Strawberry cultivation methods and planting conditions

As a fruit with good taste and high nutritional value, many people like to eat strawberries. Therefore, there are also many people who like to grow strawberries. Here I would like to introduce to you the cultivation methods and growth conditions of strawberries . If you want to grow strawberries, you can study them carefully.

How to grow strawberries

Soil requirements for strawberry cultivation

Strawberries are best grown in sunny, water-repellent soils with a depth of about 8 to 10 inches.

Planting strawberries in autumn

In the fall, cover the plants with a layer of soil to prevent frost. After the soil freezes, you can cover the plants with 3 to 4 inches of hay. In the spring of the second year, when new leaves grow, remove the hay. When the weather warms up and stabilizes, remove the soil covering the surface of the plants. But leave some hay between the rows to prevent the growth of weeds and retain soil moisture.

The growth cycle of strawberries

Strawberry planting has a three-year cycle. In the first year, only a few strawberries can be harvested, but in the second year, a lot can be harvested. However, in the third year or three years later, the yield of strawberries will drop significantly, and the plants need to be replaced. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the cultivation of new plants reasonably to ensure that there are always some second-year strawberries every year to obtain the greatest economic benefits.

The various situations of strawberries in the world

At present, strawberries are cultivated in most countries in the world. The United States has a strawberry cultivation area of ​​23,000 hectares and a production of 567,000 tons, accounting for about 28% of the world's total production, with an average production of 24.6 tons per hectare. Japan has a cultivation area of ​​11,000 hectares and a production of 218,000 tons, accounting for 11% of the world's total production, with an average production of 19.3 tons per hectare. Europe is the main strawberry producing area, accounting for about 50% of the world's production. Poland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Romania and the United Kingdom have large cultivation areas, and the production is generally 9.5 to 18.3 tons per hectare.

Strawberry planting in my country

my country is the country with the richest wild strawberry resources in the world. It started to use wild strawberries very early and has been doing so ever since. The cultivation of large-fruited strawberries in my country began in 1915, but it was not taken seriously in the past and developed slowly. Since the 1980s, strawberry production has developed rapidly. China currently has a strawberry production area of ​​about 70,000 hectares, ranking first in the world. The main production areas are distributed in the eastern coastal areas such as Anhui, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Zhejiang. In recent years, Sichuan, Anhui, Xinjiang, and Beijing have also developed rapidly. The key strawberry producing areas include Pizhou, Jiangsu, Sihong, Jiangsu, Hefei, Anhui, Dandong, Liaoning, Baoding, Hebei, Yantai, Shandong, Anqiu, Weifang, Shanghai Suburbs, Shuangliu, Sichuan, and Lianyungang, Jiangsu.