As a rule, planting a garden is engaged in spring or autumn periods. But no one forbids you to start work in the summer. Of course, the process will be accompanied by some difficulties, but the next season you will be able to get a full harvest. Below we will consider how to plant a strawberry in summer and take care of it.
How to plant a strawberry in the summer?
Use seedling and shift methods. With shifts it is difficult to work, but many gardeners still manage to get a quite good harvest.
Seedling Method
First of all, we choose the right dates for planting strawberries in the summer. It is best to start work in late July or early August. The most favorable period is the rainy season and cloudy weather. The beds must be dug up and organic fertilizers must be introduced. For clay soils, along with fertilizers, sand should also be added. Next, we will consider how to plant strawberries in summer in a seedling method in open ground:
- first all the roots of plants for half a day are placed in a special earthen chatterbox, consisting of land with mullein, superphosphates and urea with wood ash - all this is bred in water and put seedlings there;
- the width of the beds is about 80 cm, the distance between them is about 60 cm, and between the seedlings it is sufficient to leave 35 cm;
- watch how the root neck is located: it can not be too deep, if necessary, you can even prune the root system and straighten it;
- after about 7-10 days begin to feed first with wood ash, then a few days later with complex fertilizers.
Planting on fabric
There is also a method of planting strawberries in summer on cloth. The word "cloth" should be understood as agrovolokno . The distance between the beds and plantings remains the same. After the preparation of the beds they are covered with a cloth and fixed. Further, in a cruciform method, incisions are made at the transplanting sites. This method makes it possible to avoid weeding and in cold weather, the seedlings are not afraid of frost. Planting strawberries in summer on agrovolokno is good in that this material perfectly passes moisture during watering, but does not allow it to evaporate too quickly. The berries are always dry and clean, they do not get sick.
Planting Seeds
Planting strawberries with seeds in the summer is pretty troublesome and not always successful. Germination of seeds is low, because they are necessarily pre-germinated. Before planting, you should prepare the soil. The earth is fertilized with wood ash and compost. Sowing should be very dense, since the germination is about 4 seeds below 10. It is preferable to plant the seeds in boxes or other similar containers. In a warm place after planting, the boxes must stand under the film for up to five days. At the same time, everything is ventilated daily. As soon as the first cotyledon leaves appear in the seedling, the film can be removed.
How to care for strawberries in the summer?
Like any other plant, in a hot summer, strawberries need more of your attention. First of all it concerns irrigation. Since the leaves of the plant are rather large, moisture is lost very quickly through them. Water preferably in the morning with warm water.
Constantly looking through the foliage and caring for strawberries in the summer is very important, as it is a good prevention of pests and diseases. Periodically browse the plants and start taking measures to eliminate sores and pests on time. Prevention of rotting berries will be the pouring of hay or sawdust under the bushes.
When planting and caring for strawberries in the summer it is important to correctly apply nutrient mixtures. Before flowering, plants are sprayed twice with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers to improve fruit bearing, and after harvesting, superphosphates are twice applied.