Strawberry grows well and fructifies in the same place for 3-4 years, after which its yield drops, and there is a need for a transplant. What can be planted in a vacant garden after strawberries - let's find out.
What is better to plant in the country after strawberries?
Strawberries have deep roots, so the next plant should preferably be a culture with a superficial root system. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the resistance of the new plant to diseases and pests of strawberries.
Often, gardeners, deciding what to plant on the garden after strawberries, choose legumes or roots. For example, turnips, radish or onions. And from legumes - lentils, peas, beans.
If the land where strawberries grew earlier is too depleted, garlic can be planted here. It has excellent antimicrobial and antifungal properties, so it will not allow the development of diseases and pests. And in the aisles with garlic you can plant parsley or celery.
What else can you plant on the site for the next year after strawberries: often after strawberries, cucumbers, squash or pumpkin are planted on the beds. And there is an interesting way to use completely spent strawberry beds.
It consists in the following: strawberry bush prinamayut, put on top of cardboard or a layer of old newspapers, sprinkle with grass and all sorts of plant remnants, as well as half-baked compost, water it all with a solution of biologically active drugs and cover with black film.
During the period from July to the end of the warm season, the bacteria process virtually all of the organic matter, turning it into a nutrient humus. Weeds and bushes of strawberries are dying. Already in the spring, the bed can be used by cutting through the black film holes for planting seedlings of courgettes, pumpkins and other large plants.