The wisdom of the masses is immeasurable. With the strawberry industry constantly developing, many grower friends are finding ways to increase land utilization and raise their income. The editor has gathered some feasible methods for everyone's reference.

1、Strawberry elevated substrate cultivation model

This cultivation model is a relatively common one besides conventional soil cultivation. It overcomes the problem of continuous cropping obstacles and reduces the occurrence of soil-borne diseases. This cultivation method is also quite suitable for developing pick-your-own and sightseeing parks, as management and picking are more convenient, and the fruit produced has a more attractive appearance, clean surface and excellent quality. It facilitates leisure sightseeing for urban residents, reflects the human-centered approach of agricultural tourism, and has become a new highlight of urban agriculture.

2、Strawberry - edible mushroom three-dimensional cultivation model

With strawberry elevated substrate cultivation, the fruit has an attractive appearance, excellent quality and outstanding sightseeing appeal, achieving good social and economic benefits. However, a large space is left under the racks, so edible mushrooms are grown in the space beneath the racks, making full use of the space inside the greenhouse and improving land utilization. The edible mushrooms produced can increase income by 40,000 to 50,000 yuan per mu. During their growth process, the mushrooms can also provide carbon dioxide for the strawberries, promoting strawberry photosynthesis.

3、Strawberry - watermelon intercropping model

It is reported that since 2006, Changping District in Beijing first carried out intercropping experiments of strawberries with small watermelons, melons, cucumbers and other fruits and vegetables, and achieved success. Intercropping strawberries with small watermelons increased income by 10,500 yuan per mu. Since 2009, this method has been widely adopted by various districts and counties in the suburbs of Beijing. This method effectively improves the utilization rate of solar greenhouses and increases income.

4、Strawberry - thin-skinned melon intercropping model

Strawberry intercropped with thin-skinned melon is a high-yield and high-efficiency cultivation model. This model can produce 2,000 kg of thin-skinned melon per mu of solar greenhouse, and can increase income by 5,000 yuan compared with a single crop of strawberries.

5、Grape - strawberry intercropping model

This intercropping model allows strawberries and grapes to grow without affecting each other, can make full use of existing precious land resources, improve soil output rate and added value, and increases the output value compared with growing facility grapes alone.

6、Intercropping fruit corn in greenhouse strawberries

For intercropping fruit corn in greenhouse strawberries, early-maturing varieties should be selected. Management methods should be flexibly adjusted according to the growth period of the strawberries. It is reported that in 2011, demonstrations were carried out in Huairou District and Fangshan District, and the sweet corn harvested was mainly sold in the form of pick-your-own and gift vegetable boxes, at 3 to 5 yuan per ear, with 2,500 ears harvestable per mu of greenhouse, increasing income by an average of more than 6,000 yuan.

7、Strawberry - white radish intercropping model

With this intercropping model, white radish can be planted in the front foot of the solar greenhouse and at 0.5 m from the walls on both sides along the wall base, where strawberries are not prone to high yields, or intercropped with white radish on the ridges, making it convenient for tourists to pick. In this way, it not only adds to the fun of tourist picking, but also improves planting benefits.

8、Efficient utilization technology for the back wall of the greenhouse

With this intercropping model, the characteristic of the high thermal energy of the greenhouse back wall can be used to install three-dimensional cultivation pipes on the back wall, increasing the planting area. Growing strawberries or vegetables on the greenhouse back wall can increase greenhouse utilization by 20% to 30%. Planting vegetables of different colors together with strawberries can also add a beautiful scenery to the solar greenhouse.

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