5 simple rules of caring for strawberries in the garden in July and August to the next year was a great harvest

Prepare sleighs in summer, for strawberries - tended, and after harvest. In July and August the strawberry (the "official" name of the plant) should be recovered from the fruiting bushes on which spent a lot of energy and nutrients. When strawberries "departed," she begins to actively grow leaves and lay the new flower buds. Therefore, planting the garden to help! Proper care - the key to an abundant harvest in the coming year.

1. Down with all the superfluous

When the last strawberries in the country are collected, I begin to critically examine its bushes, armed with sharp garden shears. It's one of the most important rules of how to care for strawberries after fruiting in July-August, says: extra leaves should be ruthlessly deleted!

After harvesting strawberry old leaves, have served their purpose and unnecessary plant, begin to die. Turns yellow and then dry up completely. I cut them as soon as there are signs of decay. After removing the bush no longer spends their strength and begins to build a new green leaves. If you do not cut the old plant will be thickened: the leaves may not have enough power, because of which slow laying of flower buds (and hence the harvest next Summer season will be less). More have thickened the bush much chance of becoming a victim of pests, bacterial and fungal diseases.

It should be cut and leaves, where there are signs of disease. For example, dark brown spots. We will reduce the risk of infection of neighboring bushes of strawberries. Then it is necessary to use special tools for treatment to get rid of the infection from the strawberry patch.

2. Watering Strawberry in July-August

strawberry bush will feel good in a slightly moist soil. The frequency of watering depends on the degree of dryness of the earth. For example, in hot weather strawberry watered more often. Gardeners advise watering is rare, but abundant. On average, once a week. Frequent watering strawberries do not like. So that moisture evaporates slowly, strawberry patch mulch with peat or wood chips.

3. Earth need to breathe

After loosening of active oxygen is supplied to the root system. This is useful for the growth and health of plants. I friable strawberry beds every 2 weeks. But sometimes less, if the time-consuming hassle of other country, backyard and garden. Especially true after loosening rainfall - earth, nailed drops of water, covered with a dense crust. To save time, I combine the procedure with total weeding.

Friable strawberry planting, it is necessary to proceed with caution. The root system is located close to the ground. If you overdo it, you damage the roots. And strawberries not exactly say for it, "Thank you." Optimum depth between rows - 8-10 cm. Enough for good aeration of the roots! Around bushes loosened to 2-3 cm, trying a little spud strawberries and cover all the ground roots.

4. good food

Strawberry has spent a lot of energy on the growth of berries, therefore, starting from the middle of the summer is very important to make at least one feeding. I think the best option with a complex mineral fertilizer NPK complex. Main components: N (nitrogen), P (phosphor) and K (potassium) should preferably be contained in equal parts, 1: 1: 1. Nitrogen helps the growth of new leaves, phosphorus and potassium will benefit laying flower buds. So we will achieve abundant flowering strawberry bush for the next year.

Of organic good results gives nutritious humus. I spread it evenly over the surface of the beds with a strawberry, and then carefully close up the soil hoe. The effect of the introduction of humus prolonged, rather than a one-time - the substance decomposes in the ground for a long time, highlight the desired substance strawberries.

5. Mustache is no place

It is not necessary tasks to propagate strawberries? Remove all the whiskers - they take away the bush nutrients. ✔ Place the "Thumbs Up" if you like the publication. Read more:Raspberries will be more! 5 feedings that will increase productivity by 2-3 times