Summer chores do not end with the onset of autumn. On the contrary, summer residents are doing everything possible to get a good harvest next year. One of the worries is the preparation of beds for strawberries in autumn. For berries, not only a certain area is allocated, but additional efforts are required, since the plant is very fastidious in care.
How to properly prepare a garden under strawberries?
One of the features of strawberries is that it loves moisture. However, it should be borne in mind that the excess of the latter will spoil all planting. Therefore, one of the main tasks is to choose the right place for the garden. Experienced summer residents equip it on a hill. Then the garden will not accumulate water. In addition, thanks to this location, it is much easier to clean it from weeds.
When you think about how to make a strawberry bed in the fall, consider that an acceptable height, which can accommodate the beds, is from 10 to 30 cm. If the place is on a slope or lowland, resort to a variety of ways to create a garden:
- use old tires and boxes. Then the beds are quite high, about 40-60 cm;
- of tubes with holes.
Recommendations on how to prepare a bed for strawberries in the fall are as follows:
- digging the soil. This contributes to the fact that in the winter it will be moistened with snow;
- careful removal of weeds;
- Exclusion of the location of the bed in the place where tomatoes, cabbage or potatoes were grown last season;
- observance of the alternation of the location of the strawberry - no more than 4 years in one place;
- the decision of a question on what to fertilize a bed under a strawberry in the autumn. The berries planted in the spring are recommended to be fertilized with chicken manure. It is a source of nitrogen, and also prevents the growth of weeds.
Proper preparation of a strawberry bed in autumn will be the key to getting her a good harvest.