How to sow STRAWBERRIES at home step by step

If you have decided to plant your urban garden with strawberries at home, you need to know the strawberry varieties that you can cultivate to choose the one that best suits the conditions of your land or your tastes. Here are some of the most common types of strawberries for you to plant and enjoy all the benefits of strawberries:

• Wild strawberry: they are very small, but with a very intense flavor. They are the most suitable when there is not much light. The problem is their conservation, since they last very little and you have to eat them the same day as the harvest.
• Strawberry Charlotte: They are medium in size and provide strawberries from spring to summer. They have a lot of flavor.
• Strawberry Mariguette: it is large, fleshy and has a good shelf life (it can stay in the fridge for several days). An advantage of this strawberry is that it is reflowering, that is, it gives several harvests.
• Strawberry Camarosa: it is characterized by its large size and firm consistency; stands out for its good quality and resistance.
• Douglas strawberry: It is larger in size and shaped like a balloon deformed on its crest. It has a deep and bright red color, often with a pink tip.

This plant resists cold and heat very well, and it is even capable of surviving frost, so you should not worry if you live in a cold climate area. The best time to grow strawberries will be at late winter to enjoy strawberries in spring and summer, their growing season. In the image below you can see how the strawberries grow, a process that takes between 2-4 weeks.

Strawberries can be grown both in pot and directly on the ground, if you have enough space in your orchard or garden. It should be noted that the strawberry is a plant that takes root very easily and does not pose too many problems when planting it.

Potted strawberries should be placed in a place where they receive sunlight to be well lit and to grow strong and healthy. They will also need a potting soil to increase your production.

If we prefer to plant the strawberries directly in the soil of the garden or orchard, it is recommended to do so in ridges, that is, furrows with raised loins. You should place the seedlings at the top and leave a separation of about 30 cm between one and the other.

The best option when planting strawberries is to do it from seedlings or seedlings that you can find in your nearest garden center or nursery. There is also the possibility of growing strawberries from seeds, but the truth is that it will be more difficult for them to grow.

At the time of plant strawberries in pots or pots, it will be necessary to have a good drainage system to avoid that the irrigation water is flooded and the strawberries rot, since this is a plant quite sensitive to excess watering. Follow these steps and you will know how to plant strawberries step by step at home:

1. First of all, you must make sure that the pot where you are going to plant the strawberries has holes in the base that allow the water to drain.
2. Fill the pot with urban garden substrate. As you fill, we recommend pressing the soil with your hands so that it remains firm.
3. Fill the entire pot leaving at least one finger uncovered.
4. It is time to water the substrate. Do it abundantly, since strawberries need good watering to germinate.
5. Sprinkle the seeds over the surface of the soil. We advise you to add more seeds than you are going to plant because not all of them will grow.
6. Cover the seeds with a very thin layer of substrate that does not exceed 2 millimeters. To make it finer, you can sprinkle it with your hands.
7. Finally, water carefully so that the seeds do not move.
8. Water every 4-5 days.
9. The stems should start to grow after the first month.

If you want to grow your own strawberries but don’t have enough space to plant an urban garden or set up a grow table, you can start by planting your strawberries in bottles. It is recommended to use empty water jugs of about 5 or 8 liters to make it more comfortable. Follow these steps to know how to plant strawberries step by step in bottles:

1. Use a marker to draw a circle of about 4 or 5 centimeters in diameter on the lower area of ​​one face of the bottle.
2. Next, mark another circle of the same diameter in the upper area of ​​the same face of the bottle, leaving a separation of about 15 or 20 centimeters with respect to the previous one.
3. Do the same on all sides of the bottle.
4. Open the holes you have painted using a utility knife, scissors, or a utility knife. Those holes are where the strawberries will come out.
5. Poke small holes in the bottom of the bottle so that excess water can drain out when you water the strawberries.
6. Stand the bottle upright and use a large strainer or another bottle cut as a strainer to fill the carafe of substrate. You can use a specific substrate for an urban garden.
7. As you pour substrate into the carafe, be sure to press it tight. To do this, insert a stick or the handle of a tool through the nozzle of the carafe and squeeze the soil before continuing to fill.
8. Take the strawberry seedlings and insert the root part through each of the holes you made at the beginning. To do this, push the root with your fingers until it is fully inserted into the soil through the hole.
9. Water abundantly until all the substrate is moistened.

Whether you have your strawberry planting in a planter or if you planted them in a pot, you can transplant them to accommodate them in another container without them suffering. To do this, you must make sure you follow these steps and be delicate in your movements to do not damage the roots of the strawberry or strawberry plant.

1. Add a mixture of substrates suitable for urban gardens in the container where you are going to transplant the plant, fill it to the top.
2. Open a space in the upper area where you will introduce the strawberries for the transplant.
3. Take the plant out of the pot where you had it, being careful not to damage the roots. To do this, you can help yourself with a spoon to remove the entire plant.
4. Cover with soil so that the plant is completely covered.
5. Water with plenty of water until all the soil is very wet.
6. Keep the strawberry plant in a cool place out of the sun until the plant adjusts to its new pot.

Planting strawberries will be just the first step to growing them and enjoying delicious fruits harvested in your own home. It is very important to know the care and maintenance of the plant so that it grows healthy and strong.

Irrigation

One of the most important points of the strawberry cultivation will be the irrigation, since they need to receive water constantly, but always avoiding waterlogging. In this way, the most appropriate will be regular waterings (1-2 times a week), so that they always have moisture in the ground but without going overboard.

The drip irrigation It is one of the most suitable ways of supplying water to strawberry trees and flood irrigation should never be used as the plants will rot very quickly. It is advisable to water when the sun has already gone down during the first weeks after planting.

Maintenance

So that strawberry plants grow We must correctly follow specific care that will help us make the fruit come out juicy and delicious. To do this, in addition to the notes that we have given you about irrigation, you should also take into account aspects such as the following:

• Use organic compost– Manure, for example, is one of the best fertilizers for strawberries to grow strong, big, and tasty. It is advisable to fertilize the plants once every 15 days in small doses.
• Raise the strawberries: we must not allow the fruit to touch the ground because, if it does, the excess moisture could rot them and could increase the risk of insect attacks. The best thing is that you set up an elevated system that allows the strawberries to grow without reaching the ground.
• Protect them from frost: In cold weather it is important that you protect the plant to prevent it from spoiling. It is a very resistant plant, but it will need a minimum of protection. For example, you can cover them with straw or put them inside each in a cool, dry place. If you have the strawberries planted in a garden, it is a good idea to switch to overhead irrigation to keep the strawberries hydrated.

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