Why does more experience in strawberry growing lead to bigger losses instead?

Brother Zhang grows strawberries in two greenhouses locally. At first he did not want to grow them either, but seeing others make money made him itch to try, so he started with one greenhouse. At that time he still had no experience, so he went to neighbors and friends to ask questions all day long. After a year he still made a decent profit, better than growing wheat, so the second year he set up another greenhouse, and with a lot of hard work and plenty of experience gained, the yield was decent, and he made no small amount of money in those two years.

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But these past few days he has been very puzzled: how come the yield has been declining in recent years, and many diseases keep appearing? He also said, how come the more experience I have, the more money I lose? What is going on? So he found several senior agronomists to ask about this problem, and the senior agronomists went to his greenhouse to take a look.

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After looking, they said that the reduced strawberry yield and diseases Brother Zhang has seen in recent years are all caused by continuous cropping of strawberries. Because of growing one crop year after year, there are problems with both the soil and the fertilizing during growing. You can see green moss in the soil, which shows that the soil has become acidified.

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To solve this problem, the first thing is to improve the soil, so that the soil structure, water, fertilizer, air and heat are relatively reasonable, which is good for root growth. Combine organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, macroelement fertilizer and microelement fertilizer, and combine quick-acting and long-lasting types. Increase the application of biological bacterial fertilizer. For organic fertilizer, it is recommended to use 800 jin of high-protein organic fertilizer, 20 jin of biological bacterial fertilizer, and 40 jin of microelement fertilizer. Later, when watering and spraying on the leaves, you can add a little of it too. A lack of microelements will also reduce the yield.

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Adjusting the plants is also a key measure. Generally, 7-9 functional leaves should be kept to support eight or nine fruits. Many farmer friends feel that removing flowers is a bit of a pity and do not have the habit of thinning fruit. In fact, adjustments should be made. When thinning flowers and fruits, remove the side ones and keep the main ones. After averaging in this way, the fruit quality is also better, the yield is higher, and the price is higher too.

After hearing this, Brother Zhang immediately went to do it. In the matter of continuous cropping, there are still many farmer friends who do not operate properly, causing a lot of losses. I hope this can help everyone.

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