Summer is over, it's time to prepare for the winter strawberry bushes.Before you handle the strawberries in the autumn, it is necessary to feed the phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.They will protect the bushes from disease, make them stronger and help the plant better than winter.In 1 square meter in late August or early September, is made of two tablespoons of double superphosphate and potassium salt.The nitrogen in the fall do not pour.
If before planting strawberries been fertilized, the first year or two, the bushes are not fed.It depends on the degree of soil fertility.The best results are obtained if the organic and mineral fertilizers are applied in the autumn.They are evenly distributed around the bushes or on the aisle.Then embedded shallowly in garden soil by the blade.
Trimming bushes
How to handle the strawberries in the autumn, so that it is well wintered?If you do not plan to cut as whole leaves, then using scissors cut the dried leaves and sick.Ideally, it should remain 3-4 leaves, which will protect from frost and bush in autumn will give the power plant.
Talking about how to handle the strawberries in the autumn, should be a little more to talk about these two methods of pruning.Some gardeners believe that after fruiting need to mow all the leaves, as this will rejuvenate shrubs.But with this method, you need to carefully remove the leaves, so as not to damage the growing point.Such bared bushes for the winter should cover (as will be discussed below).The second method - removal of a yellowed, dried up and reddened leaves.If the disease struck the tops, then it should be all removed, leaving only the middle of a.Cut off not only leaves, but all of his mustache, if it has not been done before.Performing this procedure, you must be in possession of a small bucket of water, which is already divorced potassium permanganate.Going from bush to bush, secateurs or scissors dipped in a solution to the instruments are not tolerated pathogens, if any.
Disinfection and harboring the winter
important issue is how to handle the strawberries in the autumn, to thoroughly disinfect it.Landings spilled a weak solution of potassium permanganate, copper sulfate or ready means (for example, "Maxim"), which help prevent the development of disease in plants.After that, the ground around the bushes slightly loosened.
How to treat strawberry?In the fall, in late September or mid-October under her spiked peat, it will help the plants through the winter without loss.To winter bushes are not damaged by frost, strawberries covered in winter solomistym manure or leaves a layer thickness of 5-7 cm. If the winter was harsh, but little snow, then on top of strawberry planting throw snow from paths and rows.The plant is fairly cold-resistant, so it's good perezimuet if adopted these measures.If several bushes die, the spring in their place put a new - his plantation thinning or buying a mustache in the store.
Here's how to handle the strawberries in the autumn, the plants suffered frosts and summer have pleased many large and fragrant berries.
