A tutorial for growing strawberries on a home balcony, for both beauty and food

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Strawberries, tart with sweetness and sweet with tartness, are one of the fruits loved by men, women, the young and the old alike, so every year when strawberry planting season comes around, many people get tempted. But being tempted without being able to act is very frustrating, so people came up with the idea of growing strawberries on a home balcony. This way you can eat tart-sweet, delicious strawberries, and the pink strawberry plants can also decorate your home balcony. It has to be said that this is a very good idea, but how exactly do you grow strawberries on a home balcony?

¤ Growing strawberries on a home balcony - choosing pots

Generally, there are actually a great many flower pots that can be used for growing strawberries. Whether rectangular, square, round or hexagonal, they can all be used, but if you are growing a larger number of strawberry plants, a larger pot is more suitable; conversely, use a small pot for fewer plants. Also, to maintain the potted plant's breathability, drainage and decorative appeal, ceramic flower pots are more suitable for growing strawberries. In addition, note that before planting strawberries, the prepared flower pots all need to be soaked in clean water before use.

¤ Growing strawberries on a home balcony - sprouting the seeds

Once the flower pots are ready, you should carry out the work of sprouting the strawberry seeds. Put the seeds in gauze and soak them for 24 hours, then put them in the low-temperature section of the refrigerator for cold storage. After about half a month, the seeds should have sprouted successfully. This method has a relatively high germination rate, but you can also choose to soak the seeds in warm water at 50 to 60 degrees. After about 2 or 3 hours, take them out and rub them, then rinse them clean with clean water, cover them well with gauze, and the seeds can also be sprouted this way.

¤ Growing strawberries on a home balcony - sowing

After the seeds have sprouted successfully, you can plant them. But because the seeds are very small, you must be careful when sowing. Choose seedling soil and a seedling tray for sowing, and use fine sandy loam mixed with fine humus soil for growing. Before sowing, moisten the seedling medium with clean water, then evenly scatter the seeds in, cover with about 0.1 cm of fine soil, and cover with plastic film. In this way, after about half a month the seeds will sprout and produce leaves. During this period the seeds grow very slowly, so you must be patient enough.

¤ Growing strawberries on a home balcony - transplanting

When the strawberry seedlings have grown for 3 or 4 months, the young seedlings will also have many young leaves and runners, and at this time you can transplant the strawberry seedlings into a larger flower pot. Because the strawberry seedlings' root systems have already grown somewhat, when transplanting you can cut off the excess runners. The transplanting time can be chosen around August each year, so that the strawberries can bear fruit the following spring. After transplanting, the strawberries will grow faster, and after vines grow, new plants will appear.

¤ Growing strawberries on a home balcony - cultivation

When the new plants have grown 3 to 4 leaves, you can cut them off and plant them in another flower pot. Then in the days that follow, pay attention to watering and maintain enough light, and the strawberries will be able to grow quickly. But when watering, be careful not to get the strawberries wet. At the same time, after the strawberries bloom, remember to remove these small flowers, so that in the end the strawberries' fruit will be more tender and beautiful. Emerald-green leaves and red strawberries - what a beautiful scene that would be.

Summary: Growing strawberries on a home balcony is actually not especially difficult; the main thing is that it takes too long. But if it succeeds, when the strawberries bear fruit the following year, we can not only eat strawberries, but also decorate our balcony. Both beauty and decoration can be gained, so why not do it?

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