Planting strawberries in August with a mustache: how to propagate and plant out step by step

Strawberry garden - one of the most common berry crops in household plots. The advantage of culture is that strawberries grow rapidly, and after 1-2 years a whole plantation is obtained from several bushes. Planting strawberries with a mustache is carried out in August.

Basic principles of mustache transplantation

Strawberry mustache transplantation is carried out in spring and autumn. In some cases, you can plant a berry in the summer. For growing mustaches, it is recommended to select several mother bushes at once. Such bushes will bear less fruit, but in the fall a lot of mustaches with children will grow on them.

You can plant a mustache without roots when they just started to appear. True, such seedlings will grow longer. Only he althy bushes are suitable for planting. The leaves should not have white or red spots, holes and traces of insects. For growing mustaches, only female bushes are used. The female rosette can be distinguished by the presence of a peduncle and berries. In addition, female bushes give whiskers a few days later than male ones.

Advantages and disadvantages of the method

Method benefits:

You can grow a large number of mustaches in a short time.
Easy to grow.
It is possible to adjust the number of mustaches.
Layers retain all the characteristics of the mother plant.
High survival rate of cuttings after transplantation.

The disadvantages include the fact that the bushes selected for breeding mustaches will not produce a crop. Or it will be very scarce. Also, if male bushes were selected for growing layering, there will be no abundant fruiting from such seedlings.

Optimal timing

Garden strawberries are planted in spring, summer or autumn. The second half of summer is considered a favorable time for planting. In the summer, after the fruiting period, the bushes give more layers, and this does not affect the yield.

Transplantation is carried out starting from the second half of July and ending in mid-September. The second half of summer is favorable for planting in that the seedlings will not freeze and take root faster in a new place. And in the spring, strawberries will quickly enter the phase of growth and fruiting.

In those regions where the summer is hot, it is recommended to postpone the planting of garden strawberries to the second half of September. In areas with severe and frosty winters, spring is considered a favorable period for landing.

Mustache Breeding Methods

There are two ways to breed mustaches. You can do it right in the garden. Or use separate pots in which layering will grow.

How to propagate in pots

Reproduction of garden strawberries with a mustache is carried out using plastic cups. To do this, 3 mustaches are left on the mother bush. As soon as a layer has appeared, it is transferred to a glass filled with soil. Repeat until 4 layers grow on one mustache. Then the mustache is pinched. When the bushes grow up, they are transplanted in the usual way.

How to breed in the beds

Reproduction in the open field is considered the easiest way. For growing mustaches, only 2-3-year-old bushes are chosen. Old plants will not be able to produce he althy offspring. On each bush, 3 mustaches are set aside. If you leave a lot of sockets on each mustache, they will grow small and weak, you should not plant such layering. Therefore, leave 3-4 pieces. The rest is cut off.

Until the second half of August rosettes develop rapidly and form a strong root system. And in late August - early September, they are cut off and seated separately.

The right choice of mother bush

Mother bush must be no older than 3 years. In addition, he althy bushes with no signs of damage are chosen for mustache breeding. Sick and weak plants are not suitable for this purpose. Before choosing a mother bush, all plants are examined, and if there are signs of diseases or the presence of insects on strawberries, they are not used for breeding rosettes.

Not suitable for growing mustaches and fruiting strawberries. We'll have to wait until the fruiting is over, and only then grow layering.

How to choose the right strawberry whiskers for breeding

For further planting, he althy rosettes with a well-developed root system should be left. Rosettes are not separated from the mother plant until 3 large leaves grow on them. Leaves must be he althy. Mustaches from a fruiting bush are unsuitable for planting.Most of the nutrients in such a plant went to the growth of berries. The whiskers of such strawberries are weak and not suitable for planting.

Preparing the landing site

When the layers grow up and the root system is formed, they are transplanted to a permanent place. It is recommended to plant seedlings on a hill, since strawberries do not tolerate excess moisture in the soil.

Also, strawberries are demanding on soil composition and lighting. The main place where the garden will be located should be in the sun for most of the day. Loamy or sandy soil is suitable for planting. If the conditions for growth are optimal, then strawberries can grow in one place up to 5 years.

The best predecessors for strawberries are:

bow;
celery;
garlic;
cabbage
legumes;
carrot.

It is not recommended to plant strawberries after raspberries, cucumbers, potatoes, tomatoes. It is also undesirable for sprawling trees to grow nearby. A dense crown will create a shadow, and this will not have the best effect on the yield of garden strawberries.

Boarding rules

Landing is carried out on a dry warm day. It is desirable that such weather be a few days before planting and after. When disembarking during hot weather, the leaves will begin to dry. If the layers were grown in the soil, they are cut off from the whiskers. When growing in peat cups, the whiskers are also cut off, the cups are dug up and transplanted along with them.

How to plant cuttings step by step:

Dig up the soil a few weeks before the proposed landing.
Mix with rotted manure.
Remove weeds.
Make holes 20 cm deep and 25 cm wide.
The distance between the holes is left up to 35 cm.
Leave a distance of up to 65 cm between rows.
The seedling is dug up along with part of the soil.
Put the seedling in the hole, dig in with soil.
Tamp the ground lightly.

At the end of planting, water the wells with plenty of water. Only warm water is used for irrigation. Watering with cold water contributes to the development of fungal diseases. Planting strawberries is recommended only in fertile soil.

Further care

After the seedlings have been transplanted, care will have to be organized. Regular care will increase productivity, increase immunity to diseases. Watering, removing weeds, fertilizing and mulching are considered mandatory procedures.

Irrigation

After transplanting, strawberries need frequent watering. Irrigation is carried out in the evening after sunset. Watering strawberries when the sun is shining can burn the leaves.

For this, warm, sun-warmed water is used. The first weeks, seedlings are watered every day. Closer to the onset of cold weather, the amount of irrigation is reduced. 2 weeks before the onset of frost, watering is completely stopped.

The amount of moisture depends on the month in which the seedlings were planted. In spring, the amount of watering is more than in autumn.

Mulching

Mulching the soil is necessary so that the moisture does not evaporate quickly, and the root system does not freeze in winter. Peat, straw, sawdust are used as mulch. The layer of mulch should be at least 15 cm. Mulching is carried out in the fall, before the onset of frost.Mulch is not removed in spring.

Weeding

If the seedlings were planted in autumn, the soil is not weeded. The procedure at this time is dangerous because during it there is a chance to damage the roots, and during the winter they will not have time to heal, and such seedlings may die.

Strawberries planted in spring and summer are weeded every 2 weeks. During the procedure, weeds are removed. Weed the soil by 5-7 cm. It is best to do this before watering. With water, the soil will be saturated with oxygen, which will have a beneficial effect on the growth of strawberries.

Hilling

Hilling is carried out in August. By autumn, the beds should already be planted. Such terms are due to the fact that during the procedure the root system can be injured, and this leads to freezing of the strawberry roots in the garden winter.

Cutting

Saplings are not pruned before the onset of winter, like adult plants. In adult bushes, dry and yellow leaves, as well as leaves with signs of damage, are removed for the winter. Mature strawberries are cut carefully so as not to cut off he althy leaves.

Feeding

During the growing season, strawberries require different nutrients. In the first half of the season, when there is an active growth process, nitrogen and organic fertilizers are applied to the soil. Nitrogen accelerates growth and increases the number of ovaries. Nitrogen-containing dressings are applied if strawberries were planted in the spring. During summer, and especially autumn planting, the introduction of nitrogen is prohibited. By the end of summer, strawberry growth slows down and the bushes prepare for winter.

At the end of summer, fertilizers are applied rarely and in small quantities. Complex mineral compositions are used as dressings. They are scattered on the soil, and then watered with warm water.

Another fertilizer is wood ash. It is bred in water and watered with strawberries. Or sprinkle the soil with ashes, and then water the beds. Suitable for feeding bone meal. Bone meal is poured with water.

After planting, superphosphate is applied to the soil. It contains nitrogen and calcium. Nitrogen enters in small concentrations without any effect on growth. Superphosphate stimulates the growth of the root system, accelerates rooting in a new place. Before making superphosphate for a day, pour water, stirring occasionally. In this form, it will penetrate the strawberry tissue faster.

Shelter

Prepare strawberries for the cold start a few weeks before their onset. For shelter, sawdust, dry raspberry branches, fallen leaves, spruce and pine branches are used. The beds are covered with branches, and when the first snow falls, they rake it into the garden. From artificial material, agrofibre or agrotex is used.These materials retain heat well in winter, preventing the ground from freezing.

What mistakes are made

Mistakes when growing strawberries in the garden:

Thicken plantings and do not thin out beds.
Leaving strawberries in the same place for a long time.
Do not weed or loosen the soil.
Plant seedlings after crops that have similar diseases and nutrient requirements to strawberries.
Ignore care.
Do not apply organic and mineral fertilizers.

The most common mistake is not transplanting strawberries. With long-term growth in the same place, the soil is depleted, and the yield only gets worse every year.