A Detailed Guide to the Whole Process of Growing Strawberries in Pots

Spring is the best season for eating strawberries, and at this time many friends go to nearby fruit growers' bases to pick strawberries. But growing techniques are now more and more advanced, and you can grow strawberries at home too, so there is no need to go to an orchard to pick them. The growing method is pot cultivation. Today let us explain for you the whole process of growing strawberries in pots in detail as follows!

I. Steps of the method for growing strawberries in pots

1. Step one: Prepare the seeds

There are mainly two sources of strawberry seeds: one is to pick the seeds out with a toothpick while you are eating strawberries, which is rather troublesome. The other is to go directly to an agricultural supply store and buy treated seeds. For varieties, you can choose excellent strawberry cultivars for pot cultivation such as European Four Seasons Red, Changhong No. 2, and 83-38, which can bloom and bear fruit all year round.

2. Step two: Soak the seeds

To increase the germination rate of strawberry seeds, you must soak the seeds before sowing. Put them in a clean cup and soak them in warm boiled water for 24 hours, then wrap them well in gauze. Put them in the crisper section of the refrigerator for low-temperature treatment for 15 days, and then you can start sowing.

3. Step three: Choose the pot and soil

For potted strawberries, it is best to choose a ceramic pot with a diameter of 20-30 cm; it does not need to be too large. For the potting soil, it is best to choose leaf mold with a relatively high base fertilizer content.

4. Step four: Sow the seeds

Because strawberry seeds are rather small, you must be careful before sowing, and the soil must be made very fine. Then water it, watering thoroughly, and you can take the strawberry seeds out of the refrigerator and scatter-sow them. Be careful not to scatter too many; do not put more than ten in one pot. Then cover them with a thin layer of fine soil. Generally, strawberry seedlings begin to emerge 15-25 days after sowing.

5. Step five: Transplant

After the strawberry seedlings have grown for 3 months, they can be transplanted into other pots. If you feel there are too many seedlings, you can also transplant them into a field. Before transplanting into the field, you need to loosen the soil and apply base fertilizer. A plant spacing and row spacing of 25-30 cm is fine. Before transplanting, cut off the large leaves of the strawberries yourself, plant them in soft soil, water thoroughly after planting, and place them in a semi-shady place for a week, then move them to a place with light and they will grow smoothly. Three months after planting, they can bloom and bear fruit.

The above are the 5 steps for growing strawberries in pots. Be sure to pay attention to the details!

II. Daily management of growing strawberries in pots

1. Light

Strawberries have relatively high light requirements and can only grow with sufficient light, so when there is sun, move them to a sunny spot on the balcony and let them bask for half a day, and at ordinary times just place them in a ventilated place with light. Never put them in a shady place, because then potted strawberries will find it very hard to bloom and bear fruit.

2. Watering

What strawberries fear most is waterlogging, so when watering you must pay attention to the details. When there is a lot of standing water, deal with it promptly and stop watering. When watering, just use a spray bottle, as only then can you water evenly. Generally, strawberries should be watered only when the potting soil has become somewhat dry.

3. Fertilizing

Potted strawberries can bloom and bear fruit all year round, so they consume relatively more nutrients. At this time we need to help them replenish nutrients through artificial fertilizing. You can use poultry offal, soybean cake, and the like, add water and ferment them to make liquid fertilizer water, or apply compound fertilizer. Generally, a topdressing is needed once a week.

4. Pruning

For potted strawberries, promptly prune the withered and yellow leaves and the excess stems and leaves. In this way you can reduce nutrient consumption and only then increase the fruit yield of potted strawberries.

5. Repotting

Potted strawberries generally need to be repotted after two years of growing. When repotting, first take the plant out of the pot, cut off the aged roots and dead roots, and then plant it into new potting soil. Generally, repotting and changing the soil after fruiting is best.

The above is the later-stage management work for growing strawberries in pots. Only by doing the above points well can they bear fruit.

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