⚡Ostatsya benefit: planting strawberries on black fiber. How and why
Recently, on the channel under one of the publications about caring for strawberries reader wrote a wish that she would like to read in detail about landing a non-woven fabric. Perform!
What is it and it should be
Planting strawberries under the non-woven fabric - a way to accommodate the plants in the garden, when the role of mulch performs black cloth. It allows moisture and air, but retains the sun's rays. Moreover, these bushes are in the world! Such a variant has many advantages:
- Covering material - reliable protection from weedsWhich are very harmful to strawberry planting. Grass obscures the bushes, giving the berries fill. She pulls out of the ground moisture and nutrients, which is why suffering strawberries. Weeds prevent root growth and become dwelling pests, plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi. But the most important thing - take away our time. Under such material does not grow weeds, so you can forget about weeding.
- Under canvas created special microclimate which like strawberry. Black accumulates heat, so important for the loading of fruit. This is useful especially in regions with cool climate and, with the rainy summer.
- Material prevents rapid moisture evaporation. Therefore, the bushes will not suffer from drought.
- Finally, berriesLying on the film, stay clean and almost never rot!
Sounds good, huh? Now we move on to technical issues.
What material is needed
To be honest, when I read the articles and forums farmers, at first confused. Some even, as it turned out, we confuse two concepts: non-woven fabric and film. But agronomic justice has been restored. The most frequently used 2 options:
1. black film. Cheaply available. But personally, I would not use it: it is not breathable and moisture. In addition, and is only one year. I liked the second option.
2. Black non-woven fabric (agrovoloknom or spanbod). Enriching the soil with heat, air and water. What could be better. In addition, it serves for several years.
Preparatory work in the garden
Before planting strawberries need to prepare the ground - literally and figuratively:
- Dig the ground, pick weeds and to fertilize.
- Make raised beds make it easier to secure the fabric.
- Bed covering material, pinning bricks, pegs or other suitable tool.
- Make a layout: Mark the place where will be planted strawberry bushes. The optimal distance between the plants - 25-30 cm, between rows - 40 cm.
Now we go to the main process!
How to plant strawberries on the black stuff and take care of it
Strawberry plant is very simple. We have identified the place of holes. Now you need to cut them. You can make a simple incision in the form of crosses. The second option - to trim the excess with sharp scissors, make a circle. Planting seedlings of strawberries, as usual.
As for maintenance, it is no different from the usual. Only, of course, will not have to weed and often watered. The only caveat - we are unable to fertilize the soil. So be sure to close up their work in the preparatory phase. During the season, you can use root and foliar feeding of liquid solutions. If you are interested in the way, please put "Thumbs up". You will receive in your tape more useful items! Thanks. Read more: August - the time to trim and fertilize strawberries in the garden. The harvest for the next year will be better!