How to grow strawberry seedlings

It is difficult to submit a household plot without a bed with a fragrant and juicy strawberry! After all, it is rich in a large number of vitamins and antioxidants. Gardeners-gardeners seek to comprehend the subtleties of care of the useful plant. But if the concern for the berry directly depends on the diligence of the site's owners, the purchase of planting material often leads to in vain consumed means and time. To avoid this, it is necessary to master the science of growing strawberry seedlings independent.

Strawberries multiply gardeners more often by the division of the bush or mustache. But there is a more costly way - breeding seedlings from seeds. In this case, you can buy the seeds of your favorite variety, sow in winter, and at the end of the summer we taste with a delicious strawberry.

Sow strawberries in February either early March. To do this, it is best to buy peat pills. In the ground, seeds are planted in May or June in a small greenhouse. In the last option, seedlings often cannot grow to the desired sizes to disemboditate and remain winter there.

Features of strawberry varieties:

The varieties and hybrids of the Alpine repair strawberries exist in the seed stores. The cost of their insignificant. This is a wonderful opportunity to plant a new grade every year.
Its seeds are collected from varieties, but not with hybrids F1, then bushes grow equal to the quality of parent specimers.
Hybrids and varieties of strawberries Pineapple, large-fruit strawberries are especially popular and are valued. But the chance to have healthy seedlings, according to its properties, superior to the vegetative seedlings are worth it.

First of all, we prepare the soil and seeds for landing:

First option: 50% of the turf, 25% of sand, 25% peat and add some wood ash with manure. Since in the soil, many different microorganisms, weed seeds, eggs and insect larvae, to get rid of them selected the soil are packed for 40 minutes. Then the Earth should be arranged for three weeks to restore its microbiological features.
Second option: We use coarse sand with a non-chosen peat and biohumus in proportions (1: 3: 1) or sand with peat (1: 4).
With the help of initial germination, it is easy to follow the growth of seeds. First, they are maintained 1-4 days in water. When the seeds are destroyed inhibitors of germination, braking growth, they are evenly placed on a wet toilet paper located on a plate, and wrapped with polyethylene. Install the "miniature greenhouse" in warm and bright place. Only the sprouts will appear, each process with wooden toothpicks is placed in a box with earth.

Developing strawberry seedlings need a large number of light. If the seedlings are indoors, remember that the high temperature requires a large amount of light. It is recommended to periodically check the boxes with seeds and with the need to moisturize. While the seeds are not sprouted, there is no need for additional backlight. But when the sprouts appear, they should be placed under the lamps of daylight. Picking is performed with the advent of two permanent leaves (in the pots of 9x9 cm in size or at a distance of 8 cm in the boxes).

Watering strawberry seedlings It is necessary to produce moderately, but constantly so that the surface of the soil does not dry. Excessive moisturizing the substrate leads to diseases, clarity and even the death of germs and the formed sockets.

Before planting young seedlings in the ground produce their hardening, Put the pot into the boxes and put in the shadow to open air. Lightly escaped them to the sunlight, then planted strawberry seedlings on a garden.

Seedlings planted at the end of February, land in an open ground at the end of May, and seeds planted in the late spring - Sit down to the end of summer. Carefully watch out not to fall asleep the core of the bush from which the leaves germinate. Soil moisturize, but not much. Roots (8-10 cm) should be in the soil, and the root cervix is \u200b\u200bto lie with the ground.

See that during the planting seedlings was in the shade. Root system Position vertically. Next, you should pour and easily humiliate either sprinkle the earth.