Why Are Strawberries Hollow? An Analysis of the Latest Causes

Strawberries are grown on a fairly large area in our country and are loved by many people, so their market demand is also very large. However, although quite a few people grow strawberries, many problems often arise when growing them, and hollow fruit is one of them. When strawberries are hollow, the yield is greatly affected. So what causes hollow strawberries? Below, the editor will briefly introduce the reasons to everyone, let's take a look!

1. Improper temperature

During the fruit-setting stage, strawberries have very high temperature requirements. If the temperature is too low during fruit setting, the impact on strawberry growth is very great, causing the development speed to become extremely slow. And if the temperature gradually rises again later, it will cause the strawberries to grow faster. This results in unbalanced growth before and after, producing cracking and hollowing. But the temperature must not be too high either, especially during the flowering stage: if the temperature exceeds 35 degrees and lasts for a long time, it is very unfavorable for strawberry flowering, affecting pollination and fertilization of the flowers and hindering fruit growth and development.

2. Light reasons

Light is also very important for the growth of strawberry fruit. During the flowering and fruiting stage, strawberries need an environment with strong light. If there is insufficient light, it is very unfavorable for fruit development. Especially in seasons with insufficient natural light such as autumn, winter and early spring, the photosynthetic capacity of strawberries declines, leading to insufficient photosynthetic products. This reduces the nutrient accumulation of strawberries, causing insufficient nutrient supply, which leads to undesirable phenomena such as hollow fruit. Therefore everyone must pay attention to controlling light well, and when natural light is insufficient, do a good job of artificial supplemental lighting.

3. Boron deficiency

Boron is an indispensable nutrient element in strawberry growth. Boron plays a key role in nutrient transport within strawberries; if boron is lacking, the strawberry fruit will form hollow fruit due to insufficient nutrition. In many cases, if the strawberry plants grow too weakly or the harvest time is too late, the strawberries will keep growing continuously, leading to aging and water loss and consuming too many nutrients. Therefore we should spray foliar fertilizer in time during the flowering and fruiting stage to supplement boron, which can also improve the absorption efficiency of calcium fertilizer and is very beneficial to strawberry growth.

4. Insufficient fertilizer and water

During the fruit-setting stage, strawberries consume relatively large amounts of nutrients and water, so their requirements for fertilizer and water are also relatively high. If the supply of fertilizer and water is insufficient during fruit setting, the nutritional and water requirements for strawberry fruit setting cannot be met, and hollow fruit is also likely to occur. Therefore when growing strawberries, we should water about once a week to keep the soil moist. During the fruit expansion stage, supplement an appropriate amount of boron fertilizer, calcium fertilizer and potassium fertilizer to improve the photosynthetic capacity and nutrient accumulation of strawberries. This meets the nutritional needs of strawberry fruit setting and reduces undesirable phenomena such as hollow fruit.

The above is a brief introduction to what causes hollow strawberries. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!