Recently, ready-made saplings of strawberries from the Netherlands have been increasingly coming to us in specialized stores. They are prepared in a special way using modern FRIGO technology.
Seedlings of strawberry frego are prepared by special technology of freezing seedlings, separated from the uterine plant with the onset of the first frost. In fact, they are all the same plant to which we are accustomed, it is simply more refined and meets the ever-increasing demands of the modern world.
However, if you do not trust this newfangled method and prefer to grow seedlings on your own, no one can forbid it to you. We will help to determine some of the subtleties of this case, including - when to plant strawberries on seedlings.
Seedlings of strawberries from seeds
The very first question that arises in gardeners who do not yet know how to grow seedlings of strawberries is when to sow seeds on seedlings. You can start in late February or early March.
Where to take the seeds?
There are several options here: buy ready-made seeds from the repair alpine or large-fruited garden strawberries in the store or collect your own seeds from varieties, and not from hybrids. They give seedlings that are not inferior in quality and corresponding to the sort characteristics of the parent plants.
Soil preparation
You need two parts of turf ground and one part - peat and sand. Do not forget to add the rotted manure and wood ash. To get rid of pests, you need to treat the soil - steal it for 30 minutes over boiling water. Next, you need to allow the land to survive for 3 weeks: this time is necessary to restore all its microbiological properties.
Seed preparation
The seed must be germinated first. For this we soak them for 2-3 days in rain or snow water, replacing it twice a day. Swell seeds should be spread out in a thin layer on toilet paper and placed in a plastic bag. It, in turn, is placed in a warm and lit place.
As soon as the seeds begin to peck, we plant them in a box with prepared soil. In it, we first make shallow grooves and in them with tweezers we lay the seeds 2 cm apart. Watering is carried out from the spray gun. Cover the box with glass or film, air every day, watered and patiently wait for the shoots.