Each individual garden forms a biotope that is constantly changing. The constant change makes the hobby so interesting for many people. Anyone who thought they had planned their garden design down to the last detail will usually learn better after a while. Suddenly a plant is too shady or doesn't fit into a mixed culture. Sometimes boredom tempts the gardener to move a plant. If he pays attention to the right season when transplanting, the plants usually cope well with the change of location. But when and how should the gardener transplant strawberries?
Transplant strawberries
When transplanting a strawberry plant, the first thing that matters is how big it has grown in the meantime. Once the gardener has planted a strawberry in the bed, it is quite unusual to move it. Only in the case of very poor growth, for example because another plant is fighting for the light supply or nutrient supply, should he consider a change of location. However, there is one exception: during fruit formation, the strawberry puts a lot of energy into the nuts (from a botanical point of view, strawberries are among the nuts). After the harvest, these energy stores are missing, so that the plant is weakened. In the short term, fertilizer supports further development.
However, fertilizer application affects the nutrient content and pH of the soil, so long-term treatment is not recommended. In order to prevent the strawberry from producing only measly fruit after a few years, a one-time transplant is advisable. Sufficient nutrients are then available again at the new location.
It should be noted, however, that moving the strawberry takes a lot of strength.
In addition, strawberries form offshoots, which the gardener should definitely implement. Thus, on the one hand, he succeeds in propagating his plant in the long term and, on the other hand, continues to ensure the healthy growth of the mother plant.
notice: For successful propagation, the gardener should only propagate the strongest offshoots. The closer a stolon grows to the mother plant, the higher the chances of successful reproduction.
time
The age or the previous cultivation of the plant also plays a fundamental role in determining the point in time. It is best for the gardener to plant purchased strawberries in March in the bed. The plant then has enough time to form roots before it blooms and will most likely bear fruit in the same year. The same applies to your own rearing by sowing seeds. If you miss the date in March, you can still plant a strawberry in May without hesitation. However, the gardener can then no longer count on fruiting.
Strawberry plants in their first year require too much energy to change location. Presumably they came later.
The gardener implements the offshoots mentioned above in late summer. Preparations for removing the shoots begin as soon as the mother plant has been harvested.
Within a year there are therefore many times to transplant a strawberry.
But when does transplanting damage the crop?
A change of location in November is not advisable. At this time of the year, the plant needs enough energy to prepare for the winter and could therefore not take root in the new place. The same applies to flowering and fruit-bearing strawberries.
Transplanting strawberries: instructions
location
- sunny
- slightly acidic soil
- humus soil
- loose soil
- nutritious
If the location meets the above criteria, the gardener must also remove weeds from the bed. He then digs up the earth and enriches the soil with compost or horn shavings.
notice: Soil preparation should be completed four weeks before planting date. Strawberries do not like freshly tilled soil. It is also important to stick to crop rotation. No potatoes or strawberry plants should have grown at the chosen location four years previously. Since both plants are heavy feeders, the soil is already exhausted. The new plant cannot supply itself with sufficient nutrients.
planting distance
When planting several plants, it is advisable to create rows. Ideally, there should be about 80 cm between the individual rows. This leaves the gardener with enough space to enter the bed during harvest. There should be at least 30 to 35 cm between the individual strawberry plants.
It has also proven useful to cover the ground with straw. On the one hand, the layer protects the sensitive roots from frost in winter. Furthermore, the moisture in the soil does not evaporate as quickly. There is also an advantage with regard to the harvest: since the fruits do not lie directly on the sandy soil, they are almost free of dirt after picking.
implement strawberries
- select branches
- Dig clay pots into the ground next to the mother plant
- Stick the offshoots in the clay pots
- Cut off the connection to the mother plant
- Fill bowl with water
- Put in clay pots with offshoots
- Dig planting holes at the new location
- Put offshoots in
- fill up with soil
- pour on
notice: Place the young plants deep enough in the ground that the heart buds are on the surface.
