Strawberries are plants that, due to their small size, can be kept all year round in pots, since they only need to be in an area with a lot of light and a more or less constant water supply so that, in spring and summer , can produce their delicious fruits. For this reason, it is very interesting to have them at home, but What care do they need?
As they can be purchased throughout the year, Next we will explain how to plant strawberries at home.
Seed or plant?
The first thing we have to decide is whether to get a few seeds or choose to buy some seedlings. If we decide the first, we have to know that the sowing time is in spring; Now, we can also do it in winter if we have an electric germinator or some source of heat. Strawberry seeds germinate very well and quickly: after just one week we will see the first seedlings. When they have reached a height of about 5-10cm, we can transfer them to individual pots.
In the event that we choose to buy already grown plants, what we will do is transplant them into a pot about 4cm wider than the one they had. Another option is to plant them in planters, as they do not need much space to produce an interesting amount of strawberries.
Strawberry care
Strawberry plants, as we mentioned, need to be in a very bright area. For this reason, and taking into account that its fruits are edible, it is highly recommended to put them in the kitchenfront of the window. Later, We will only have to water them twice a week in summer and a little less the rest of the yearavoiding at all times in the ponding.
To get it to produce more strawberries it is convenient to pay them with liquid organic fertilizersSuch as guano, following the indications specified on the package. In this way, we will have strawberries every season .
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