The Latest Management Techniques and Methods Tutorial for the Strawberry Runner Production Stage

Strawberry is a fruit that people love; it has strong market demand and good economic returns, and many people also enjoy growing it, with most growing it in greenhouses. When growing strawberries, you first raise strawberry seedlings, so how can you raise good seedlings? Let's learn together with the editor about the management techniques for the strawberry runner production stage.

1. Water and Fertilizer Management

Strawberry roots are mainly distributed in the shallow soil layer 15-20 cm deep, and are highly prone to dying when subjected to drought, so you must water to combat drought. Around evening after transplanting, irrigate by furrow irrigation and moistening, and flood irrigation is not suitable. During the peak growing season, apply topdressing 3-4 times; generally, apply 500 kg of diluted human manure and urine per mu, or dilute 5 kg of urea with water and apply it. Drain in time during the rainy season to avoid waterlogging in the field that causes root rot. During the peak period of runner production and the rooting period, the ground should preferably be kept alternately dry and moist. In dry seasons, pay attention to drought resistance and seedling protection, and at the same time provide appropriate shading to prevent strong light from scorching the daughter seedlings.

2. Cultivation and Weeding

During the seedling stage, cultivate and weed multiple times to keep the soil loose, which is beneficial for the runner seedlings to take root and grow. For weeds, herbicides can be used for control; spray trifluralin in the early growth stage, but pay attention to the concentration and spraying method to avoid phytotoxicity to the young seedlings, which could lead to poor growth or death of the seedlings.

3. Leaf Removal

After planting and survival, when the young seedlings grow new leaves, promptly remove old leaves and flower buds on the mother plants. This can reduce nutrient consumption and promote seedling growth. When runners are produced in large numbers, spread the runners evenly across the surface of the bed to prevent them from crossing or overlapping, which would result in poor air permeability and be unfavorable for growth. For early-produced seedlings, use small clods of soil to press the stems to promote the seedling roots to grow downward and form strong seedlings.

4. Pest and Disease Control

The common insect pests of strawberry propagation seedlings are white grubs, aphids, and cotton leafworms, while the main diseases are snake-eye disease and anthracnose. White grubs can be killed by drenching with trichlorfon and phoxim emulsifiable concentrate; aphids and cotton leafworms can be killed by spraying with imidacloprid and abamectin emulsifiable concentrate; for anthracnose and snake-eye disease, thiophanate-methyl and chlorothalonil can be used alternately, sprayed once every 5-7 days for 3-4 consecutive times, with good results.

The above is an introduction to the management techniques for the strawberry runner production stage. We hope it can help you. If you want to learn more related knowledge, please stay tuned to us.