spring from pests. Can be applied chemical substances, biologically active drugs or use folk remedies.

Biological agents work on the basis of natural processes, suppressing pathogenic organisms due to the vital activity of beneficial fungi. Such treatments do not require special precautions; they can be used to process plants during fruiting and to eat freshly processed fruits without restrictions.

The most popular biologics on the market are:

• Aktofit;
• Trichodermin.

Among chemicals can be distinguished: phytoferm, actellik, etc. As a rule, such drugs have wide range actions and a large list side effects... In addition, they require careful handling and use of personal protective equipment.

To start spring transplant strawberries to another place, you must wait until the soil warms up to +8 ºС. The place is chosen level, high, well-lit by the sun and protected from northern winds. Legumes, carrots, onions, garlic, and aromatic herbs are good precursors.

In the garden bed, before transplanting strawberries, humus (5 kg per sq. M.), Potassium sulfate (15 g per sq. M.), Ammonium sulfate (25 g per sq. M.) And (60 g per sq. M.) ). Everything is dug up on a bayonet and a ridge is formed. After two weeks, you can start transplanting.

Before planting strawberries, the ridge is spilled with warm water and marked out according to the 50x40 cm scheme. Young plants that have not yet turned 2 years old are suitable for transplanting. Each bush should have at least 2 leaves and a root at least 5 cm long.

The seedling is placed in a pre-prepared hole, sprinkled with soil, lightly rammed. It is important that the growing point of the strawberry, the so-called "heart", always remains above ground level. After the plant is watered with humus, sawdust or straw.

Nothing pleases the gardener more than the result of his own labors. In order for the strawberry garden to bring rich harvests every year, it is necessary to take care of it on time.

Garden strawberries differ from wild ones in many ways. A crop plant needs space to grow, pruning and weeding. With a complete lack of care in the first summer, strawberry bushes grow in all directions, interfering with each other. The yield decreases, the berries become small. V next year strawberry plantation turns into a jungle, and the berries are much smaller. In the third year, the strawberry beds are not visible at all, and there may be no berries at all. Strawberry care is about creating comfortable conditions for plants. Selected varieties grow well and bear fruit only under ideal conditions.

Gardeners go to strawberry ridges early, as soon as the snow cover comes down and the soil gets rid of excess moisture. Strawberry care in spring different regions start at different times.

Freeing strawberry beds from mulch

For the winter, strawberries are protected with mulch. During the melting of the snow, the organic oxidizes and begins to decompose. Bacteria, fungal spores develop in it, insects hibernate in the mulch. If you leave a winter protective layer on the ridges, just digging up the ground, pests and pathogenic flora will end up in the ground. This will increase the risk of developing strawberry diseases and lead to an increase in pest populations.

Strawberry bushes that were pulled out of the soil when harvesting mulch have a weak root system, perhaps their roots are partially frozen and rotted.

The stems and leaves of the damaged strawberry are dark red in color. If such plants remain after mulch removal, they are dug up and discarded.

Loosening and weeding

The first spring loosening of the soil - important stage care for garden strawberries... Loose soil allows water and air to pass through well. In heavy and packed soils, moisture stagnates, fungal flora multiplies, mold appears, which affects the roots.

The root system of strawberries does not extend into the depths, but to the sides, so the soil is dug up with great care in order to cause minimal damage to the roots. Most of the roots are less than five centimeters deep. Loosening is done with a small hoe with a narrow blade, a trident hoe.

If the roots of the strawberry are bare, they are sprinkled with earth (sprinkled). If the growth point is underground, it is freed from excess soil.

Loosening is usually combined with weeding and planting.

Planting strawberries

In the spring, strawberries are planted by dividing the bush (horns). Divided bushes are planted at a great distance from each other so that the root system and the ground part of one plant do not interfere with the other.

The distance between plants must meet the requirements for a particular variety. At bush planting it is equal to 40-60 cm, when planting in rows - 15-25 cm (with a distance between rows of 40-50 cm), when planting with a "nest" - 25x35 cm free areas of the garden.

You can't sit next to different varieties strawberries. This will lead to over-pollination of flowers and a decrease in yields.

You can not cover the stems, leaves, strawberry rosette with earth, nor should they be above the ground. When filling the ground part with soil, the risk of fungal infection increases. But the root system must be completely covered with earth.

Strawberry bushes are divided in spring, late March - early April. This can be done in the summer, after fruiting.

Pruning

Strawberries are examined to identify dried, sick, sluggish leaves and stems. The damaged parts of the plant are cut off at a height of 4-7 cm. If all the leaves and stems are damaged, the plant is dug up and destroyed.

If you do not plan to propagate strawberries with antennae, they are also cut off. For pruning, use sharp scissors or pruning shears. The instrument must be disinfected.

Watering strawberries in spring

The first watering of strawberries is carried out after loosening, weeding and planting. The beds are watered abundantly so that the soil layer is well wet and water begins to circulate in the root system. The next watering is carried out with
taking into account the weather conditions of the season.

In dry weather, water the strawberries once a week. If it is rainy weather, alternating with sunny days, the ridges are watered when the soil dries up. To determine the degree of drying of the soil, a test is carried out. From a hole 25-30 cm deep, dug in the aisles, they take a handful of earth and squeeze it. If, when opening the palm, the soil breaks up into large lumps, there is no need to moisten. If the soil crumbles into small pieces or turns into dust, the beds require abundant watering, after which the soil will be soaked 40 cm deep.

The first watering of strawberries is done by sprinkling (from a watering can or a sprinkler). During the formation of ovaries, flowering and growth of berries, drip irrigation... At this time, the ingress of water on the leaves and ovary leads to waterlogging, the formation of rot, which reduces the yield.

Mulching in spring

Needles and cones, bark, thin branches conifers - good material for weed control and additional protection against slugs, etc. This material "acidifies" the soil as it decomposes. After using coniferous mulch, it is recommended to add to the soil dolomite flour or ash.

Wood shavings and sawdust well protect the earth from drying out. These materials have disadvantages. Wood, decomposing, extracts nitrogen from the soil. Pests and bacteria live in sawdust. After using sawdust and shavings as mulch, nitrogen fertilization is required to the soil.

Mulching materials are combined with each other. It is allowed to mulch strawberries with needles and shavings, sawdust and dry leaves, grass and straw at the same time.

Strawberry Pest and Disease Control in Spring

In the spring, chemical and biological products... Supporters of organic farming use folk remedies.

Fertilization in spring

Top dressing is done according to the following recipes:

• A glass of bird droppings is poured with a bucket of water, the solution is stirred. The tool is insisted for 24 hours.
• One and a half glass of cow dung is added to 10-12 liters of water and infused for two to three days. Pour a tablespoon of ammonium sulfate into the mixture, stir until the granules dissolve.
• A tablespoon of carbamide is diluted in one bucket of water, the product is ready to use after the powder is dissolved.

Fertilizers are applied by irrigation from a watering can over 10 square meters of area. Water the aisles and the space between the strawberry bushes.

Summer strawberry care

Caring for the beds in summer consists in regular watering, weeding, loosening the soil in the aisles, additional mulching and protection from pests. After harvesting strawberries, old plants that have been bearing fruit for 3-4 years are removed from the site, strawberries affected by fungal diseases and pests are removed.

in rainy years, it destroys up to 70-80% of the crop. To prevent the multiplication of the fungus, during prolonged rains, frames are installed over the ridges, tightened plastic wrap... Special props are installed under the tall bushes. The fungus actively multiplies on thickened plantings, therefore, the withered, dead leaves are cut off.

Weevil beetle larvae can kill strawberries as they eat the roots. White larvae on the roots and in the outlet are found when dead and damaged bushes are excavated from the soil. To destroy the pest, plants are watered under the root with Fufanon.

Spider mite breeds on strawberries if the summer is very hot. The insect has a size of 0.4-1 mm. The mite lives on the underside of the leaves and sucks the juice out of them. Damaged leaves are covered with whitish dots, they must be cut off before August 1. To destroy the spider mite, strawberries are sprayed with drugs Karbofos, Fitoverm, Omayt, Neoron.

Weevil larva and spider mite are the most common strawberry pests.

Summer gardening involves propagating plants with a mustache. Strawberry rosettes intended for cultivation in this way are chosen at the end of June. Daughter bushes are rooted until the end of July, at the end of summer they are transplanted to a permanent place of growth. New bushes will have time to take root well by winter.

The transplant can be postponed for the fall (mid-September) if the bush does not give the right amount mustache. Later, strawberries cannot be transplanted, since the underdeveloped root system will die in the winter cold.

In June, before the flowering of strawberries and during the formation of ovaries, the plants are fed with water from cow dung, bird droppings, urea, ammonium sulfate. Top dressing is prepared according to recipes for spring watering.

In August, the soil is fertilized with nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers. On square meter the beds are made:

• a teaspoon of urea;
• a tablespoon of potassium salt;
• half a tablespoon of superphosphate (or a spoonful of phosphate rock).

Scatter granules and powder over the soil, or dissolve in water and water the soil. Instead of synthetic fertilizers, you can use ash, humus.

Strawberry care in autumn

Proper care of strawberries in autumn is the key to a good harvest next season. Autumn works include the following steps:

In late autumn, strawberry ridges are covered with fallen leaves, mown grass, straw, coniferous branches. High ridges for remontant varieties covered with tarpaulin, spunbond, other non-woven materials, burlap. It is possible to completely pack the long bed only after the stable establishment of sub-zero temperatures.

Snow - best material for sheltering strawberries in winter. In severe winters with little snow, an additional layer of snow is thrown onto the beds.

Strawberries are a capricious culture that requires constant care... Only careful observance of the rules of agricultural technology guarantees good harvests... Gardeners should choose strawberry varieties that are recommended for growing in a specific climatic region.

What could be tastier than a ripe, sweet and juicy strawberry plucked from your site? To achieve a large and tasty harvest of garden strawberries in the summer, you need to take care of the bushes in the spring, because the culture is quite demanding in terms of care and needs the attention of a gardener.

When is the best time to start caring for plants in open ground? In different regions of our country, the optimal start time for events may differ: in the South - from mid-March, in Middle lane(Moscow region) - from the second half of April, in Siberia, the Urals, in the Leningrad region - from the end of April or the beginning of May.

What does taking care of strawberry bushes on the site after winter consist of? Let's consider the main stages of caring for strawberries in spring in the open field in more detail.

Taking shelter

Removing the shelter from strawberries is done after the snow has completely melted and a positive temperature has been established. It is necessary to completely remove the cover and remove the mulching material. In this case, you need to act carefully so as not to damage the bushes and not pull out some plants. But if, nevertheless, some of the bushes pulled out of the soil, then most likely they were already too weak or sick, so do not worry!

If you are growing strawberries on agrofibre (spunbond), then you do not need to remove it from the soil, you just need to remove debris and foliage from its surface.

Note! It is very important to remove the shelter in a timely manner and remove the mulch, in otherwise under cover, strawberry bushes can become rotten, moldy, and pests and pathogens can become active in the mulch.

Pruning

Pruning strawberries is another important point plant care in spring. The event performs a sanitary function, because it helps to eliminate sick, affected, damaged, dried bushes. Thus, the bushes of garden strawberries rejuvenate, heal. They will not waste their energies pointlessly, but will direct resources towards planting flower buds and thus you can get a more bountiful harvest.

When is the best time to prune strawberries? In different regions, the timing of the procedure may vary: in the Middle Lane (Moscow region) - in the second half of April, in the South (Krasnodar Territory (Kuban), North Caucasus) - pruning is carried out in mid-March, in Siberia, in the Urals, in the Leningrad Region - in early May.

So the basic rules spring pruning strawberries:

• All dried, diseased and damaged leaves must be removed.
• It should be trimmed carefully, without touching the heart and young healthy plates.
• In this case, you need to try to carry out the pruning close to the root.
• Last year's mustache also needs to be removed (but only if you don't want to breed).
• The aboveground part of the plants that you cut off must be burned, since it can contain pathogens and pest larvae.

Important! Use a sharp, disinfected pruner or scissors to trim garden strawberries.

Watering

The first watering of the strawberry beds should be done after the snow melts and the soil dries out. It is especially important to apply moisture under two-, three-year-old bushes of garden strawberries, because their heart above the ground can be very dry.

Watering rate in spring is approximately once every 7 days. In this case, it is recommended to do this in the morning or evening time... You need to use warm water.

Advice! Before the first flowers appear in plants, irrigation can sometimes be done by sprinkling (that is, irrigation of the aboveground part of the plant and the soil).

After the flowers appear and fruit setting begins, you can water the plants only at the root! Water must not get on the plants themselves!

Loosening and weeding

A care measure such as loosening is recommended for all horticultural crops, but strawberries love it especially. The procedure promotes aeration of the soil, i.e. improves the supply of oxygen to the root system of the plant, optimizes the permeability of the soil.

By the way! During this procedure, you also need to weed the weeds in the garden bed.

Loosen the ground around the garden strawberries carefully, to a shallow depth (about 2-3 centimeters), since the roots of the plant are close to the surface of the ground. It is recommended to hold an event after each watering or rain.

Note! When loosening strawberries in spring, inspect the plants:

• if you see that the roots are bared in the garden, then it is imperative to hilling, that is, sprinkle the roots with soil;
• if the point of plant growth is in the ground, then, on the contrary, it is necessary to rake the ground around it.

Mulching

Strawberries like others horticultural crops, you need to mulch. Such an element of care is extremely important, since the mulch layer retains the evaporation of moisture (you can water less often), prevents the growth of weeds (no need to weed the beds), eliminates the need for loosening, in dry weather protects the root system of the plant from overheating, and in cold weather, on the contrary , warms.

In addition to the advantages listed above, thanks to the mulch, the berries of garden strawberries have a more attractive appearance, they rot less often, they can be stored for longer.

For mulching the beds, you can use peat, humus, compost, rotted sawdust, straw. The optimum layer thickness is five centimeters.

By the way! Instead of mulching, a covering material is often used, but this requires this culture initially on it.

Top dressing

To get a bountiful, tasty harvest, you need to regularly care for the plants. In addition, it is necessary to regularly feed the bushes of garden strawberries, it is especially important to do this in the spring. Spring feeding of strawberries should be carried out only after the soil temperature is above 8 degrees Celsius.

Important! Before fertilizing, be sure to water the soil with plain water.

You can feed strawberries for the first time in early spring nitrogen fertilizers such as poultry manure solution or ammonium nitrate. After the plant begins to grow, it is useful to feed it with complex mineral fertilizer, for example, Nitroammofoskoy.

Then you should feed it before flowering, during the formation of buds (this feeding is very important!). During this period, potassium-phosphorus fertilizers, such as potassium monophosphate, should be used. You can also use special fertilizers, for example, "Strawberry" from Fasco, Fertik "Kristalon" for strawberries and strawberries.

Advice! If, when applying fertilizers, you get on the aerial part of the plant, then you need to carefully rinse this place.

Treatment against pests and diseases

Pests and diseases can significantly spoil the crop or even deprive you of it. To prevent their harmful effects, it is recommended to carry out preventive treatments strawberries from pests and diseases.

The first time you need to process the strawberry bushes after removing the shelter and harvesting the mulch. You can use, for example, Bordeaux liquid. Then you should carry out processing before flowering, while you need to spray not only the bushes themselves, but also the soil around. The following can be used against diseases fungicidal preparations: Fitosporin-M, Fitolavin, Gamair, Alirin. And against pests, apply the following insecticidal preparations: Fitoverm, Lepidocide.

Transfer

Strawberries grow well and bear fruit in one place for about three to four years, and then they need to be transplanted to another place. Without a timely transplant, the quality and quantity of the crop will be significantly reduced. This is due to the fact that plants grow, lack nutrients in the garden.

The timing of transplanting strawberries to a new place differs in different regions of Russia: in the South (Krasnodar Territory (Kuban), North Caucasus) - it is better to do it in April, in the Middle Lane (Moscow Region) - it is optimal to transplant in early May, in Siberia, in the Urals, Leningrad Region - the optimal time for a transplant is at the end of May. At the same time, the air temperature should stably stay above 10 degrees Celsius.

To transplant, you need to dig in a bush without damaging the roots and earthen coma. It is advisable to transplant it to a new place together with a lump of earth.

Video: transplanting strawberry bushes.

It is very simple to care for strawberries in spring, but it is important to carry out all activities efficiently and on time. Thanks to simple manipulations for caring for garden strawberries, you can not only get a harvest that is excellent in taste and quality, but also make it easier for yourself to grow a wonderful crop.