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We are talking about strawberries that bear fruit only once per season (one-time). Remontant strawberry varieties require different care
Garden strawberries bloom and bear fruit very early. Behind a short time from the snow melting until mid-June, when the first berries ripen, the roots of the plant are not able to extract enough nutrients to form large, sweet and fragrant berries. Where does it come from good harvest strawberries? It is laid in July - September of the previous year. Strawberry care in July and August is the basis of next year's harvest.
At this time, the second wave of leaf growth begins, as well as the growth of new horns and the laying of new flower buds. Nutrients are deposited in the horns, which garden strawberry plants will use next year to form berries. Old leaves that have fulfilled their function begin to die off, appears a large number of mustache.
The second half of summer is the best time to take care of the future harvest.
So, the berry picking is over. How to care for strawberries further?
Pruning old strawberry leaves
Carefully cut off all old leaves, being careful not to damage the hearts and young leaves. It is more convenient to do this if garden strawberries different varieties on your beds is selected according to the terms of fruiting, and varieties of the same terms are grouped in rows. Early varieties can be processed first, until young leaves appear. At the same time more late varieties are still bearing fruit. Do not be late with this procedure, because with the growth of young foliage, you will need more time and diligence. In addition, diseases and pests that have appeared over the season on old leaves will have time to move on to new ones.
Remove the leaves dried during the season and all plant debris from your plantings: pathogens also remain on them. If you notice that the growing young strawberry leaves are wrinkled, deformed, this means that the plants are infected with strawberry mites. Treat strawberries with any tick preparation (acaricide). A good result is obtained by treatment with Actellik, Kleshchevit (aka Fitoverm), Titovit Jet or a solution of colloidal sulfur.
How to loosen and fertilize strawberries
Carefully loosen the soil between the rows to a depth of 10 cm. Directly near the bushes, it is impossible to loosen deeply, so as not to damage root system. In strawberries, it is located superficially. While loosening, slightly spud the bushes so that the strawberries growing at this time on the horns adventitious roots were under the soil.
Considering that during this period strawberries are gaining strength for the next fruiting and are very demanding on the supply of nutrients, it is necessary to feed them.
To do this, add a complete mineral fertilizer with trace elements to the soil.
Calculation: 20-30 grams per 1 square meter. Best of all, special fertilizers for strawberries are suitable for this, containing all the necessary elements in a balanced form. Ammophoska is not bad for this purpose: in addition to the main nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), it contains calcium, magnesium and sulfur. Chlorine-containing fertilizers should be avoided, because strawberries do not tolerate chlorine. A very good result is the introduction of humus, which not only fertilizes the soil, but also significantly improves its structure.
After fertilizing, bury them in the soil.
So that after watering a crust does not form on the surface of the soil, mulch the bed with peat.
How to water strawberries
Thoroughly water strawberries after applying dry top dressing.
Until the end of the season, keep the soil moist by watering sparingly but plentifully. Frequent surface irrigation usually do not benefit strawberries. After abundant watering, loosen the soil, removing weeds. Cut out the newly growing mustache - fruiting on next year it will be much weaker if the bush expends energy on the formation of daughter rosettes, and not flower buds. Timely removal of the mustache stimulates the laying of new flower buds. Powerfully overgrown young leaves cover the strawberry bush in winter and contribute to a more successful overwintering.
CARE OF STRAWBERRY AFTER HARVESTING The harvest of strawberries (garden strawberries) directly depends on your diligence and how fully you follow the recommendations when caring for it. Often, gardeners ignore the maintenance of the berry after fruiting, which is a mistake. Many inexperienced gardeners believe that after fruiting, garden strawberries do not need care, and they can be "preserved" until the next season. However, with this approach, one should not be surprised that next year there is no harvest or it is completely scarce. After all, preparation for a new stage of fruiting begins immediately after picking strawberries and continues most season. In this article, you will find the most popular tips on how to properly care for strawberries after harvest. Caring for strawberries in July An important part of the July care for strawberries is trimming the mustache. The fact is that strawberry bushes, which are 3-5 years old, actively grow mustaches after fruiting and consume a large amount of nutrients for this. Therefore, they are removed with a pruner to facilitate the development of the plant. In no case do not cut off the mustache, as this can easily damage the strawberry bush, and the plant will spend a lot of energy on recovery. Before removing parts of the strawberry bush, it should be fed. For 1 sq.m, add a mixture of superphosphate (40-60 g), ammonium nitrate (20-30 g) and potassium chloride (15-20 g). Loosen the soil between the rows to a depth of 10 cm and next to the strawberry bushes. Oxygen for the roots is no less important than water and top dressing, so regularly loosen the soil near strawberry bushes wood ash(1 glass). For young plants of the first year of fruiting, spend 1 liter of the solution, and for those that are older - 1.5-2 liters. Closer to mid-July, strawberries should be fed with fresh chicken manure. It is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:15-20. Plants are watered from a watering can, trying not to fall on the leaves. 10 liters of solution is enough for 6-8 bushes of adult strawberries and 20-25 young bushes. Fertilizer should be applied after rain or a couple of hours after watering. Weed out weeds in a timely manner, removing them after watering and rain. Also regularly loosen the soil to saturate the root system with oxygen. Caring for strawberries in August Without knowing how to care for strawberries in August, you risk losing your harvest next year. The last summer month is often dry and hot. Therefore, it is important to water at least 2 times a week. The plants themselves "signals" the need for watering - the bushes droop, and the foliage dries up. You can water strawberries both by sprinkling and under the root - the sun is no longer so aggressive, and there will be no burn on the leaves. If the leaves continue to dry out, become stained, weaken, they should be carefully cut and only 3-4 healthy leaves should be left to improve the "green mass" ". The same goes for mustaches, which are removed if they are still growing, or if you forgot to do it in July. Plants can be fed with a weak solution of mullein (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20) and loosen the soil. One bucket of 10 liters should be enough for 10-12 bushes. Around the beds, you can form earthen "sides" up to 15 cm high and fill them with water to the top. And it is also in August that it is recommended to plant new strawberry bushes on the site. It is best to do this in the evening or on a cloudy day. Seedlings should have three true leaves and a developed root system. It is planted in a pre-prepared wet hole. Strawberry care in September Autumn strawberry care is different from summer activities slightly. However, they should not be neglected either. Strawberries of some varieties continue to form flowers even in September. The berries on them will not ripen before the onset of cold weather, so such "idle" inflorescences should be cut off. The same applies to strawberry whiskers. Removing inflorescences from varietal strawberries in the fall will help protect them from anthracnose and white spot Even if the forecasts promise mild winter, feed the bushes. Ammophos is perfect for this (the contents are added at the rate of 30 g per 1 sq.m). For "warming" they also add rotted chicken manure, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:15. Under each bush pour 1-1.5 liters of the composition. Sometimes cow dung is also used, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:10 with the addition of 1 cup of ash. Strawberries are abundantly watered with the resulting composition at the rate of 1.5-2 liters per bush. AT last time before winter, inspect strawberry bushes and discard diseased and affected specimens, as well as remove excess whiskers and withered leaves. Do not throw away "bad" plants, but put them in compost heap. Now you know how to care for strawberries in September. Armed with this information, next year you are guaranteed to get a bountiful harvest. Care for strawberries after pruning leaves Care for strawberries in open field involves not only the removal of mustaches and inflorescences, but also leaves. However, you do not need to "bare" the plant completely, because by picking healthy leaves, you reduce the likelihood of the formation of peduncles and fruits, reduce yields and doom strawberries to difficulties during the wintering period. First of all, remove dry and withered leaves affected by strawberry mites. If the fruit-bearing plant is affected almost entirely, then it is easier to cut it with a pruner just above the growth point and burn the remains. If you need seedlings for propagation, then you should not remove the mustache, you need to give them the opportunity to take root and grow a strong outlet. After pruning, loosen the ground and water it. Treat the bushes with a weak solution of potassium permanganate and sprinkle with ash. To provide good growth kidneys, feed strawberries with universal fertilizer at the rate of 10 g per 10 liters of water. Also suitable ammonium nitrate and nitrogen fertilizers(use according to instructions). Toward the end of September, strawberry bushes can be overlaid with straw to protect them from future frosts. Lay out in the aisle freshly cut grass- it will be the first spring fertilizer. Caring for remontant strawberries From mid-September, start caring for fruit-bearing bushes. Loosen the soil to hide the root system and protect it from the cold. As a rule, at this time, the plants are covered with a "blanket" of cut green manure or mulch the soil with straw, hay, fallen leaves and mowed weeds. Remove the remaining flower stalks so that they do not weaken the plants, and cut off the withered leaves after the first frost. As you can see, take care garden strawberries after fruiting is easy. Just enough to do necessary complex standard events, and grateful plants will give you a bountiful harvest.
Probably, you cannot find such a gardener who would not grow strawberries in his garden. After all, both children and adults love it. Fragrant juicy berries are not only tasty, but also very healthy, as they are rich in vitamins and minerals.
That is why everyone who grows it wants to get a rich harvest. But in order to achieve this, strawberries need to be looked after not only when they bloom and bear fruit. Care of strawberries after harvest is of great importance. This is directly related to the laying of future berries, so experienced gardeners pay special attention to strawberries during this period.
The berries are harvested - why do we need care now?
Some people think that regular autumn harvesting is enough for strawberries. But the thing is that strawberries cease to bear fruit very early, and there is still a lot of time until autumn. Over the summer, the beds can become so overgrown with weeds that autumn harvesting will be very difficult, which is why strawberry care after harvest is required.
In addition, the bushes that have finished fruiting must again replenish their strength, accumulating them for the next season, which will be almost impossible to do in the vicinity of weeds.
Among other things, it is at this time that strawberries begin to form young leaves and lay flower buds again. Numerous mustaches appear, which also weaken the mother bush if they are not cut in time. Against the background of this process, the old foliage slowly dies off, preventing the new one from developing normally.
All these factors already indicate that post-harvest care for strawberries is necessary. But that's not all.
Various pests and pathogens that have accumulated over the season on old leaves try to move to new young leaves. And they may be quite enough. After all, everyone knows that during fruiting, strawberries are not recommended to be weeded, and even more so treated with chemicals.
So, in addition to the accumulated dying old leaves, it is also necessary to loosen the aisles. Since the roots of strawberries are already shallow, the resulting adventitious roots may even end up on the surface of dense soil. And this is just at the moment when strawberries need enhanced nutrition so much.
In fact, it turns out that it is still far from feeding in the fall, there are not enough nutrients in the soil, and strawberries remain on a starvation diet. But as already mentioned, the better it gets stronger and lays more flower buds, the more berries can be collected next year. Here are some more reasons why you need to process strawberries after harvest.
What activities should be carried out with strawberries after harvesting?
Based on the foregoing, there is a need to carry out comprehensive measures, of which the proper care behind the plants.
It is as follows:
- pruning old leaves and removing mustaches;
- destruction of weeds and loosening of the soil;
- timely watering;
- treatment for pests and diseases;
- top dressing.
Pruning old leaves or mowing?
Many people ask if strawberries are mowed after harvest. In most cases, yes. Since, thanks to this, strawberries can be freed from old leaves and open the way for new ones, which grow just during this period. Just do it very carefully.
This procedure should be started when at least a week has passed after picking strawberries. The leaves are mowed at a height of 7-8 cm, so as not to damage the growing points, after which they are removed with a rake.
In a few days, the strawberry bushes will begin to be covered with young leaves, and soon the bed will take on its original appearance.
If you are not a fan of mowing and are wondering when to trim strawberries after harvest, then you can also do this after 7-10 days.
Old leaves are cut to the same height, without affecting the growth points. This is how each bush is treated. This method is suitable when you need to cut strawberries after harvesting in a small area.
In addition to young leaves in summer, strawberries begin to throw out mustaches. If you want to propagate it, then some mustaches can be dug in. The rest should be disposed of, because they take a lot of strength from plants.
How to tidy up the beds?
Once you've upgraded your strawberries after harvest, what's next? Of course, to put in order the beds.
Destroy all the weeds that managed to occupy it during ripening, once again walk with a rake, removing the remains of the leaves, and you can start hilling each plant with a chopper. During this period, some bushes begin to bulge the roots, which leads to their drying out, and the plants cannot grow normally. That's why hilling is necessary. Just be careful not to sprinkle the heart with earth.
After that, it remains only to loosen the aisles well.
Watering strawberries
Caring for strawberries after harvesting involves mandatory watering. Since the soil in the beds should be well moistened. It should be watered abundantly, but infrequently, given the weather conditions. To preserve moisture, the soil must be mulched, for which peat is suitable. Do not allow the formation of a crust after watering. Therefore, you need to loosen the soil around each bush and between rows.
Spraying strawberries
The summer period, when the berries are harvested, is the most the best time to take care of plant health. Treatment of strawberries after harvesting from diseases is carried out with various preparations.
Which of them to use depends on various plant diseases, determined by their appearance:
- if damage to young leaves appears, then the earth mite is to blame. Spraying with colloidal sulfur diluted with water or such preparations as Fitoverm, Actellik and Titovit Jet help to get rid of it;
- presence on the leaves brown spots talking about viral diseases. In this case, they are treated with Bordeaux mixture;
- if rotting berries were observed, then the plants were struck by a fungus - gray rot. To eliminate it, you need to spray the bushes with a solution of a popular fungicide - copper oxychloride.
Processing strawberries after harvesting is also a preventive measure.
First, the affected leaves must be removed immediately, carefully examining the bushes.
And secondly, manganese is a reliable assistant in this case. Dilute a weak solution and not only spray the bushes with it, but also water the soil in the garden.
Top dressing strawberries
Do not know how to feed strawberries after harvest, and why do it? First of all, so that next year it bears fruit well. Indeed, as mentioned above, it is at this time that flower buds are formed that determine the next harvest.
For summer top dressing, complex fertilizers produced specifically for strawberries, such as Rubin, Ryazanochka or Agricola, are perfect. They must be applied according to the instructions, combining this procedure with watering and loosening the soil.
If you are wondering what else to feed strawberries after harvesting, then you can also use humus, wood ash or ammophoska for this purpose.
Preparing for winter
This is not a complicated matter, but it is obligatory, since the next year's harvest will also depend on this stage.
You have already figured out how much attention strawberries require after harvest, what to do with them throughout the summer. It remains to figure out how to prepare it for the winter.
Do not be surprised, but you have already done part of this preparation. After all best defense from winter colds - these are healthy, overgrown leaves and the absence of pests. So it was not in vain that you tried all summer, putting the bushes in order, feeding and treating them with remedies for diseases, and also removing weeds and loosening the beds.
Now it remains for you to mulch the plantings with sawdust or peat in October, making a layer of no more than 5 cm, and in November cover them with spruce branches or raspberry branches so that snow lingers on them later. This will be the best hiding place for strawberries.
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Care for strawberries after harvest - what not to forget to do ?!
An important component of good and tasty fruits of the next year is the care of strawberries after harvesting now. Processing, pruning, fertilizing, watering, loosening should not be left aside, because it is after the berries are harvested that the most important and crucial period for the plant begins - the laying of new fruit buds. Therefore, you simply have to help your plants in the garden. And how to do it right and when exactly, read on.
What to do with strawberry bushes in July and August?
Active care for Victoria in August begins in July, after harvest, and continues almost until frost. To get large and sweet fruits next year, it is necessary to provide proper care for the plant now and prepare the beds for winter. It is during the period after the harvest of berries that the wave of formation of young leaves, tendrils and the formation of new horns begins, which accumulate all the microelements necessary for the future harvest. Care for Victoria includes the following steps: 
- pruning strawberries after harvest
- soil loosening
- top dressing of bushes
- antennae removal
- treatment for diseases and pests
Pruning bushes after harvest
Many summer residents are wondering if it is possible to cut strawberries in September and October? No, you can’t, the procedure must be carried out immediately after harvesting. Otherwise, you may not be left without a crop, but without bushes at all. In order to overwinter well, the culture needs to grow new leaves and lay the future crop before the arrival of frost.
When the autumn cleaning is completed and the old foliage begins to die off, the plant should direct all its energy into preparing for wintering. In general, the main purpose of pruning is the destruction of existing diseases and pests. Provided that all prunings are burned or destroyed, and not sent to the compost heap. Therefore, it is up to you whether to cut or not. It is worth noting that if garden strawberries bear fruit the first year, it is better not to prune.
In addition, first of all, all bushes older than 5 years old, which will no longer bear fruit, should be removed and replaced with new young ones. You need to cut the crop or mow almost to the ground.
After pruning the leaves, loosen the soil between rows to a depth of 10 cm. Be careful near the bushes, you can damage the roots of the plant. The bushes themselves should be spudded so that the adventitious roots are covered with earth.
Need special consideration newly formed strawberry whiskers. At the end of July or August, root the regrown tendrils at the berries of the first year. In plants from two to four years old, the antennae must be cut as they appear, they will only interfere with the formation of new buds. In addition, two-year-old bushes are the most fruitful in comparison with three-year-old and four-year-old ones. Please note that we are talking about ordinary varieties of garden strawberries, as it has its own characteristics of cultivation and care.
Five-year-old bushes must be simply and ruthlessly removed, the harvest from them will be small, and the plant takes up a lot of space in the garden. Therefore, cutting the leaves before wintering is not worth it. If you notice brown spots, twisted young leaves, insects, then there is a need to process the plants, because they are the main enemies of a generous harvest!
Treatment of strawberries from diseases and pests
In September, in the fall, strawberries need to be sprayed from infections and pests. Carefully inspect your plantations, most often garden strawberries suffer from such ailments:
- strawberry mite- yellowed, deformed leaves speak of its appearance, processing the bush after harvesting with karbofos (3 tablespoons per bucket of water) will help get rid of the pest, various acaricides help a lot: Actellik, Kleschevit, etc.
- Spraying with karbofos will save strawberries from strawberry weevil, this insect hibernates in the soil and feeds on the leaves and buds of the bush
- discover spider mite not so difficult. Its appearance is indicated by the presence of cobwebs on the foliage. If a mite is detected early, after harvesting, it is better to remove all foliage from the plant. Fitoverm is used to fight the tick, diluting 2 ml per liter of water
- Gray and black rot determined by the presence of spots on the sheets of the corresponding color, the plantation can be cured by treatment with a solution of copper oxychloride (30 g per 8 l of water)
- powdery mildew it looks like a gray coating, while the foliage twists, rots, and as a result, it disappears. Spraying with a solution (100 g of colloidal sulfur in 10 liters of water) will relieve this ailment
- Brown spots indicate the appearance brown spotting, the plant must be cleaned of old foliage, adjust soil moisture. Heavily damaged copies will have to be removed. The attack is treated with the following composition - 60 g of copper oxychloride diluted in a bucket of water or Bordeaux liquid (1%). You can spray strawberries with potassium permanganate (weak solution), Ridomil, Skor, Horus are also used
- Remove brown and white spotting treatment of strawberries with iodine helps. To do this, make a mixture in proportions of 10-15 drops per 10 liters soap solution. Experienced gardeners it is especially recommended to carry out such a treatment in the spring, adding a glass of whey to the mixture. According to the observations homemade composition protects plants from fungus and bacteria
Advice: To keep your strawberries from getting sick, when preparing the bushes for winter, spray with a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture using a shower head for a watering can. Spraying strawberries with brilliant green (1 drop per liter of water) is also effective. Horse sorrel will make strawberry beds strong and resistant to diseases and pests. To do this, fill half a bucket with chopped sorrel and fill to the top with water (without chlorine). Let it brew for 2-3 days and water the strawberries with the resulting solution, at the rate of 0.5 l per 1 bush.
Feeding strawberries in autumn
How to feed strawberries for the winter? In September - October, strawberries are fed with fertilizers, which contain phosphorus and potassium, without nitrogen. Fertilizers are applied to the ground by irrigation or mixed with the soil during loosening. Feeding strawberries with ash will be great folk remedy for fertilizer. It must be scattered in a small amount around the bushes of plants (a small handful). Ash is good source phosphorus and potassium, which is so necessary for plants to strengthen for the winter.
What else can you feed strawberries for the winter? Various mineral fertilizers are sold in stores, if desired, it is easy to make the composition at home with your own hands, to prepare a nutrient mixture per 1 sq.m. landings will be required:
- 30 gr superphosphate
- 10 gr ammonium nitrate
- 10 gr potassium sulphate
After adding dry mineral fertilizers for strawberries in autumn, the ground should be well watered and make sure that the soil does not dry out completely (especially for regions such as the Astrakhan region, Krasnodar Territory, Adygea, etc.). After each watering loosen the soil, weed from weeds. To save moisture and prevent the appearance of a crust on the surface of the earth, plant bushes can be covered with straw or peat.
It is worth being careful with the use of fertilizers for strawberries containing chlorine, as the plant does not tolerate it. For the winter, summer residents with experience recommend fertilizing the land with humus or compost, evenly distributing it over the garden bed, trying not to fill up the plant hearts. In addition, is important point in plant life. Especially if the winters are snowless and frosty in the growing region.
Victoria care is an important component for the formation of juicy, large and healthy berries for the next year. So, after picking berries, work for summer residents and gardeners is just beginning!
The harvest of strawberries (garden strawberries) directly depends on your diligence and how fully you follow the recommendations when caring for it. Often, gardeners ignore the maintenance of the berry after fruiting, which is a mistake.
Many inexperienced gardeners believe that after fruiting, garden strawberries do not need care, and they can be "preserved" until the next season. However, with this approach, one should not be surprised that next year there is no harvest or it is completely scarce. After all, preparation for a new stage of fruiting begins immediately after the harvest of strawberries and continues for an even greater part of the season. In this article you will find the most popular tips for how to care for strawberries after harvest.
strawberry care in july
An important component of the July strawberry care is mustache trimming. The fact is that strawberry bushes, which are 3-5 years old, actively grow mustaches after fruiting and consume a large amount of nutrients for this. Therefore, they are removed with secateurs to facilitate the development of the plant.
In no case do not cut off the mustache, as this can easily damage the strawberry bush, and the plant will spend a lot of energy on recovery.
Before removing parts of the strawberry bush, it should feed. For 1 sq.m, add a mixture of superphosphate (40-60 g), ammonium nitrate (20-30 g) and potassium chloride (15-20 g). loosen soil between rows to a depth of 10 cm and next to strawberry bushes.
Oxygen for the roots is no less important than water and top dressing, so regularly loosen the soil near the strawberry bushes
Healthy strawberries, which will enter the active growth phase in 5-7 days, should be fed with a mixture of nitrophoska (2 tablespoons per 10 liters of water) and wood ash (1 cup). For young plants of the first year of fruiting, spend 1 liter of the solution, and for those that are older - 1.5-2 liters.
Closer to mid-July, strawberries should be fed fresh chicken manure. It is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:15-20. Plants are watered from a watering can, trying not to fall on the leaves. 10 liters of solution is enough for 6-8 bushes of adult strawberries and 20-25 young bushes. Fertilizer should be applied after rain or a couple of hours after watering.
In a timely manner pull out the weeds removing them after watering and rain. Also regularly loosen the soil to saturate the root system with oxygen.
Caring for strawberries in August
Without knowing, how to care for strawberries in august, you risk losing your crop next year. The last summer month is often dry and hot. Therefore, it is important to carry out watering at least 2 times a week. The plants themselves "signals" the need for watering - the bushes droop, and the foliage dries up.
You can water strawberries both by sprinkling and under the root - the sun is no longer so aggressive, and there will be no burn on the leaves
If the leaves continue to dry out, become stained, weaken, they should be carefully cutting down and leave only 3-4 healthy leaves for the improvement of the "green mass". The same goes for mustache, which are removed if they are still growing, or if you forgot to do it in July.
Plants can feed with a weak solution of mullein(1:10) or bird droppings(1:20) and loosen the soil. One bucket of 10 liters should be enough for 10-12 bushes. Around the beds, you can form earthen "sides" up to 15 cm high and fill them with water to the top.
And it is also in August that it is recommended to plant new strawberry bushes on the site. It is best to do this in the evening or on a cloudy day. Seedlings should have three true leaves and a developed root system. It is planted in a pre-prepared wet hole.
September strawberry care
Autumn strawberry care slightly different from summer activities. However, they should not be neglected either.
Strawberries of some varieties continue to form flowers even in September. The berries on them will not ripen before the onset of cold weather, therefore such "single" inflorescence follows cut off. The same applies to mustache strawberries.
Removing inflorescences from varietal strawberries in the fall will help protect them from anthracnose and white spot
Even if the forecasts promise a mild winter, feed the bushes. Great for this Ammophos(the contents are added at the rate of 30 g per 1 sq.m). For "warming" they also bring in rotted chicken manure, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:15. Under each bush pour 1-1.5 liters of the composition. Sometimes they use cow dung, diluted in water in a ratio of 1:10 with the addition of 1 cup of ash. Strawberries are abundantly watered with the resulting composition at the rate of 1.5-2 liters per bush.
For the last time before winter, inspect the strawberry bushes and reject diseased and affected specimens, as well as remove excess whiskers and withered leaves. Don't throw away the "bad" plants, but put them in the compost heap.
Now you know, how to care for strawberries in september. Armed with this information, next year you are guaranteed to get a bountiful harvest.
Caring for strawberries after pruning leaves
Outdoor strawberry care implies not only the removal of mustaches and inflorescences, but also leaves. However, you do not need to "bare" the plant completely, because by picking healthy leaves, you reduce the likelihood of the formation of peduncles and fruits, reduce yields and doom strawberries to difficulties during the wintering period. First of all, remove dry and withered leaves affected by strawberry mites. If the fruit-bearing plant is affected almost entirely, then it is easier to cut it with a pruner just above the growth point and burn the remains.
If you need seedlings for propagation, then you should not remove the mustache, you need to give them the opportunity to take root and grow a strong outlet
After cutting loosen the ground and water it. Treat the bushes with a weak solution potassium permanganate and sprinkle ash. To ensure good bud growth, feed strawberries with an all-purpose fertilizer at the rate of 10 g per 10 liters of water. Also suitable ammonium nitrate and nitrogen fertilizers(use according to instructions).
Toward the end of September, strawberry bushes can be overlaid straw to protect them from coming frosts. In the aisle, spread the freshly cut grass- it will be the first spring fertilizer.
Caring for remontant strawberries
From mid-September, start caring for the fruiting bushes. Loosen the soil to hide the root system and protect it from the cold. As a rule, at this time, the plants are covered with a "blanket" of cut green manure or mulch the soil with straw, hay, fallen leaves and mowed weeds. Remove the remaining flower stalks so that they do not weaken the plants, but withered cut the leaves after the first frost.
As you can see, caring for garden strawberries after fruiting is easy. It is enough just to carry out the necessary set of standard measures, and grateful plants will give you a bountiful harvest.