Are the strawberries shallow? I tell you how to fix everything without much hassle

Garden strawberries are a capricious berry. You just stop cherishing her and she will "give" an unpleasant surprise. For example, one day my trendy hybrid strawberry bore tiny berries!

I was just lucky that an experienced gardener turned out to be in my neighbors, who suggested how you can fix the matter and what is needed so that this does not happen again in the future.

And I guess it's just not fair not to share this information with other strawberry lovers!

Insufficient watering

It is dangerous to swamp strawberry beds, but drought is not good for them either - the berries ripen not only small, but also dry. Therefore, it is important to keep an eye on your strawberries to avoid cracks in the soil.

Based on personal experience, I advise be sure to mulch these plantings - this way the moisture will remain in the ground longer, plus, it will be less worries with weeding, which through a layer of mulch, for example - chopped straw, chopped tree bark or sawdust, simply do not break through.

Pests

Often the cause of the crushing of the berries is the attack of the horsefly bug - this small insect leaves spots on the leaves, which grow into holes over time and generally suppresses the strawberry bushes.

It is not difficult to manually shake off the found bugs in a bowl of water, but if the pest is regularly announced in the area, it is better to sow alfalfa near the berry plantation every summer.

The fact is that alfalfa is more attractive for a bug than strawberries and it simply migrates to it.

Close fit

Strawberries are a very freedom-loving culture. The distance between the bushes should be about 30 cm, and about 70 cm between the rows.

If it is planted more closely, then there is no need to be surprised when the overgrown plants spend their energy on mutual suppression, and not on the formation of a luxurious harvest. Noticing such an oversight, you should hurry to plant the bushes, even in the middle of summer.

This is how I managed to save a new variety of remontant strawberries - the first crop was so small that it was not enough for a pie, but from the second there was also left for jars of jam for the winter.

Boron deficiency

It is this element that is most important for the formation of large and juicy strawberries. In addition, its lack can be guessed by the curvature of the leaves and the appearance of longitudinal stripes on somehow ripe berries.

The solution to the problem, of course, lies in the introduction of fertilizers containing boron.