Want to grow your favourite strawberry in your garden or indoor? Just follow the below steps and plant your strawberries.

Before you plant, know more about your weather condition. Strawberries need an area with full sun and well-drained soil. If you live in a warmer area then, give them afternoon shade to protect them from scorching.

If your soil is not perfect for strawberry then, amend it. Use top quality soil which is rich in nutrition and thoroughly mix Plantic Water Storing Crystals. These micro-crystals help absorbs water and releases it as needed.

To close the harvest time, use bonnie strawberry plants instead of seed because they need less care and time to grow.

During plantation, make sure the central growing bud stays away from the soil.

After plantation, feed them with Plantic Organic Seed-Starter! Liquid plant food. It enriches the soil with all essentials and promotes rapid rooting.

Water your plants whenever they look upset or dry, focus on their roots. Use a garden can for a small garden or garden hose for large yards.

After one month of the plantation, drench the soil around the plants with a mixture of water and Plantic Organic BloomDrop! Liquid Plant Food. Formulated for flowering and fruiting plants. You can also use Plantic All-Purpose or All-in-One Drop plant food; especially obtained from all nutritional solutions effective for all types of plants.

Once fruits become a glossy ruby red then, harvest strawberries. Make sure to harvest them in the cool of the morning. Leave a small portion of the stem where the fruit was attached.

If you don’t have enough space in your home then, start plantation in containers. These versatile fruits are easy to grow happily in a normal plant pot. Strawberry has two main types: Junebearing and Everbearing.

Junebearing: This type of strawberry produces berries all at once (usually over three weeks). In colder regions, this fruit is usually ripe in June, but ready sooner in warmer regions.

Everbearing: This variety of strawberry typically bears heavy crops in late spring and early fall, with lighter crops in between.

Amend Your Soil

Before you start plantation, choose an area which gets a full sun a day. If you live in warmer regions then, it is necessary to provide them morning sun with some shade protection during the hottest part of the day.

Your soil bed should have excellent drainage. Prepare your soil bed for plantation by digging up to 3 inches and fill in with top fertile soil and Plantic Water Storing Crystals. These micro-crystals reduce the watering by 50% and keep the moisture in the soil. The soil should be rich in nutrition and use Plantic Organic Fertilizer enriched with aged compost that provides ideal natural nutrients to your plants.

If you are planting strawberries in containers. Then, use a hanging basket or pot, which are at least 10 inches across. You can also use a traditional strawberry jar with pockets to grow strawberry and fill the container with top-quality soil for optimum growth.

Plant Strawberry

It depends on where you live - which is the best time of year for planting strawberries. In colder regions, spring is the ideal time, whereas, in warmer regions, fall is the best time.

If you are a beginner, then, start from young plants (bonnie plants). They grow strong, vigorous and need less care and less time to grow than seeds. Cover the plant roots, but don’t plant too deeply. Be sure the central growing bud must stay above the soil bed so that sunlight can reach it and make it sprout.

If you start from strawberry seed then, it won’t bear fruit until the year after planting. However, it will offer you to nurture the plant according to you from starting for quality production. Before you plant, store the seeds in the freezer for 4 to 6 weeks to give your plants jumpstart germination. During plantation, barely cover seeds to give strawberries plenty of light to germinate - this process will take about a month. Now, drench the soil with Plantic Organic Seed-Starter! Liquid plant food to give the seed a boost of nutrients for rapid rooting and super growth.

After plantation, give your plants water daily or whenever the topsoil layer looks dry.

How To Grow Strawberries?

It’s best to let only three runner (stems that produce baby plants) per plant for big berry yield. And cut the remaining runners. Make sure to protect your plants from weeds and also remove any dead leaves from plant. During the winter, give your plants a drink of potent fertilizer to protect your newly formed buds. In winters, many gardeners use a mulch of “straw” that’s why these berries get their name - “strawberry”. Use Plantic Organic BloomDrop! Liquid plant food all around the plants (but not on top of). This will keep weeds away from plants and enhance beneficial microbes in the soil which further enhance nutrients. It spreads uniformly in the soil bed and balances the soil pH level for better blooming and fruiting. You can also use Plantic All Purpose Water Soluble Plant Food or Plantic All-in-One Drop Liquid Plant Food. Both are formulated for all types of plants, containing organic nutrients which feed your plants instantly. And nurture the soil with micro-nutrients and reduce the amount of water needed.

When growing strawberries, keep your soil well-drained. Take a regular check-up, when the topsoil layer looks dry that means, it’s time to water them. For strawberries, drip irrigation works well because it keeps leaves and fruit dry, help protect them from the disease. Your strawberries will do better if you give them a periodic drink of their favourite fertilizer - Plantic Organic BloomDrop! Liquid Plant Food. These nutritional granules are infused in the liquid formulation, which makes easier for you to feed your plants. Be sure to follow the label direction to feed your hungry plants at the right time and in a correct proportion.

How To Harvest Strawberries?

Harvest your strawberries in the morning, when fruits are cool. Once the fruits reach their ideal size and colour - means fully coloured and glossy then, harvest them. And leave part of the stem and the cap which is attached to the berry. After picking the strawberries, immediately store it in the refrigerator without removing or rinsing the caps or stems.

Where To Use Strawberries?

Enjoy the fresh strawberry taste or preserve them frozen, dried or in jam. Use these berries in baking and beverages. You can add them to granola, cookies, trail and oatmeal mix after drying it (for great taste). These strawberries make your garden or landscape terrific with its fascinating colour. You won’t get as strong a yield as when you grow plants, but you can still enjoy its freshness, either grown indoors or outdoors.

These easy tips help you to grow your own strawberries. Just give them water when it looks dry, a daily touch of sunlight and Plantic Organic Plant Food. And enjoy the delicious taste of your homegrown strawberries.