How to grow cream strawberries? How to prevent and control pests and diseases?

Many friends have eaten cream strawberries. As a relatively popular strawberry variety, more and more people are growing them because of rising prices. So how do you grow cream strawberries? Let's take a look!

How to grow cream strawberries

1. Seedling selection

Seedling selection is the first step in growing good cream strawberries. Generally, healthy and robust seedlings with more than three leaves should be selected for cultivation. The specific procedure is to select healthy mother plants in spring, remove old, weak and diseased leaves, and then transplant and raise seedlings at a row spacing of 1 m x 0.8 m. During high summer temperatures, the seedlings need to be shaded to protect yield, so as to avoid sunburn from strong light or water loss, and measures to promote flower bud formation should also be taken.

2. Field planting

One month before field planting, the strawberry plot needs to be turned and sunned, and an appropriate amount of insecticide can be added to eliminate underground pests. Cream strawberries are generally planted in October. On the day of planting, choose a cloudy day or a sunny afternoon, and avoid the high-temperature period as much as possible. Before lifting the seedlings, water the nursery thoroughly. When lifting the seedlings, carry as much soil as possible and damage the roots as little as possible. When planting, bury them a little shallowly, and do not bury the crown. Make sure that after watering and settling, the heart leaves still remain above the soil surface. After planting, provide shade treatment for a full year to prevent sunburn.

3. Field management

After field planting, pay attention to temperature and diseases. When the temperature is below 16 degrees, carry out greenhouse covering, and choose greenhouse film with good light transmittance as much as possible to meet its light requirements. In addition, pay attention to ventilation and air exchange to avoid excessive growth or disease outbreaks caused by high temperatures. When loosening the soil after planting, pay attention to applying sufficient base fertilizer. The base fertilizer is generally a mixed application of fully decomposed farmyard manure and compound fertilizer. The amount of farmyard manure is about 4000 kg per mu, and compound fertilizer is about 50 kg per mu. During the growing period, fertilizer should be applied multiple times to ensure yield. The fertilizers used at each growth stage are different, so pay attention to this. During the young fruit expansion stage, fruit thinning is needed, removing diseased, insect-damaged and deformed fruits, and concentrating nutrients to ensure the growth of high-quality fruit.

4. Pests and diseases

Once pests and diseases occur in strawberries, they will definitely have a huge impact on yield and quality, so the principle of focusing on prevention and comprehensive control must be adhered to. The seedling stage and field planting period are periods of high incidence of anthracnose. It is recommended to disinfect the soil, and fungicides such as Baike and anthracnose Fumei can be chosen for control. After covering the greenhouse, it is recommended to fumigate inside the greenhouse with sulfur at night to prevent the occurrence of powdery mildew. If powdery mildew has already occurred, Amistar, Cuibei and others can be used for treatment. Pests mainly include aphids and mite pests such as red spider mites. Aphids can be controlled with insecticides such as pirimicarb and imidacloprid, and mites can be controlled with acaricides.

That is all that Tuliu.com has summarized today about the cultivation techniques for cream strawberries. The above is distilled from the planting experience of many farmers. If you are interested, you still need to try it yourself.