February - it's time to plant strawberries from seed.

Not always bought strawberry seedlings is the desired grade, and often it is worse than taking root, is ill. To avoid such unpleasant problems can grow seedlings on their own. This will not only get the right kind of culture, but also be sure that the strawberries healthy, strong, and this means that the harvest will be rich.
Of course to achieve the goal you need to do a difficult job, but it's worth it.
The first step is to prepare the seedlings. To do this, wet napkin Appin and yantarkoy, put on her seeds and send in the refrigerator for several days.
As the soil is ideal Terravita Flower and Agroperlit.
Landing need a container with a cover volume of 500gr., Into which is poured the finished substrate.
In such a container is placed about 50 - 60 seedlings. By spraying sprinkle the seeds, but not very much. Humidity can check the outside of his hand. Close the lid on the container and send it to a warm environment at about 14-26S.
Seedlings rises from 8 to 10 days, all this time you can not open the container. As soon as the shoots, seedlings rearrange under fluorescent lamp, placing it at a capacity of about 10-15 cm. Hold it under a future strawberries must be two days without turning off the lights at the same time.

1 every third day, ventilate the seedlings. If you want to slightly moisten the soil, but remember, it should be a little dry.
When the bush will be two full leaf, using manicure scapula transplant seedlings in the cassette under the neck. Soil should be the same as when sowing seed.
Subsequently 1 once every 10 days permitted to make water soluble fertilizers which contain nitrogen not more than 10%. You can also use NPK 10-8-20 + microelements and calcium nitrate, which should be diluted to 5 liters. liquid pH 6.2-6,5 10 c. the drug. Remember that the strawberries will not normally grow in acidic soil.
It is worth noting that loves strawberries iron, which in complex fertilizers is fairly small. It is therefore necessary to make 2% chelated iron. Many of course are advised to use the compost, but it is dangerous, because it may contain a variety of diseases. On strawberries are often attacked by root rot and nematodes.
Subsequently planted seedlings to be high in a bed of 50 to 30, leaving a distance between plants of about 25cm. Mulch should be used black film 35 microns. For use irrigation drip tape 6 mil, between the holes should be 10 cm. Watering the bushes should be using Previkur and complex fertilizers with micro.
Well, in the future it is to be hoped that no heavy rains, hail and other elements will not harm strawberry, and it will bring a rich harvest.

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