Buy strawberries in winter in our time, you can almost in any supermarket. Another issue is that in the strawberry store there is not much left of the tasty and fragrant berry, so rich in vitamins. It is much more useful not only in winter, but also all year round, bring strawberries grown on their own windowsill.
Growing strawberries on the windowsill
Strawberry refers to those unpretentious crops, which can not be grown on the windowsill. To do this, you only need to do two things: choose the right grade and purchase a special lamp for lighting. In the rest, care for homemade strawberries will be reduced to periodic watering and occasional top dressing. But first things first.
Varieties of strawberries for growing on a windowsill
As you know, strawberries are ampel and bush. For domestic growing is quite suitable, and the one and the other. Nevertheless, in conditions of limited free space and artificial lighting, the best results will be shown by ampel varieties. By the nature of the fruiting, we distinguish the strawberry of the repair and one-time fruiting. Naturally, for breeding on a windowsill it is better to choose a patch of strawberry that can bear fruit all year round. The following varieties are most suitable for growing a house:
- "Queen Elizabeth";
- "Geneva";
- "The Yellow Miracle";
- "Sonata";
- "Suprem";
- "Felice";
- "Albion";
- "Aisha";
- "Everest".
Care for strawberries on the windowsill
It should be remembered that for normal development and fruiting strawberries sunlight is necessary. In winter conditions, special phytolamps can replace it, for example, DNAT. In addition, for abundant fruiting, strawberries should be fed. It is best to use ready-made complex fertilizers for this.