Fruit strawberry is a plant that many people liked it. In addition to the good taste, strawberries have very many benefits. Now you can plant strawberries in pots or polybags using your own seeds at home. There are several ways you can do to plant strawberries. In the previous article, I gave a review of how to plant strawberry hydroponics. In addition, planting strawberries can be done using stolon, an exiting plant also uses seeds. On this occasion, I will try to discuss about how to plant strawberries in pots using seeds. You can buy strawberry seeds at farm shops. Let's immediately discuss one by one.
Benefits of Strawbery Fruit
Before we discuss about how to plant strawberries. You better have to know what are the benefits of strawberries. Especially for health. These are the benefits of strawberries for health.Strawberry can help prevent cancer. This is due to the high antioxidant content in strawberries and can eliminate free radicals.
Strawberry can maintain heart health, anthocyanidins, and vitamin C. This can help prevent blood clots and keep arteries from damage.
Strawberry can help lower cholesterol and can prevent cardiovascular disease.
Preparation of Strawberry Seeds
Before planting, you must keep seeding. Seeding strawberry seeds can use jars, plastic containers or others that are white or black. Do not use colored containers. Wash the container until it is completely clean. Put two layers of tissue into the container, maybe even more. Then wet the tissue using mineral water. Wet the tissue until it is wet, do not overflow. Do not use tap water or well water, because the water contains substances that can inhibit the growth of strawberry seeds. |
| The strawberry seeds that are sown will begin to germinate after a few days of seeding. |
Sprinkle the strawberry seeds over the tissue. Try to keep the seeds from sticking. So all seeds must be completely separated. Give a distance so that the seeds can grow well. Close the container tightly. Then place it in an area that is not exposed to sunlight. Always control the container every day. Can also be 3 to 4 days. Keep the tissue wet and moist. Usually strawberry seeds take 2 weeks to germinate. If the root has a length of about 5mm to 1 cm, it means it's ready to be moved to the pot media. For specific guidance on how to sow strawberry seeds, you can read here .
Media Planting Preparation
Making planting media for strawberries is almost the same as making other plant media. Prepare a medium-sized pot, at least 15 meters in diameter. Take land that has been sown and sifted. Then mix with manure and husk charcoal in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. Fill the planting media into the pot until it is filled with 2/3 pots. Before planting strawberry seeds. Let the planting media stand for 1 week. So that the planting media is more mixed and more moist on the inside.Strawbery Seedling Planting Process
If the strawberry seedlings are ready, now is the time to be transferred to the planting media that you have made. Carefully remove from the tissue as a medium for seeding. Enter into the planting media hole. One pot is filled with only 2 seeds. At the time of transfer, do not let the roots break. A good planting process is in the morning. So that the seeds do not wither easily. At the top cover with husk ash. So that strawberries do not rot easily. Do regular watering twice a day.Plant Care Process
The treatment process is to do regular watering in the morning and evening. You must remove the dead part of the leaf or strawberry plant. In addition, if there is grass or weeds around the plant must also be removed. This will disrupt the growth of strawberry plants. Fertilization is also still done. You can use compost or fertilizer . So the strawberries will bear fruit quickly. Cutting should be done on long stretched parts of the plant. So that plants can focus in the process of fertilization. For watering better by spraying. Don't water it too hard.Harvesting Process
The harvesting process is done after the strawberry is 4 months old. A good time for harvesting is done in the morning. Simply cut the top of the fruit. Don't cut everything because it will damage other plants. One strawberry tree can grow several times and usually does not grow together.How easy is that right? Now you can plant your own strawberries at home. So this article, hopefully useful.
We also provide various strawberry seeds that you can try to practice yourself at home. Please see the product here .