Potted strawberries turning out small? Learn how she grows them on the balcony this way, big and sweet with more than you can eat

When it comes to growing fruit on the balcony, potted strawberries are the most popular choice. Strawberries look good and taste great in pots, and they do not take up much space. If the strawberries you grow do not fruit or only produce small berries, take a look at how gardeners who grow them well cultivate strawberries on the balcony, big and sweet with more than you can eat.

When growing strawberries at home, it is best to buy seedlings and plant them directly. If you buy seeds to grow them, first it takes longer, and second it is more troublesome. Potted strawberries have a short maturation period and a long harvest period, taking about 2-3 months from planting to harvest, so you can eat them soon after planting. 1. The best time to plant strawberries is in spring, planting in February-March, with fruit ready to pick in early May; or planting in autumn in October, with fruit ready to pick as early as December.

2. The flower pot must be the kind with holes that allows air through. It is best to use a clay pot for planting, then fill it with some fertile, well-draining soil and keep the potting soil moist.

3. Before planting the strawberry seedlings, if the seedlings you chose have some old leaves and runners, you can remove them first so they do not waste nutrients and water. After planting, water thoroughly, and after that water sparingly, otherwise they can easily rot.

4. When watering the strawberry seedlings normally, water from the roots. Never splash water onto the leaves or fruit, otherwise the leaves and fruit can easily become moldy and rot.

Generally speaking, to get potted strawberries to bear lots of fruit, there are mainly two points:

Fertilizer: Evenly scatter a handful of slow-release fertilizer on the surface of the potting soil after planting. This kind of fertilizer only needs to be used once and lasts until fruiting, simple and effective. After fertilizing, just water thoroughly.

Sunlight: Plenty of sunlight not only makes strawberry fruit bigger and redder, but also makes it sweeter; insufficient sunlight will make the fruit small or prevent fruiting altogether, so potted strawberries should be placed in a sunny and well-ventilated spot, ideally getting at least 2 hours or more of direct sunlight each day.