How to plant strawberry seeds? how long does strawberry seeds germinate?

Strawberry must be no stranger to everyone, it is a very common fruit in life. Strawberries are of high edible value and sell well on the market, so many people want to increase their income by growing it. However, before planting strawberries, everyone must want to have a comprehensive understanding of its planting method and germination time.

How to plant strawberry seeds

1. Seed collection. During the fruit harvest from May to June, the well-developed and fully mature fruits were selected for seed collection, peeled off, put into water, washed, removed and dried. Or dry the peel directly, then crush it, and then separate the peel from the seed.

2. Seed treatment. Wash the strawberry seeds in 60-70 ℃ warm water and keep stirring until the water temperature drops to about 25 ℃. Soak for another 2-3 hours, remove and rub with hands until the seed coat is clean and shiny. Then rinse with clean water and cover with several layers of wet gauze. Germinate under the condition of 25: 30 ℃, soak the gauze with warm water three times a day (morning, noon and evening) to maintain the moist environment of the seeds, and sow seeds after 60: 70% of the seeds are white.

3. Sowing method. Before sowing strawberry seeds, irrigate the border with small water, then rake the border surface, and then sow when the border seeps under water. The seed of strawberry is small, so it is better to sow it. The appropriate sowing rate is 2.5-4.5 grams per square meter. immediately after sowing, spread the mulch evenly on the border surface with a thickness of 0.3-0.5 cm, shade with straw mats and scatter after finishing the seedlings.

How long does the strawberry seed germinate?

Planting strawberries with strawberry seeds has a lower germination rate and takes a longer time to cut and germinate, and it takes about three weeks at the suitable temperature.

How to fertilize strawberries

1. Base fertilizer: before planting strawberries, the soil should be ploughed 25cm deep, and 450 kilograms of commercial organic fertilizer or 3500 kilograms of high-quality farm manure, 5 kilograms of urea, 15 kilograms of diammonium phosphate and 6 kilograms of potassium sulfate should be applied.

2. Topdressing: from the beginning of strawberry growth to before flowering stage, urea 9kg and potassium sulfate 4kg / mu were applied, and 11kg / mu urea and 7kg potassium sulfate were applied during berry expansion period. After a large number of fruits, topdressing can be carried out as needed.

3. Leaf fertilizer: spraying humic acid organic-inorganic liquid compound fertilizer on strawberry leaves before and after flowering can increase fruit setting rate, improve fruit quality and increase single fruit weight. Spraying 0.2% calcium sulfate and 0.05% manganese sulfate at early flowering and full flowering stage can improve yield and fruit storage performance.

Common diseases and insect pests of strawberry and their control

1. Aphids: trap and kill with yellow board; remove old leaves in time; spray 15 grams of aldicarb with 50% water.

2. Red spider: 10% Uranus EC, 30 ml per mu, 1.8% Eli mite EC 7.5ml.

3. Grub, ground tiger, mole cricket: irrigate the root with 90% trichlorfon 30ml per mu.

4. Botrytis cinerea: 30 grams of 50% Sukeling wettable powder or 30 grams of 50% prohydantoin per mu, or 2% Wuyimycin water agent 300ml, or Shinkeling smoke agent or Shenyang Nongda smoke agent 2 can also be used.

5. Powdery mildew: use 47% Garinon wettable powder 70 grams per mu, or 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder 70 grams, or 45% Tex 30 grams spray.

6. Leaf spot: use Bordeaux solution once every 10 days, spray 2Mel for 3 times, spray 70% thyroid 30g, or 75% chlorothalonil wettable powder 70g.

When planting strawberries, we must do a good job in seed selection, and then treat the seeds, and the treated seeds can be planted. It usually sprouts about three weeks after planting. In the meantime, management can not be relaxed!