Strawberries in Your Backyard Garden

Nothing tastes better (in my opinion) than sweet and warm, Strawberry Shortcake with fresh whipped cream on top. My stomach growls, I think! Even better than with a delicious dessert in a restaurant is owned by the ability to create every time you want from the Bounty just outside the door. Strawberries in your garden is simple and straightforward and can be very rewarding for years and years to come.

It 'best to pick out strawberry varieties that growin your geographical location, so check your local store, the garden and pick the brains of the experts who work there are recommended. A look at the beginning to see it, you must provide the plants with healthy leaves and root systems to choose from. After you select your plants carefully, it is time to bring them home and prepare the seedbed. E 'need to find a nice place on the lawn for the strawberry plants to call home. Strawberries need full sun and goodDrainage. A place with a gentle slope is recommended for better drainage and, as a flat area of planting to make it easier to frost in spring, which would be very bad for your crop Castle. It 'best to plant your strawberries in spring, so this is where you should begin to prepare the bed of strawberries planned for the plant. The care and maintenance of the plants will be much easier if you have raised beds in one. Work your soil with a shovel, hoe, tiller or other instruments toaerate and spread throughout the nutrients.

Organic compost has been shown to promote growth and prevent the job against the disease as organic compost in the soil at this time is advisable, as well as computational your bed in a raised mound for easy maintenance. After the computer has worked, fertile soil in the hills, you need to level the tops of them to prepare for implantation. It is best to plant your strawberries begins about four inches of space to allow their distributionGrowth. Allow even a foot between the lines to give them enough space for maintenance. Plants with the crown (part of which the leaves develop) on the surface of the soil. Pat down the soil on the roots of each plant and then make sure you drink plenty of water and pulls out the hose reel garden hose too close to power by the spray. They have strawberries around an inch and a half of water per week, in order to grow successfully. OnceThe flowers begin to appear, you must disconnect, promote faster growth and earlier production of runner plants. Patience will be needed as a first crop will probably have a year. Oh, you are not excited, but when you harvest the first crop? I bet your mouth is watering just thinking about it!