Jardinería comestible
Learn tips and tricks for growing strawberries.
PREPARE
When planting strawberries, choose a spot with full sun. In warm regions, try to provide morning sun with some shade protection during the hottest part of the day. Soil should have excellent drainage. To grow strawberries in planting beds, mix 3 inches of Miracle-Gro® All Purpose Garden Soil into the top 6 to 8 inches of native soil. In raised beds, blend equal parts garden soil and Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix, or use Miracle-Gro® Raised Bed Soil.
If you're planting strawberries in containers, use a pot or hanging basket that's at least 10 inches across, and fill it with potting mix. A traditional strawberry jar with pockets also works well for growing strawberries.
Siembre
The best time of year for planting strawberries depends on where you livespring is ideal in cold-winter regions, fall in warmer regions.
The easiest way to grow strawberries is to plant strong, vigorous young plants like those from Bonnie Plants®. Cover the roots with soil, but don't plant too deeply. The central growing bud must stay above the soil so sunlight can reach it and cause it to sprout.
You can grow strawberries from seeds, but plants won't bear fruit until the year after planting. First, stash the seeds in the freezer for 4 to 6 weeks to jumpstart germination. When planting, use Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix and barely cover seeds because they need some light to germinate, a process that will take about a month.
Be sure to water well after planting.
Grow
Most strawberry plants are perennial in zones 4 to 9. Many strawberry varieties send out runners, stems that produce baby plants. These small plants can root and grow, but for top berry yields, it's best to let only three runners remain per plant. Clip the rest off.
Be sure to weed your berry patch faithfully, and remove any dead leaves. In fall, strawberry plants form the buds that will bloom and produce berries the following year. Cover plants with mulch over the winter in colder regions to protect the newly formed buds. Typically, gardeners use a winter mulch of straw, which is where these tasty berries get their name. You can also use pine straw, chopped leaves, untreated grass clippings, or Scotts® bagged mulch around (but not on top of) the plants during the growing season to help keep weeds down, reduce the amount of watering needed, and keep berries clean.
When growing strawberries, keep plants well-watered. Check soil weekly, and when the top inch is dry, it's time to water. Drip irrigation works well with strawberries, because it keeps leaves and fruit dry, which helps reduce disease outbreaks.
Beginning a month after planting, apply Miracle-Gro® LiquaFeed® Tomato, Fruits & Vegetables Plant Food to give plants an extra boost of nutrition. Follow label instructions to know how much and how often to apply.
Birds, chipmunks, squirrels and groundhogs like fresh berries and cana.
Cosecha
Pick strawberries in the morning, while fruits are cool. Harvest fruit that's fully colored and glossy, leaving part of the stem and the cap attached to the berry. Refrigerate berries immediately after picking without rinsing or removing the caps or stems.
Ripe cilantro seed is known as coriander. To collect seeds, slip stems with seeds attached into a paper bag. As seeds ripen, the husks around them will split, dropping seeds into the bag.
USE
In the kitchen, eat strawberries fresh, or preserve them frozen, dried, or in jam. Also consider using fresh berries in baking and beverages. Dried strawberries make a great addition to granola, oatmeal, cookies and trail mix.
También podría querer sembrar fresas como cubresuelos. No conseguirá una consecha tan fuerte como cuando cultiva las plantas en su propio terreno, pero todavía disfrutará las fresas frescas. ¿Está listo para cultivar las fresas? Haga clic en cualquiera de los vínculos para productos anteriores si desea más información, comprar el producto en línea o buscar un comercio cercano a usted.
