When Is the Best Month to Plant Strawberries Outdoors? A Full Guide to Planting Time

SummaryOutdoor strawberries are generally planted in July-August, and a site with higher terrain and fairly flat ground can be chosen for planting. Planting method: first dig the cultivated strawberry seedlings out of the soil, and they must be planted together with the soil attached, then do a good job of fertilizing and management at each growth stage of the strawberries.

I. Planting time for outdoor strawberries

Generally, the planting time for outdoor strawberries is July-August. Before planting, some beans, wheat and melons, etc. can be planted appropriately, but it must be ensured that the strawberries are planted separately and cannot be mixed with other crops. When planting strawberries, the weeds must be cleared in advance and sufficient fertilizer applied.

II. Choosing the planting site

1. Strawberries do not have very high requirements for soil, and they can be planted on ordinary land. Strawberries also have good drought tolerance and low waterlogging tolerance, among other characteristics.

2. Strawberries should be planted in a place with higher terrain and fairly flat ground, and the soil should be relatively intact, in acidic soil with a relatively long sunlight duration, and the soil pH value must be kept at around 6.0-7.0.

III. Planting method

1. Generally, strawberry seedlings are reproduced by cultivation in seedling-raising soil or in a strawberry field. When selecting seedlings, it should be ensured that they are uniform in size, have a good growing environment, and are free of pests and diseases, etc.

2. When digging out the seedlings, an appropriate amount of soil must be kept with them and they must be planted in time, as this is more helpful for increasing the survival rate of the strawberry seedlings.

3. The planting time of strawberries must be properly controlled to prevent the planting temperature from being too high and causing drought in the strawberries. Watering must be done in time to prevent the strawberry seedlings from dying of drought. If the strawberry seedlings are planted too late, it is easy to cause the seedlings to suffer frostbite or freeze to death under the severe cold of winter.

4. The best planting method: first ensure that the growing point of the strawberry seedling is parallel to the ground, the roots of the strawberry seedling have just gone deep into the soil, and the tip of the new bud of the seedling is exposed above the soil surface. After planting the strawberry seedling well, watering must be done in time, which is more helpful for increasing the survival rate of the strawberry seedling.

IV. Later-stage management

1. In order to ensure the normal growth of strawberries, the soil nutrients in the planting site must be sufficient, so the fertilizing work for strawberries must be done in time.

2. Before winter arrives, sufficient fertilizer must be applied, thereby meeting the nutrients needed by strawberries in winter and preventing nutritional deficiency in strawberries from reducing yield.

3. When most of the strawberry flower buds have formed, a quick-acting fertilizer can be applied as a top dressing, thereby promoting the absorption of fertilizer by strawberries, ensuring their normal flowering and fruiting, and increasing the fruit-setting rate of strawberries.

4. During the growth period of strawberries, excess and withered leaves must be removed in time, so as to avoid loss of nutrients and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.