Growing strawberries is a profitable business. However, many are stopped by the seasonality of these works. For the year-round cultivation of strawberries, a special method has been developed that will allow you to get the product in winter, autumn, and spring.
It is necessary
room, plastic bags, strawberry seedlings, substrate, pipe, water
Instructions
Step 1
Select a plantation site. It is required to maintain a temperature of about + 20-22 degrees all year round. To do this, you can use a non-residential room, veranda, barn, garage, etc. Bring lighting there. For an artificial change of day and night, fluorescent lamps can be used. The room must be ventilated and monitored.
Step 2
Buy or make your own 0.2mm clear polyethylene bags. The diameter of the bag is 16 cm, the length is 2, 00-2, 20 m. Fill it with a substrate, which consists of earth and the simplest fertilizers, mix the mixture well and pour it into the bag. You can use a mixture of peat and perlite for the substrate, it is of higher quality. Solder one end of the bag.
Step 3
Make planting holes (cuts) in a checkerboard pattern along the bag filled with substrate, with a distance of 22-25 cm between them. Plant strawberry seedlings in them. Set the bags straight on the floor in rows, 3-4 bags per square meter.
Step 4
Install an irrigation system, it is done by yourself. Lead three tubes at an equal distance to the top, middle and bottom of the bag, approximately 60 cm. Connect their upper ends to the distribution pipe, which is placed above the bags. The nutrient solution is calculated: 2 liters of solution for each bag.
