Tips for growing Victoria in open ground. Spring fertilizing and fertilizers for strawberries: which ones are needed and when is the best time to feed them How to feed strawberries for the first time in the spring

One of the most popular berry crops, every garden has several beds with productive varieties, giving ruddy, aromatic berries from spring to autumn. In order to harvest a rich harvest of delicious berries, you should carefully care for your strawberry plantings, carefully performing all agrotechnical measures. It is especially important to timely fertilize berry bushes, otherwise the harvest of ruby ​​berries may not impress with its abundance.

Spring: time to feed strawberries

Gardeners grow two types of strawberries in strawberry beds:

1. Disposable varieties - fruiting occurs in late spring or early summer, the bushes produce a massive harvest of fragrant berries in a short period of time.
2. - berry ripening continues from spring to autumn in pronounced waves.

Depending on the variety, select the required dose of fertilizer, application timing and quality chemical composition. Incorrectly selected compositions for feeding berry bushes can affect the reduction in yield and increase the ripening period of fragrant strawberries.

For all types of strawberries, the following fertilizer application scheme is optimal:

Usually, after 4 years, strawberry plantings are renewed, so the scheme is repeated when growing new berry bushes.

Fertilizing strawberries in early spring

Immediately after the snow melts, it is necessary to carry out the first fertilizing of the strawberry bushes; it is very important to carry out this work before new leaves begin to appear. IN different regions Depending on the climate, this period falls on different months. In the south, the first fertilizing of strawberries can be done already at the end of March, in middle lane The timing of applying nutrients to plants is shifted to April.

It is very convenient to combine the first feeding of strawberries with trimming old leaves and tendrils, removing the mulch layer and debris from the berry beds. The compositions are applied to the soil immediately after putting the berry garden in order. The purpose of early spring feeding is to provide nutrients to strawberry bushes that are preparing for intensive growth of green mass. At this time, plants need fertilizing with an increased proportion of nitrogen, which stimulates the growth of new leaves.

Fertilizers for early spring fertilizing of strawberries can have different compositions; fertilizing with saltpeter or urea is especially popular.

Fertilizing strawberries with saltpeter-based compounds spring time necessary for the rapid formation of new leaves, as well as for increasing the size of the berries and deepening the color. With a lack of nitrogen, plants not only form a frail bush, but also produce a harvest of small, tasteless berries.

For the first feeding of berries you need to prepare an aqueous solution ammonium nitrate, dissolving 1 tbsp in 10 liters of water. spoon of dry matter. Water the bushes at the root, the consumption rate of the nutrient solution is from 0.5 to 1 liter for each plant.

Important!You cannot prepare more saturated solutions and water the plants with large amounts of fertilizers; an overdose will not lead to anything good, the berries will become sour, having lost a significant proportion of the sugar in their composition.

Urea (urea) is ideal for properly fertilizing strawberries on soils of any composition. If you overdose the nutrient solution, the taste of the berries will deteriorate, they will become tasteless and sour.

In addition to urea and saltpeter, the following compositions can be used to feed berry bushes:

Compound	Mode of application
Mix mullein (2 cups) and ammonium sulfate (1 tbsp), dilute with water (10 l).	A nutrient solution in the amount of 1 liter should be added to the root of each strawberry bush.
Dilute one tablespoon of nitroammophoska in a bucket of water (10 l).	Apply up to 0.5 liters of solution under the strawberry bush.
Chicken manure is poured with water at the rate of 1 kg per 10 liters of water. The solution is infused for 3-4 days	The solution is poured under the bush in an amount of 0.5 - 1 liter, it depends on the size and age of the plant.
Mullein - soak 1 kg of raw material in 10 liters of water, leave for up to 4 days. For root feeding, it is not necessary to filter the solution.	Water each bush in the garden bed with the mixture at the root. For adult plants, 1 liter of infusion is required per plant, for young plants - 0.5 liters.
Nettle infusion is used when fresh grass can already be collected from the garden. Fill a bucket with raw materials, pour warm water, leave for 3-4 days.	Outside root feeding carry out with a solution diluted with water in a ratio of 1:20; when watering under the root, dilute the infusion in a ratio of 1:10. To feed the bush, you will need to water the plants at the root using 0.5-1 liters of diluted nettle infusion.
Ash or ash extract	A handful of ash from burnt tops is added under each bush. garden plants, good results can be obtained when using ash from coniferous plants.

Folk remedies for spring fertilization of strawberry bushes

In addition to these nutritional compounds, strawberries are fertilized in the spring with non-specific agents, including iodine and yeast.

To prepare a nutrient solution, use a regular alcohol solution of medical iodine - this drug suppresses the development of rot and bacterial diseases on strawberry bushes. Before treatment with iodine solution, the beds are well watered. Spraying of young strawberry leaves with iodine solution is carried out in the morning or evening; a gentle composition is prepared, 15 drops of iodine are diluted in 15-20 liters of water. Treating plants with iodine reduces the risk of dangerous diseases strawberries (grey rot and powdery mildew).

Treatment with yeast allows you to feed overwintered plants with a mass of useful substances, especially useful for the formation of a future harvest. Plants receive a complex of necessary substances, which include B vitamins; after fertilizing with yeast, the content of copper, calcium, phosphorus, zinc and iron in plants increases, which helps to increase the yield of berries and improve their quality.

Prepare nutritional composition in the following way: 1 kg of fresh yeast is diluted in 5 liters of water, 0.5 liters of the mixture is poured under each berry bush. Dry yeast can also be used to prepare top dressing, for which you mix 1 pack with two tbsp. l. sugar, dilute the mixture with warm water and add to the bucket warm water. Apply the composition after two hours of infusion.

The next time, root fertilizing of strawberries is carried out at the moment the first flowers appear; potassium compounds are applied to the plants; a lack of potassium is indicated by dark (brown) tips of the leaves.

Strawberries are held three times per season:

1. At the stage of emergence of young leaves.
2. During the flowering period.
3. At the moment of formation of the ovaries.

Early spring feeding of strawberries allows you to stimulate the growth of berry bushes, strengthen them and increase productivity.

At the beginning of the dacha season, in the spring, as soon as the snow melts, the strawberry bushes are fed for the first time. In this case, fertilizing should stimulate the growth of young leaves and shoots, and therefore contain nitrogen. We will tell you in the article why fertilizing strawberries in the spring is important and how to do it in different ways.

Features of spring fertilizing of strawberries

In the first year of growing strawberries, you don’t need to feed them - the fertilizers that were applied during planting will be enough for them. In subsequent seasons, the crop must be fed in a timely manner. What and when? It depends on the age of the strawberry. In the second and fourth years it should be mineral and organic fertilizers; on the third - only mineral ones.

Tip #1. Fertilizers should be applied directly under the bushes, adding two centimeters of soil, and between rows to a depth of 8-10 centimeters. Then water the bushes thoroughly.

You can also carry out three foliar feedings:

1. On young leaves.
2. During flowering.
3. According to the ovaries.

What are the benefits of yeast feeding of strawberries?

Spring feeding should not be neglected

Relatively recently it became known that yeast perfectly fertilizes all types of plants. They contain ¾ water and ¼ dry matter. In addition, they contain proteins, carbohydrates, fats, nitrogen, potassium and phosphoric acid. Proteins contain amino acids, fats contain saturated and polyunsaturated acids.

Strawberries fed with yeast receive much needed cytokinin, auxin, thiamine, and B vitamins. In addition, this berry is enriched with all macro- and microelements - copper, calcium, iodine, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, so it develops and bears fruit well.

You can feed strawberries with yeast twice a season. One 5-liter bucket is enough for 10 bushes. A pack of yeast weighing 1 kilogram is diluted with 5 liters of water. 0.5 liters of the mixture is poured under the bush. From dry yeast, fertilizing is done as follows: 1 pack and 2 tablespoons of sugar are diluted in a small amount of warm water and the mixture is added to a bucket of water. Leave for 2 hours.

Iodine as a spring fertilizer for strawberries

Regular iodine can prevent some strawberry diseases if just a few drops are added to the fertilizing solution. Iodine is an antiseptic, therefore it is able to prevent the occurrence of various bacterial diseases and rot in plants. For watering and spraying, use a 10% alcohol solution of iodine.

Strawberries are fed with iodine in early spring to stimulate growth and to prevent gray rot and powdery mildew. The crop is also sprayed over the leaves with iodine solution. The iodine concentration for foliar feeding should be less, otherwise the plant can be burned.

Fertilizing strawberries in spring with saltpeter

Strawberries need nitrogen fertilizers for good growth and flowering, as well as for obtaining bright red large berries with excellent taste. If there is not enough nitrogen, the leaves will become pale and the berries will turn out small and tasteless. Nitrogen is found in ammonium nitrate and urea (urea). Nitrate here acts as a fertilizer together with ammonium sulfate and calcium nitrate.

Tip #2. If you don’t have time to add the necessary minerals one by one, you can use nitroammophoska.

Strawberries are fertilized for the first time in early spring. A solution consisting of ammonium nitrate and urea (1 tablespoon), diluted in 10 liters of water, is poured under each strawberry bush (0.5 liters). We must remember that an excess of this fertilizer leads to a loss of sugar in the berry.

Potassium fertilizers are also important for strawberries. They increase its shelf life, improve its taste, and increase its sugar content. In spring, strawberries need to be fed with potassium nitrate, wood ash, potassium chloride, and potassium sulfate. Suitable for this are so-called fertilizers - mineral substances that need to be mixed into the soil to saturate the soil with nutrients. Inorganic fats are:

• nitrogen: with ammonium nitrate, urea;
• potassium: with potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate.

During the second spring feeding, strawberries can be fed with the following fertilizer: 1 tablespoon of potassium nitrate per 10 liters of water. You can feed strawberries at the roots, or directly on the plant using liquid fertilizers.

Urea for proper strawberry fertilization

This fertilizer is suitable for all types of soil. Urea (urea) ensures a healthy harvest due to its high nitrogen content. When using it, the main thing is to follow the dosage. If you add more than necessary, the berries may become tasteless and watery.

If the dosage is exceeded, strawberry leaves curl and turn dark brown. In this case, the plants need to be provided abundant watering and limit exposure to sunlight.

What are the benefits of nettle as a fertilizer?

Nettle contains potassium (34%), magnesium (6%), calcium (37%), vitamins A, B, E, K, phytoncides, tannins, organic substances. All of them are useful for the full development and growth of strawberries. They are easily digestible. Vitamin K is involved in photosynthesis and improves plant immunity.

Nettle is used in the form of an infusion - fermented plant mass. How to cook it? Young nettle leaves and stems should be placed in a (non-metallic) barrel, filled with water and left to ferment for a week or two, stirring daily without fail. The resulting mixture is diluted with water: half a liter of infusion per 10 liters of water. This mixture is poured over strawberries.

Foliar feeding of strawberries in spring

You can prepare the following solution: for 10 liters of water, take 3 grams of potassium manganese and 2 grams of boric acid and add the fertilizers used during planting. It is good to feed strawberries with this mixture before flowering. When the first flowers appear, the amount of ingredients should be halved by adding 2 grams of potassium sulfate to the mixture.

When to feed strawberries

In three years, strawberries completely deplete the soil in which they grow. Therefore, to ensure good harvest, you need to either feed the plants or transplant them to a new place. Read also the article: → "". The first option is preferable, as it takes less effort and time. The approximate portions of fertilization on sod-podzolic soils for strawberries are shown in the table:

Soil supply	Compost (manure), t/ha	Nitrogen (N), kg d./ha	Phosphorus (P2O5), kg d./ha	Potassium (K2O) kg d./ha
Low	60-80	50-60	100	80-120
Average	40-50	30-40	80-60	50-80
High	30	10-20	40	25-40

If your strawberries are more than 3 years old, then they need to be fed three times to ensure a good harvest:

• when the first leaves appear;
• when the buds appear;
• when the ovaries appear.

The most suitable time for the first feeding - depending on the climatic region - is mid-to-late April. First of all, remove debris from the beds - branches, leaves, etc. Spread manure, chicken droppings or mullein in a very thin layer around the roots of the seedlings (the soil should be visible through the top dressing), and cover the top with soil fertilizers 2 centimeters high.

The second feeding is carried out in the middle - end of May, when the first flowers appear. It is good to use iodine and ash: pour boiling water over a glass of ash, strain and pour the resulting liquid into a bucket filled with 10 liters of warm water. Add 30 drops of iodine and pour 500-700 milliliters of the resulting mixture onto each bush.

The third feeding is carried out before the berries set. During this period, the best feeding is an infusion of weeds. It is done like this: weed the beds, chop up the weeds and fill a bucket with them; fill them with water and let them brew for a week in a warm room; Strain the mixture, dilute with water in a 1:1 ratio and water the strawberry bushes at the root (1 liter per bush). Some gardeners add yeast to this feeding (200 grams per 10 liters of mixture). But you should not do this, since this will not particularly affect the growth of the berries, but the soil will become rocky.

How to feed strawberries with folk remedies

Fertilizing the soil is the most necessary for the plant, both before planting and during growth, and is a mandatory care item

In addition to ready-made industrial fertilizers, summer residents use folk remedies to fertilize strawberries. Everyone knows how important organic material is for plants - manure humus, chicken droppings, peat, herbal infusions and even food waste. All these fertilizers contain a large amount of nitrogen, which is needed to make strawberries large, sweet and juicy.

Tip #3. Chicken manure is used in liquid form: 1 liter of manure per 10 liters of water. This solution must be infused for three days, otherwise the plants can be burned.

Strawberries can be fertilized with fermented milk products - for example, whey. Milk contains more than 19 beneficial amino acids, as well as minerals, calcium, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The most beneficial environment for the development and fruiting of strawberries is slightly acidic soil. And it is in this sense that fermented milk products are the most correct solution, since they make such soil. They are recommended to be used together with manure, humus and ash. It is good to spray strawberries with milk - this will repel pests from them - aphids, mites.

Fertilizers from bread have a very good effect on the growth and development of strawberries. They are prepared simply: dried bread is soaked until fermentation in water - ripening will occur after about 6-10 days. This solution is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. Yeast will create for the growth of strawberries favorable conditions. In addition, the yeast fungus acidifies the soil, and the berries receive the necessary nutrition and become large.

It is advisable to feed strawberries with herbal infusions several times a season. In addition to nettle, burdock, mint, wormwood, and various garden weeds are suitable for this. It's good to add to them onion skins. All this is put in a net and lowered into a barrel of water. Cover with a lid and leave for one to two weeks. The resulting infusion is poured under the roots of the strawberries. This fertilizer provides the strawberry bushes with the substances necessary for full growth and fruiting.

Experienced gardeners It is advised to periodically spray strawberry bushes with warm dandelion infusion (500 grams per 10 liters of water). This helps to destroy pathogens and insect pests. As an alternative - garlic infusion (200 grams of garlic per bucket of water).

Benefits of mulch for strawberries

It is very effective and economical way feed the strawberries. Its advantages:

• firstly, there is no need to remove weeds from the beds;
• secondly, the berries remain healthy and clean;
• thirdly, the soil remains moist for a long time, so you can water the plants less often.
• Fourthly, after rain a crust does not form on the soil, which means its looseness remains.

Rubric “Question-answer”

There are many different fertilizers that you can either buy in a special store or use folk, time-tested methods.

Question No. 1. How to increase strawberry harvest?

Feed the strawberries with live yeast: 2 packs per 10 liters of water. Or humates. If they do not contain iodine, then add 10 drops per 10 liters of water. Today, bags of iodized humates are sold, the contents of which must be diluted according to the instructions. Iodine protects plants from insects. You can also mulch strawberry beds with well-rotted manure.

Question No. 2. What to do to prevent berries from lying on the ground?

To prevent strawberries from getting dirty, the soil around the bushes after flowering should be covered with fresh sawdust, then watered with a solution of ammonium nitrate or urea at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water, and then watered with clean water.

Question No. 3. Why did the strawberries dry out?

First, when making beds, put drip irrigation under the film, and only then plant the strawberries. Be sure to pay attention to ensure that the heart does not die, but also does not protrude too much. After planting, treat the beds with Epin. If the heart has dried out, new bushes can be planted in this place. It is advisable to trim the foliage after planting for better rooting without damaging the heart. Do not cover the top with film!

The taste and size of Victoria strawberries depend on care and feeding. This is an undemanding and large berry.

It resists diseases well, but you need to choose the right place for planting. If necessary, adjust the soil, because on heavy soils with clay admixtures, the absorption of nutrients is impaired. Fertilizer for Victoria can be selected from organic substances available on the farm or you can use purchased mixtures specifically designed for strawberries.

If additional additives are not used, not all characteristics of the variety will be manifested. The longer a plant is in the garden, the more nutrients it takes up and the worse it grows and bears fruit: sour small berries, small bushes.

You can start caring for strawberries in the fall. If the seedlings have not yet been planted, you need to prepare the beds and add a certain amount of fertilizer - preferably organic, so that the young bushes immediately begin to grow.

Preparing the landing site

How to feed Victoria for the future harvest can be found in the household:

• compost;

• chicken droppings;

• manure;

• green manure;

• mineral mixtures.

But first you need to choose the right bed:

• it should be on the sunny side;

• be protected from the winds - a good option– put a fence on both sides of the garden bed so that the bushes are covered;

• do not choose areas where water stagnates;

• it’s not very good if the bed is located near potatoes, tomatoes, peppers;

• do not plant under trees.

You can plant Victoria in holes and add fertilizer to each hole. If water stagnates in the soil, it is better to plant on a “ridge”.

Feeding Victoria in spring

Strawberries respond very well to organic fertilizers. For spring feeding of Victoria, you can use an infusion of chicken manure. Chicken fertilizer must be used carefully, as it is the most concentrated of all animal fertilizers.

To start A third of the bucket is filled with droppings and filled with water. Wait 4 - 5 days until excess ammonia disappears from the mixture. Next, each liter of infusion is diluted in 20 liters of water. Water under the root into the hole so that the fertilizer does not spread.

The best option is compost based on manure or chicken droppings. But at home it takes a long time to ripen, and it’s a little expensive to buy.

The substance is prepared as follows - placed in layers in a pile:

• priming;

• manure;

• plant residues;

• kitchen waste.

For the first time Victoria has enough food. After rooting, after about 2 - 3 weeks, you can foliar spray the strawberries with a urea solution diluted twice. This will stimulate the growth of greenery and shoots. During fruiting, strawberries cannot be sprayed.

Flowers appear in mid-May.

It's time to think about what to feed Victoria to replenish its reserves of potassium and phosphorus. It is not advisable to use nitrogen-containing fertilizers, as this causes increased growth of shoots, but has a bad effect on the formation of fruits: you can get large beautiful bushes strawberries with one peduncle.

Ash solution is a unique folk remedy that has been used since time immemorial and always works well. To do this, you need to burn the wood and save the ashes. Many people grill shish kebab at their dachas using firewood.

Hardwoods are more suitable, especially oak. Oak ash contains 20% potassium and 75% calcium. Young shoots have more potassium, and it is also found in the ash from weeds. It’s easy to prepare an ash solution:

• take 300 g of ash;

• pour a bucket of water;

• wait 3 – 4 days.

You can water at the beginning of the fruiting period to better ripen the berries and give them a sweet taste.

Video: First feeding of strawberries in spring

It is important to do regular weeding and trimming of strawberries, because for their growth the plant consumes additional nutrients, which should go towards the formation of fruits. It is recommended to cut off the first flowers so that the rest will be larger.

In spring, the plant should be especially protected from fungal diseases that can damage the berries. Correct and regular feeding help maintain plant immunity.

Victoria's summer feeding

Potassium and phosphorus are the substances that need to be used to fertilize Victoria in the summer during the period of active fruiting. You can continue to use the ash solution. If the ash runs out, then use mineral fertilizers. It is advisable to use those mixtures that are specifically designed for berry crops.

Conventional fertilizers for flowers and vegetables are not suitable, as they have incomplete composition microelements. Experienced gardeners advise using potassium nitrate - 1 teaspoon of granules, diluted in 10 liters of water. Watering boric acid helps increase the number of inflorescences – Stir 1 teaspoon in a bucket of water.

If rainy weather lasts for a long time and there is little sun, then you should expect the appearance of fungus on the strawberry plantation. To avoid this, you need to mulch the soil between the rows and under the bushes. The berries will be dry and there is less chance that the fungus from the soil will reach them.

Important! During the fruiting period, you cannot use chemicals against pests. Plants need to be sprayed in advance for prevention.

Watering is especially important in summer when strawberries gain weight. Nutrients must be dissolved in water and thus delivered to the berries. If there is not enough water, then the absorption of fertilizing will be inadequate, and the berries will be tasteless, or rather sour. In the absence of rain, strawberries It is recommended to water 3 – 4 times a week so that the soil is moistened to a depth of 10–12 cm.

Autumn feeding of Victoria strawberries

How to fertilize Victoria so that next year’s harvest will please you? Before you start autumn activities, you need to think about how long strawberries grow in one place. If it is 3 years old, then it needs to be replanted, otherwise the berries will become smaller and the yield will decrease. And in the fall, phosphorus mixtures are usually added. Phosphorus binds to the soil and remains in it until spring.

Fertilizing strawberries in the spring.

Spring has come, the birds are singing, the buds are blooming on the trees. This means it's time for strawberries. To get a good harvest, you need to properly care for and fertilize the bushes from the very beginning. early spring. You will learn about the rules of fertilization here.

How to feed strawberries immediately after winter in the spring?

• In early spring, we completely remove the spread sawdust from overwintered strawberries.
• Cut off old dry leaves.
• We loosen the soil under each bush.
• We also trim off old, diseased, brown tops. We only leave the new one.
• Be sure to check the condition of the neck (growing point) of strawberries after frost. It should be slightly higher than 4-5 mm from the ground level.
• To prevent the strawberries from rotting, the growing point must be open. It is very important to properly feed strawberries in the spring and regularly care for this wonderful berry.

The first feeding of strawberries is done in the spring, before flowers and buds form.

• To begin with, we simply clean our strawberries, remove dry and old leaves. It is better to make the first fertilizer with good and rich mullein, which is prepared from fresh cow pats.
• So, for our fertilizer we need to dilute 10 liters of water with 1 liter of fermented liquid mullein.
• If you do not use mullein, then the first fertilizing can be done with urea, that is, urea. To do this, you need to dilute 2 tablespoons of urea per 10 liters of water. Water 0.5 liters of this for each bush of the plant.
• Regarding mullein, you will also need 0.5 liters per bush. Carefully water our strawberries with this mixture.
• Fertilize after rain to keep the soil moist. This way the mullein will be better absorbed into the soil. And when dry, it will flow around, and the crust will not allow it to be absorbed.
• Mullein is good because it is quite rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. And nitrogen, as you know, is needed by everyone fruit plant to give it growth, phosphorus accompanies the formation of ovaries so that they are larger and larger.

This is how the first spring feeding is carried out. Be sure to fertilize your strawberries to get a bountiful harvest in the summer.

How to feed strawberries in the spring before flowering and during flowering?

You still don’t know how to treat and protect strawberries? Then this information is for you.

• The first treatment is best done with the help of the “Horus” preparation at a rate of 12 g per 10 liters of water. After about 2 weeks, it is necessary to treat the strawberries again for diseases.
• It is also best to use “Chorus” (12 g per 10 liters of water) and the drug “Topaz” 6 ml per 10 liters of water. These two drugs will cover everything possible diseases, spotting your strawberries.
• You can also use foliar fertilizer "Plantafol" 20 g per 10 liters of water, "Brexil mix" and "Growth concentrate" and "Megafol" in the same ratio in the same fertilizer.
• Mix all this thoroughly and process the strawberries. You can also add the drug “Boroplus” (10-15 ml) for better formation of the ovary.

During strawberry flowering, it is good to make the following fertilizer:

• Pour 1 cup of wood ash into a bucket and pour 2 liters of boiling water. Stir well and let it brew for 2 hours, and after that you need to add 3 g of potassium permanganate and 3 g of boric acid.
• Also don't forget to add one tablespoon of iodine. You will receive a mixture that you can safely water your strawberries with. Mix everything thoroughly and add water to a total volume of 10 liters.
• Stir this entire purple mixture again until smooth.
• When diluting, it is best to use rainwater. If you don’t have one, then you can use settled water, since this should not be done with chlorinated water.
• You can spray the leaves, flowers, and ovaries of the plant with this water. In order to give it fruiting power and to get a good harvest, you need to water it well with a glass under each bush.

Strawberries in spring care, fertilizing with iodine

To process young pagons using this product, you will need two components:

• actually potassium iodide itself
• potassium permanganate - that is, potassium permanganate

The prepared solution using the above components helps not only against beetle and pests, but also against gray rot and the appearance of spots on the leaves, and also saturates future harvest microelements. To prepare such a solution you will need to take 1 tbsp. iodine and literally a few granules of potassium permanganate per 10 liters of water.

It is advisable to water bushes that have previously been sprinkled with ash and fertilizer with this solution. With such an integrated approach, the effectiveness of the result will be more guaranteed.

Strawberries in spring: care and feeding with boric acid

• Before feeding strawberries, be sure to loosen the soil about 10 cm with a garden fork.
• For better effect from fertilizing and protecting the plant itself, we recommend spreading straw between the rows. This will help prevent our strawberries from being trampled.
• Now that we have sprinkled our strawberries with straw, we need to fill them with herbal infusion. This is a thick brown liquid that is very easy to make: a third of the container is tightly filled with nettles, filled with water and infused either in a greenhouse or simply in the sun. 2-3 days and the infusion is ready. Without diluting it, we carefully pour it over our berries.
• So, when we have watered the beds with the solution, we again water them with a mixture of boric acid. Component ratio: approximately 10 g per 30 liters of water. Water the plant again.

A mixture of boric acid is very useful and necessary for these berries; it helps to form the ovaries of the plant. That is why, before the berries bloom, we fertilize the strawberries with acid. After we have fed the strawberries, it is necessary to treat them against pests such as mites and weevils.

Fertilizing strawberries in spring with folk remedies

One of the most popular methods of feeding sweet red berry bushes folk remedies is its fertilizer nettle infusion. What does it give? Nettle contains many microelements and when fed with tincture from this plant, more chlorophyll is formed in the leaves - accordingly, it becomes stronger for fruiting and the environment.

• To prepare such an infusion, you need to collect nettles; it is advisable that the plants are not overgrown, that is, without the formation of seeds.
• Fill a container to the top, placing the stems tightly. It is advisable to take a non-metal container. For example, plastic or enameled.
• Fill the bowl filled with nettles with water. Put in sunny place. Fermentation occurs there for 7-15 days.
• Every morning you need to stir our nettle water. The liquid should be considered ready when it foams and gives off a characteristic, bad smell. Then strain this prepared infusion.
• If you carry out root feeding - that is, pour the infusion under the roots of plants - then take a liter of our infusion per ten-liter bucket of water. Pour at least a liter of the prepared infusion under each bush.

Fertilizing strawberries with yeast

Gardeners began feeding plants with yeast relatively recently. But judging by the experience already gained, the result is impressive. Strawberries can be fertilized with yeast fertilizer two, maximum three times a season.

This is, first of all, in the spring - to enhance vegetative growth, in the summer - to support during the period of active fruiting and in recovery period- after fruiting. For strawberries for 10 bushes, a regular 5 liter bucket is enough.

To prepare the solution itself, you will need, first of all, yeast. You can take both regular and quick-acting dry bread bakers.

An excellent container for preparing our fertilizer would be an ordinary plastic bottle. It is in it that it will be convenient to dilute and shake our solution thoroughly.

• When using dry yeast, dilute 100 g packet in 2 liters of warm water, add 2-3 tablespoons of sugar.
• After closing the lid tightly, shake the bottle thoroughly, thoroughly mixing the ingredients.
• If you use regular rather than dry yeast, you should adhere to the proportional ratio of 1 kg of yeast per 5 liters of water.
• Next, pour our mixture into a ten-liter bucket, add water and leave it in a warm place for 3-4 hours.
• After the time has passed, pour 10 liters of the prepared yeast solution into a 200 liter barrel.
• If you don’t need such a large volume, add 0.5 liters of ready-made yeast solution to a ten-liter watering can each time.

Water the strawberry bushes directly under the roots with at least half a liter.

Fertilizing strawberries in spring with chicken droppings

Strawberries are the most common plant in our gardens, vegetable gardens and country estates. In order to grow a good harvest of berries, it is not enough just to water the strawberries on time, sprinkle them and fight pests. The nutrition of strawberries is also an important component.

• In order to prepare a solution of chicken manure, you need to take semi-liquid fresh chicken manure and pour it into a bucket so that the ratio is 1*15.
• You need to add warm water to the bucket with droppings and stir more thoroughly.
• The chicken manure solution is ready; there is no need to infuse it, since all useful substances, such as nitrogen, will evaporate very easily and quickly.
• Therefore, it is necessary to pour the solution into a watering can.
• If there is thick chicken manure left at the bottom of the bucket, you can pour it under an apple tree or other fruit tree.
• We take a watering can and carefully water our strawberries around, not very close.
• Try not to get the solution on the leaves.
• After this feeding, the strawberries begin to bear fruit very well, and the berries are beautiful, large, sweet and juicy.

Fertilizing strawberries with ash in spring

Ash is primarily known for being an excellent potassium fertilizer. In addition to potassium, it contains phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. Being an easily soluble product, combustion products can be used both in pure dry form and in the form of a prepared solution.

Wood ash is the best way to fertilize strawberries - that is, the remains of combustion of wood, firewood, branches, etc.

• To prepare an infusion of ash, you need to take two liter jars (about 1 kg) of ash per ten-liter bucket of water.
• Leave the infusion to steep for a day, stirring occasionally.
• All soluble elements will go into water and the mother liquor will be ready in a day.
• To prepare the irrigation solution, you need to dilute a liter of concentrated extract in 10 liters of water.

When used dry, sprinkle ash generously under the bushes. With further root watering useful components penetrate into the ground.

What fertilizers should I apply for strawberries in the spring?

In order to grow a generous harvest of strawberries, it is not enough to just weed and water them and fight pests. An important component is nutrition.

In addition to the well-known traditional traditional methods fertilizing with chicken droppings, peat or ash, industrial preparations are widely known - organomineral fertilizers. For the greatest effectiveness, it is worth applying those preparations that are intended specifically for strawberries.

In them the best way balanced and selected necessary components V correct proportions– nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium. Largest quantity in such fertilizers there is potassium and nitrogen. These are the components that are most important for correct formation bud and development of the strawberry fruit.

A similar category of fertilizers includes, for example, the drug “Lyubo-Zeleno” from the company “Rusagrokhim”. In addition, various preparations containing dry chicken droppings, wood ash or humus concentrate are widely available on the market, which can easily help fulfill the function of feeding strawberry bushes.

Strawberries in spring care, fertilizing with urea

• To feed, measure out 10 liters of water, add 3 heaped tablespoons of carbamide (urea).
• Stir all this thoroughly until the urea granules are completely dissolved.
• After this, we water our strawberries with this solution: 0.5 liters for each bush.
• We also recommend for better condition strawberries, treat the soil against ants with your favorite dry preparations. It is better to do this around the bush.
• After we have fed our strawberries, we need to cover the bushes with film on the arches, leaving one side open.

Complex fertilizer for strawberries in spring

When applying complex fertilizer, you must, first of all, cut off last year’s dry leaves, leaving only a young rosette. After cutting, loosen the ground around the bush.

• To begin, generously sprinkle all the strawberries with wood ash - between the rows and under the bushes themselves.
• After applying the main potassium fertilizer, sprinkle humus on top.
• The next stage will be pest control and fertilizing.
• As such a comprehensive, fairly strong, proven remedy for strawberries, use regular ammonia.
• You need to dilute a 40 ml pharmacy bottle in 10 liters of water and generously pour our strawberries, previously sprinkled with ash and humus.
• When watering necessary elements from ash and humus with water will fall into the ground.
• The top treatment of leaves should be treated with the drug “Fitoverm” - in a concentration of an ampoule per liter of water.

Complex fertilizer strawberries

Foliar feeding of strawberries in spring

As you know, strawberries are very high in iron. In addition to iron, it has large amounts of manganese and zinc. Foliar feeding has 3 stages.

• The first stage of the process is done to spray the new young leaves of the plant.
• The second stage is carried out when the strawberries begin to bloom.
• And after the third time it’s worth processing the small green berries.

A special advantage foliar feeding there is that all the necessary micro and macroelements immediately enter the leaves of the plant. It is very acceptable when it needs nutrients.

Most optimal time for this procedure, this is the time after you water the strawberries. But there will be an even greater effect if this is done in dry, sunny and cloudless weather. Treating strawberries with boric acid (solution) gives very good results. Also, in addition to this, you can use solutions that have a sufficient amount of nitrogen.

Video: When to fertilize strawberries? Fertilizing strawberries in spring

Victoria is one of the varieties of garden strawberries, which has a sweet taste and wonderful aroma. Like any other berry, strawberries need good care, especially after winter, because it is at this time of year that its intensive growth begins. And now is the time to lay the foundation for big harvest this delicious berry.

Spring berry care

Spring is the most wonderful time of the year. But, despite the warm and warming sun, which so relaxes many people, gardeners are entering a crucial stage. After all, it is in the spring that many things need to be done, thanks to which the plants will get stronger and recover after the cold winter.

Strawberries are no exception. This berry is very whimsical and requires a careful approach. The spring period is the most crucial, since the harvest in the summer will depend on how well the strawberries were looked after in the spring. So, with the onset of spring you need to:

1. Remove frozen bushes. This process is inevitable, since not all plants can withstand winter.
2. Dry and yellowed leaves need to be removed from the bushes so that the remaining and good ones receive as much nutrition and water as possible.
3. Clear the garden bed of dirt and old grass. This must be done because strawberries love cleanliness.
4. It is good to loosen the soil and make beds to make it more convenient to water and feed it.
5. Feed to make up for the lack of all the necessary nutrients that were used up over the winter.
6. Water. This should be done approximately once a week. But if the weather is very hot, then you need to look at how dry the soil is.

Spring care is the most important stage, since the plants after winter are very weak and require increased attention. And, as a rule, if everything was done well in the spring, the land was fed, watering was timely, and the cleanliness of the bed was always at its best, then in the summer you can expect a good harvest.

Planting in spring

Most often, strawberries are planted in the spring. In order to plant bushes you need to perform several steps:

1. First of all, prepare the ground. You cannot plant strawberries in plain and unfertilized soil. This needs to be done in the fall, since if you fertilize the soil in the spring, immediately before planting, it is unlikely to be saturated with the amount of minerals that is needed.
2. Dig a bed to which you should add about 6 kilograms of humus and mineral fertilizers.
3. After the bed has been dug and fertilizers have been added, it is necessary to make several ridges to make planting more convenient.
4. Then one cat is taken and placed in these ridges. In this case, it is necessary to maintain a certain distance, about 30 centimeters, between the bushes themselves. As for the rows, the distance between them should not be less than 60 cm.

After planting, especially when it was done in the spring, it is necessary to take good care of the strawberries. As mentioned above, this is a very whimsical plant. In order for the bushes to take root, you need to constantly loosen the soil so that it is saturated with oxygen, water so that the plant always has water, and also weed the bed, that is, remove all the weeds.

Many people believe that since strawberries grow in the forest and produce berries, then there is no need to take care of the garden ones. Just the opposite, garden strawberries requires increased attention.

Also, due to the fact that strawberries are considered very whimsical and capricious plant, it is recommended to change the location of the bed every 3 years. Many gardeners note that in the third year the bushes produce a smaller harvest, despite the fact that the care was excellent. But after the location of the bed changed, the harvest doubled. This indicates. That the plant used all the nutrients that were available in this area of ​​the garden.

It is best to plant strawberries in the spring, because our winters can be very cold, and bushes that have not yet matured may not take root.

Feeding Victoria: rules and features

As mentioned above, plays a huge role proper feeding soil. After winter, strawberries need as much minerals and water as possible, which, unfortunately, cannot just appear in the soil.

That is why fertilizer plays an important role. And it needs to be carried out until the plant begins to grow intensively:

1. You need to take one tablespoon of ammonium sulfate, mix it with two glasses of manure (cow manure) and add the resulting mass to ten liters of water. After this, you need to stir well and pour about three glasses of the resulting mass under each bush.
2. In May, shortly before the strawberries begin to bloom, you need to feed them again. To do this you will need a teaspoon of potassium sulfate and two tablespoons of nitrophoska. Dilute the resulting mass with ten liters of water and pour 2.5 cups under each bush.

On how well it was produced spring care for strawberries, there will be envy of their yield. Don’t be lazy, because the plant will appreciate your efforts and give a wonderful and tasty harvest.