A properly organized land plot for growing a particular berry crop is a guarantee of a stable and huge harvest, protection from weeds, diseases, and also pests. Strawberries require special growing conditions. There are several technologies for creating beds for garden strawberries.
Varieties of beds for planting strawberries
Let's consider each type separately.
Standard horizontal technology and soil preparation
They are low beds that are not fenced in anything. This is the most common way of arranging beds. Training:
- Clear the area of large debris.
- Then the whole plot need to dig.
- Next, you need to fertilize the soil. One square meter will need humus bucket.
- Make markings for the beds and paths.
It's easy to make them:
- First you need to select the desired area.
- Dig up the area onto the spade bayonet.
- Divide paths and beds. Convenient width - 80 cm... To independently determine the width you need, sit down, stretch your arm, then multiply the resulting value by two.
- Young plants (seedlings) are planted in pits with the presence of humus. Disembarkation takes place at length 30 cm between the rows, as well 20 cm between plants in the same row.
Do not save space on the plot, as this will negatively affect the development of strawberries in the spring. This increases the risk of disease and makes weeding more difficult.
This technology for arranging beds has its own significant disadvantage, which is the complexity of care. Need seven times per season carry out weeding and beds, and paths. There is a risk of carrying a disease that may be on your shoes.
Vertical ridges
Many gardeners consider this type of beds exotic. However, as practice shows, this technology has many advantages:
- You can save space for growing other crops.
- Caring for the plant is greatly simplified, because you do not need to constantly tilt your body.
- Contact with ground cover is limited, therefore roots will not rotand the plant will not be affected by fungal diseases.
- Vertical ones give aesthetics to the entire garden.
There are downsides:
- Culture not resistant to low temperatures, a warm climate or room is required. In raised containers, the ground freezes much faster.
- Plant need to water often... Feeding should be done every week.
In order to make the number of irrigations (irrigation) less, a hydrogel must be added to the soil mixture (substrate).
Varieties of vertical beds
Vertical beds can be made from a wooden box for a summer cottage, tires of different sizes, bottles, hanging for a balcony, with a sophisticated smart irrigation device. Let's take a closer look at the most popular types.
Do-it-yourself pyramid of boards
This type is a structure that is made of soil and boards. You can choose the shape of the pyramid yourself. The shape must be such that upper parts of the building did not cover the bottom from the sun's rays.
The ridges, which are located in the form of a high pyramid, are also called steps. Young plants are planted one above the other. Although the structure is small, it can be used to plant a large number of strawberries.
How to make a tire structure correctly
Unlike a horizontal bed, you will need to spend a little effort to build. You need truck tire Is the base of the pyramid. To build the second floor, you will need a tire, which has smaller diameter.
The pinnacle of the design will be a passenger car tire. Holes must be prepared in them, and the base is filled with soil. The tires must be stacked on top of each other. Next, backfilling of the earth is carried out, which is needed before fertilize well... Thanks to its own mass, the structure will be stable. Holes are made on the side of the car tires.
The holes should be ten centimeters wide.
Pyramid device made of plastic pipes
The vertical one can be built from scraps of plastic pipes of various diameters. The landing will take on an aesthetic appearance. Weed plants in this case will be absent, and strawberries will better sunshine.
The finished structure is a kind of pot where several plants will be grown. Holes are drilled on the side of the pipes, from where strawberry bushes will look out. A pipe with a small diameter is needed for watering the bushes. Holes are also made in it, after which they are placed in a pipe with a large diameter.
The gap that remains between these two pipes must be filled with expanded clay... This design simplifies maintenance and harvesting later.
Method of growing strawberries in bags
This technology is gaining popularity because it allows you to harvest a huge harvest from a large plot. Maintenance also becomes much easier. You do not have to carry out weeding and loosening of the soil.
The main thing is that this technology makes it possible to grow berry crops throughout the year... This can be done thanks to a heated room (greenhouse). Specially designed grow bags are now sold in online stores. You can make your own bags from polyethylene.
The small diameter bag has a higher height, which will allow you to plant more young plants per square meter.
Using wire mesh
The mesh must be rolled up in the shape of a tube. The diameter of this pipe must be 50 cm... From the outside, the structure must be wrapped with plastic wrap. In the central part, it is recommended to install a pipe in order to water the plant.
Bushes are planted in holes. You can make holes with an ordinary knife.
According to many experienced gardeners, planting and growing strawberries is best done on vertical beds... This technology is effective. You will be able to save space on the site, it will be easier to care, the risk of plant diseases is reduced, the bed acquires an aesthetic appearance.
You can organize this yourself with your own hands. Thanks to this, you and your family will be able to enjoy delicious fruits in the future.