Watering strawberries during fruiting

A plant like strawberries can be found at almost every site, because many people love it, not only for the large amount of nutrients and vitamins, but also for its taste. However, strawberries require attention and care. Particular attention should be paid to watering the plant.

Strawberry is a rather moisture-loving plant, therefore it requires a lot of water. However, it is very important not to let the water stagnate. In order to harvest a good crop, you must adhere to the following rules for watering a plant:

• strawberries, which only planted, need to be watered, depending on weather conditions; besides, it is better to water in the rain method, because such watering will help the proper development of the bush;
• when flowering begins, watering should be done only under the bush, without hitting the plant itself;
• besides, it is necessary to water the plant in large volumes and not so often, otherwise different diseases may occur;
• when the weather is dry and warm, this process should be reduced - it is necessary to water once for 7–9 days, with up to 14 liters of water per 1 square meter, but with the appearance of the first strawberry flowers, watering should be doubled immediately ;

• during the fruiting of the berries, you first need to collect and only then begin to water; it is better to do this with a hose right under the root, while the earth should get wet up to 23 centimeters;
• However, you should not be too zealous, otherwise it will lead to the fact that the fruits will rot; To avoid this, you can put straw or hay in between rows, in which case the strawberries will not only rot, but will also be clean;
• To avoid contamination of the land, water the plant with a drug such as Fitosporin, but this should be done no more than 1 time in 9 days.

In addition, it is possible to divide the watering of the plant into several periods. The first begins in April. The second period is flowering and fruiting. The third is in the summer, that is, in June. At this time, watering strawberries can be much less. It will be enough to do this 3 times. In the first month of autumn, you can pour strawberries only two times. But in October it will be enough to irrigate one.

Many of the summer residents can not decide what water to water the plants. In some of them, the water is just on the street in large tanks. At night, it cools down and does not always have time to heat up. However, strawberry is a plant that loves warm water.

Following the general rules of watering strawberries at the time when it bears fruit, it will be right to loosen the land after each watering. Everything is done so that oxygen can flow to the plant's root system. In addition, loosening contributes to an increase in yield. However, for a good harvest It is necessary to combine the watering of the plant with fertilizingthat will allow several times to increase the growth of berries. To do this, make tank mixes. They allow both to water the plant and feed it, as well as protect the bushes from various diseases.

There is a large number of tank mixes. For example, to increase the yield used chicken manure. To do this, mix 150 grams of chicken manure with 1 bucket of warm water and leave for 24 hours. After that, you need to add 2 grams of manganese and once again mix everything.

To protect the plant from rot, you can use a tank mixture with iodine. And also when only the first fruit appeared on the bush, you can use the mixture not only from iodine, but also with ash.To do this, it is necessary to add 250 grams of ash and ½ tsp to 10 liters of water. iodine. Ash can be replaced by tobacco dust. This tool will not only help to decontaminate strawberries, but will also serve as a feed for it.

An excellent tool during the watering of the plant is whey. She will protect the plant from diseases, and help to get a better crop.

When the ripening of berries begins, it will be better to use drip irrigation, which will help regulate the soil moisture. This method is well suited for those gardeners who grow strawberries under agrofibre. In addition, it is suitable for those who have huge strawberry plantations. In this case, it will be very difficult and time consuming to make watering under the bush with the help of a hose. If you use drip irrigation, the water will flow directly into the root system of the plant. Moreover, its consumption is uniform. When the strawberry is still under the black film, the moisture can linger longer in the ground.

Drip irrigation has the following advantages:

• the process facilitates the life of a gardener, with such irrigation his work is completely unnecessary;
• water enters directly into the root system, and therefore can not harm the plant;
• this method reduces water consumption many times;
• besides, the earth will be moistened only in rows, and the distance between them will be dry, in this case there will be no weeds in the garden;
• no need for high consumption of chemicals;
• the strawberry harvest will increase significantly.

If it is not possible to use such a method, then the usual method of watering will do. To do this, use only warm water. You need to try to water the plant right under the root. This can be done with a conventional watering can, but only without a nozzle. This method requires the mandatory loosening and mulching of the soil, especially the loosening is important during fruiting. For mulch, you must use straw or conifer needles. They will help protect the plant from fumes, as well as from weeds.

Strawberries are easy to grow, especially if you know all the information you need. Regular soil moistening is a guarantee that the crop will come out rich. Watering is best done at an early time so that in the evening the bushes can dry out sufficiently, while the water should be taken exceptionally warm. Watering is especially needed when the berry ripens. At the same time, be sure to loosen the ground. During flowering, you can use conventional sprinklers, but when the strawberries are sown, you need to switch to drip irrigation.

See how to water strawberries in the video below.