How to grow strawberries on the balcony

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It is better to choose four-season varieties for strawberry planting on the balcony, so that you can continue to bear fruit, and there will be fruit to eat, and the seedlings can be purchased directly from the flower market or online. Choose a clay pot or plastic pot with a diameter of 20 to 30 cm, but it requires good ventilation and drainage. The potting soil is suitable for loose and fertile sandy loam soil, and a small amount of animal manure can be added after mixing vegetable garden soil and grass peat.

Cultivation method. Strawberry seedlings are selected to have strong seedlings with more than 3 leaves with developed root system, add part of the culture soil in the pot first, stretch the seedling roots around, and then fill the soil to the rhizome, gently compact the pot soil, and do not expose the roots and bury the heart under the planting depth. Do not fill the potting soil, and keep a distance of about 3 cm between the soil surface and the mouth of the pot, so that it can be cultivated and watered in the future. After planting, water thoroughly, after the water seeps down, it is necessary to check, the seedling heart can not be buried in the Shi, and the seedling can be gently lifted when the seedling heart is buried in the soil.

Lighting management. Strawberry is a light-loving plant, but has strong shade tolerance, when the light is strong, the plant is short and strong, the fruit is small, the color is dark, the quality is good, the light is medium, the fruit is large, the color is light, the sugar content is low, the harvest period is longer, and the light is too weak is not conducive to the growth of strawberry. Therefore, potted plants should be placed in a sunny place as much as possible, otherwise there will be a situation where the plant grows vigorously and blooms and bears less fruit.

Fertilizer and water management. Strawberries need more fertilizer from planting to flowering and fruiting, in addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer, it is necessary to supplement fertilizer in a timely manner, you can use animal hooves, fish bones, bean cakes, etc. to add water to rot and ferment to make liquid fertilizer water, be sure to dilute with water and use, otherwise strawberries will die due to fertilizer. In order to prevent dry death in summer, it is best to water once a day in the morning and evening, and the water should be warmed in advance when watering, and it is important not to use well water or tap water directly.

Plant management. Potted strawberry plant management should be strengthened, and the ineffective high-level flowers should be appropriately thinned at the flower bud dispersion stage, and the old leaves, residual leaves, diseased leaves and excess stolons should be removed, so as to reduce nutrient consumption and improve fruit quality. At the same time, it is necessary to use iron wire or bamboo skewers to make fruit stands of different shapes, put them in flower pots to erect the fruit ears, promote the ventilation and light transmission of the fruit ears, and the uniform coloring of the fruits, prevent soil from polluting the fruits, and reduce the harm of diseases and insects.

Overwintering and repotting. The temperature of potted strawberries should be 20 25, and the room temperature should be kept above 15 in winter. At the same time, potted strawberries should be repotted or changed after 2 years of fruiting, and the plants should be removed from the pot first, and the senescent roots, dead roots and lower senescent rhizomes should be cut off, and then planted in new potting soil.

Potting method: In autumn, cut the strawberry seedlings that grow from the mother plant and plant them in a pot filled with culture soil, and add organic fertilizer as base fertilizer. Then pour enough water, place it in a semi-shaded place, and after serving the pot, move it to a balcony, platform or patio with light.

In terms of daily maintenance, the potting soil should be kept slightly moist, avoid being too dry or too wet, the leaves are easy to dry and scorched, and the leaves are easy to be scorched if they are too wet.

Rotten roots. In the early spring growth period, top dressing 1-2 times to promote the growth of branches and leaves. In March before flowering, phosphorus and potassium are then applied.

Fertilizer for the main 1-2 times to promote it to bloom and bear fruit. If the fertilizer is insufficient, it will be difficult to flower and bear fruit (5 fruits per plant).

-10), when watering and fertilizing, pay attention not to splash fertilizer water on the flowers and fruits, so as not to stain the flowers and fruits, affecting the quality, at the same time, pay attention to the environment is clean and tidy, to prevent snails, slugs and birds and other fruits.

After the above methods, the fruits will ripen in batches from the beginning of May, and you will be able to feast on them.

There should be seedlings sold in the flower market.

1.First prepare the seeds and tools, flower pots, flower soil, rooting powder, watering cans, seeds can be purchased online.

2.Rooting powder mixed with water, a ratio of 1:3 is OK, soak the seeds for 4-8 hours, the time does not need to be too long, do not soak rotten.

3.The pot is filled with flower soil, about three-quarters of the pot, and sprinkled with water to soak it.

4.Spread the seeds evenly on the top layer of the flower soil, sprinkle about 1cm thick flower soil, and add some water appropriately.

5.Put it in a place where the warm light is not very sufficient, it will sprout after more than a week, and then put it on the balcony, the light is not too strong. Strawberries are perennial and can be raised for a long time. After the flowers and fruits, you can enjoy the delicious strawberries.