If you planted strawberries a year ago and in preparing the beds made organic fertilizer, in this case to feed the strawberry bushes in the spring is not necessary: the plants will have enough nutrients already in the soil.
What to feed strawberries in the spring: folk remedies
In most cases, strawberries for three years almost completely depletes the soil in which grow, and in this case, a rich harvest can be expected only either when feeding plants or when transplanting them to new beds. As dressing takes less time and effort, most gardeners prefer it. If the strawberry for more than three years, for a good harvest it is necessary to feed three times:
- with the appearance of first leaves;
- with the appearance of buds;
- if ovaries are the berries themselves.
The most favorable time for the first feeding in mid-late April (depending on climate zone). You must first remove from the beds of debris: leaves, twigs, etc. Further around the seedlings (at the roots) to decompose the manure, mullein or chicken manure very thin layer (through the feeding was visible to earth), then the top cover the fertilizer with soil (height of soil no more than a couple centimeters).
The second feeding should take place no later than mid-late may as soon as the first flowers appear. For the second feeding, use ash and iodine: a glass ash pour boiling water, strain and pour the resulting liquid with a bucket full of warm water (10 liters). Add water, 30 drops of iodine and pour every Bush strawberry 500-700 ml of the mixture.
The third feeding, as mentioned above, must be done before the ovaries. The best in this period is feeding in the form of infusion of weeds. It is done in the following way: propolice the beds, the weeds, chop and fill a bucket. Pour in the water and allow to infuse for a week in a warm room. Strain the mixture, dilute with water 1:1 and pour the strawberry root calculation litre per Bush. Some gardeners to this dressing add the yeast (200 grams per 10 litres of mixture), however, this is not worth it. The fact that the result on the growth of the berries from the yeast you will not see, but the rocky soil would do.
What to feed strawberries in the spring without chemistry
If you don't want to use as feed purchase drugs, use either chicken manure (it is desirable to use only in early spring), manure, mullein, or infusions of weeds, which necessarily includes the nettle. Biennial bushes is enough feeding in the form of ash (a glass of dry ash at the root of each Bush), three to four-year need of more abundant food: humus, mixed with sawdust, shredded pine bark, compost, etc.
