Scented, juicy, incredibly tasty and everyone's favorite strawberry and strawberry garden, it's Victoria - the object of adoring all gardeners. Such sweet name is called in view of the first grade, which was called Victoria. How to care for a berry, so that the beds are given as much harvest as possible? Follow the recommendations, and the reward will not keep you waiting.
Planting of Victoria
The plant should be planted on a flat plot of land, while observing a slight deviation to the west. The place where sweet Victoria will grow should be well protected from the wind, because in winter it can easily blow snow from the beds, then the plant will freeze and die. It is preferable to choose a sandy loam, rich in humus. Victoria should be planted in spring or autumn. In the first case, the soil is prepared in autumn, in the second - in June. Soil preparation includes fertilizer additives (20 grams of ammonium nitrate, 20 grams of KCl, 25 grams of superphosphate, and humus in the amount of 6 kg per 1 square meter). How to take care of Victoria with comfort? Bushes need to be planted in the most even rows, which look like ridges of a maximum height of 10 cm. The maximum distance between them should be 70 cm, and between plants - 30 cm.
Reproduction of wild strawberry
In the middle of summer, Victoria grows antennae, with which she reproduces. They are important nodes, which in the future will give growth to the roots and leaves. Better quality gardeners consider 2-3 sockets, which are located in the mother plant. As soon as 4-6 leaflets appear on the rosette, it must be detached from the mother plant and transplanted to a permanent place. In the next year, the daughter bushes will give a fairly good harvest of berries. How to take care of Victoria young, so that she could take root? Perfect survival rate will be provided by holes in the size of a fist, where immediately it is necessary to plant young rosettes.
Care for Victoria
Strawberries garden has high requirements for care. It should often be watered or carried out some work to preserve moisture. For example, mulching, loosening the soil, removing various weeds and covering the plant with snow. How to care for Victoria, so that the harvest is richer? Watering the bushes during the season 10 times, and after the end of the bed you need to cover with straw, shavings or dry moss. Thus berries will be reliably protected from gray rot. In the process, it is important to ensure that the leaves are not stuck. Mulching for the first time should be done in the middle of autumn. The second time, you should mulch with the waste of grain production or peat, pouring a layer of 5-8 cm. In addition, the planting should not allow the growth of weeds, because they take away moisture, food and light. How to care for Victoria after harvest? The soil near the plants should be loosened and if the roots are exposed, the bush should be rounded (this also contributes to obtaining a better crop from the bed). Victoria is extremely useful for our body, because it improves the process of hematopoiesis, improves overall performance and endurance. Be healthy!