A. Term Of Growth
Strawberry plants can grow well in the area with good weather and rainfall at least 600-700 mm/year.
Sun light illumination duration required for the growth is 8-10 hours per day.
Strawberry is subtropical plant that can adapt nicely in the high land which has temperature about 17-20 degrees Celsius.
The proper humidity for the growth of strawberry plants is between 80-90%.
B. Planting media
- If planted in the garden, the required soil is sandy loam, fertile, friable, contain many organic substances, a good management of water and air.
- The ideal degree of soil acidity (pH) for strawberry cultivation in the garden is 5.4-7.0, while in the pot is 6.5-7,0.
- If planted in the garden, the depth of ground water needs is about 50-100 cm from the ground surface. If planted in a pot, the media should have the character of axis, easy to absorb water and burly elements should always available.
C. Planting techniques
- Spray the polybag which contains the seeds and pullout the seeds with its planting media carefully.
- Plant one seed in a hole, then tamp the soil around the base of the stem.
- For plantation without mulsa, give the basic fertilizer as much as 1/3 of recommended fertilizer dose (suggested doses is 200 kg/ha Urea, 250 kg SP-36 and 150 kg/ha KCl). Fertilizer given in the hole in the depth of 15 cm in the left and right side of the plants.
- Spray the soil around the base of the stem until moist.
D. Fertilization
- Plantation without mulsa: additional fertilizer given 1,5-2 months after planting as much as 2/3 of the recommended dose. Fertilization do by spraying in shallow area between rows, and then close the soil.
- Plantation with mulsa: additional fertilizer added if the growth is not good enough. Mixture of urea, SP-36 and KCl (1:2:1,5) as much as 5 kg dissolved in 200 liters of water. Each plant sprayed with 350-500 cc of fertilizer.
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