Even in small areas, gardeners and gardeners manage to grow a large number of plants, removing from them a bountiful harvest. So the idea of planting strawberries in a barrel was picked up even by those who have a garden area, which allows you to break up the usual beds, because from the point of view of design, an unusual vertical landing is more attractive. Yes, and care for the culture is much easier. So, how does the cultivation of strawberries in the barrel proceed step by step? Talk about this further.
Table of contents
- The most unusual techniques for growing strawberries
- The best varieties for growing in barrels
- Choosing barrels for strawberries
- Rules for planting strawberries in a barrel
- Pros and cons of growing strawberries in a barrel
- Possible problems with growing
- Growing strawberries at home in a pot
- Growing strawberries in a bag on the street
The most unusual techniques for growing strawberries
The development of the landscape of the site can be combined with the organization of beds for strawberries. The most interesting options include the use of barrels, boxes, pots, bags and other containers that combine functionality and aesthetic. Strawberries can be cultivated even at home with a balcony or loggia. Arrange a mini garden and plant strawberries just under the window, some owners can do with ordinary flower pots.
Strawberries are not always equipped with special plastic barrels intended for planting vertical beds. In the course are all the things at hand:
- baskets;
- iron barrels and buckets;
- boxes;
- old wheel tires, etc.
The technology of growing berries is very similar, but some nuances are still there.
Most other options gardeners choose a barrel due to the parameters of the tank and the ability to decorate the surface.
The best varieties for growing in barrels
For vertical upsetting, it is recommended to choose repair types of strawberries. They are more adapted to temperature fluctuations, weather vagaries.
The best varieties for cultivation in the barrel are varieties:
- Diamant (fruit weight 20 g.);
- Forest fairy tale (fruit weight 5-7 gr.);
- The temptation (fruit weight 25-30 g.);
- Ali Baba (fruit weight 4-7 g.);
- Albion (fruit weight 30 g.);
- Moscow delicacy (fruit weight 30-35 gr.);
- Ruyan (fetus weight 5-7 g.);
- Alexandria (fruit weight 5-7 g.).
These varieties are resistant to low temperatures, diseases, pests. Regardless of the size of the berries, plants bear good fruit, delighting with a generous harvest.
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- Alexandria
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- Ali Baba
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- Albion
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- Diamond
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- Temptation
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- Forest tale
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- Moscow delicacy
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- Ruyana
Choosing barrels for strawberries
In garden stores, you can choose a finished strawberry made of plastic. The diameter of such a barrel is 60 cm, height is 1 m. The design already has drainage holes, a complete set of mesh to protect the fruit from birds, geotextile and film to protect from heavy rain and sunlight. Among the assortment there are collapsible models,which makes it possible to save them in the winter in the back room.
Arranging a vertical bed is easy using an old 200 liter barrel. Such packaging can be found in almost any household. Preparation of the tank consists of the following steps:
- marking the location of the bushes (performed in a checkerboard pattern);
- outline of the contours of the cells (5x5 cm, 8x4);
- cutting holes (with an interval of 20-30 cm);
- bend cuts inside.
In the center of the barrel you need to do a vertical drainage, which will ensure uniform watering. There are several options, of which the following are distinguished by ease of installation.
- Installing the sewer pipe in the center of the tank. Previously on the entire surface should make holes with a drill.
- Backfilling of the barrel at the edges with soil and in the center - with gravel.
Rules for planting strawberries in a barrel
Strawberries are planted at the stage of ground filling. After filling the lower tier, the tubers are placed in the hole and their location is fixed with a slight indentation into the soil.Similarly, landing work is carried out with each top tier. The last seedlings planted on the surface of the barrel.
Watering a vertical bed is better with sprinkling. The first couple of days it is recommended to cover with an agrofiber structure in order to allow the plants to adapt, to adopt, not to get sunburned. In dry weather, strawberries need to be sprayed.
Pros and cons of growing strawberries in a barrel
Vertical strawberry beds do not need regular weeding. and this is a big plus technology. Do not have to spend time on loosening, hilling. Ripe berries remain clean and do not rot in heavy rains. This method of growing strawberries minimizes the risk of infection by various diseases and plant damage by pests.
The disadvantages are insignificant, but they are. First, when planting shoots with a developed root system, there is an inconvenience. Secondly, the northern side of the container is less illuminated by the sun, respectively, the berries ripen more slowly. There are no other claims to the method.
Possible problems with growing
Using the technology of growing crops in a barrel, gardeners will have to deal with the issue of weatherization of the beds. It is easy to do this by erecting a frame of pipes and a grid at a distance of 10-20 cm from the tank. Fill the cavity with dry leaves or grass. And on top of the design cover waterproof material.
Over time, soil compaction occurs, acidification. This can be noted by reducing the yield on the lower tiers. A similar problem can be prevented by planting on the lower rows of crops that are resistant to high soil moisture and density. In the kitchen always use aromatic herbs and spices (basil, calendula, etc.)
Growing strawberries at home in a pot
For growing berries in pots, it is recommended to choose elongated forms containers better with suspension. In principle, you can even use ordinary flower pots, if only the plant in them was comfortable to develop. Capacity can simply be put on the ground, but then the invasion of slugs and other pests is inevitable. And in limbo the plant is not in danger.
The principle of the organization of the hanging beds is to make holes on the surface of the pot. The distance between tubers should be at least 20 cm. For example, a pot with a capacity of 7 liters places at least 6 bushes on the side of the container and 2-3 tubers on top (depending on diameter).
Growing strawberries in a bag on the street
In the departments of gardening, you can buy bags of filling for growing strawberries. The substrate already has fertilizers, so you will not have to prepare the soil additionally. If such products are not available, you can replace them with bags of soil for tomatoes. Requirements for the filler for the cultivation of both crops are the same, do not require a large number of potash bait.
Ready bags already have special openings that allow the release of excess moisture. In the case of preparing the packaging yourself you need to make them using a nail (weave). Cuts for tubers are cut with a sharp stationery knife or scissors crosswise.The length of the cut is not more than 7 cm. For rooted antennae, this is quite enough for a comfortable landing, and you have to tinker with large bushes. Their root system is already sufficiently developed, so it will take efforts to deepen the tubers to the point of growth (it should be at the level of the surface of the bag).
Bags can be installed around the house, or you can build a small greenhouse for them and enjoy the berries longer than usual.
Watering is carried out in a natural way (rain) or a hose that goes straight into the holes.
Of course, you can pick up a ready-made container of any format with a filling in the store, but it is always more pleasant to do it yourself, and even more so to treat your loved ones to delicious berries grown on such an unusual garden bed on the street. If you want to surprise your friends and neighbors, it is preferable to choose a technology with a barrel.