When to plant strawberries for seedlings from seeds in 2024

In almost every garden plot you can find red fragrant strawberries. Despite the fact that there are a lot of options for its reproduction, it grows perfectly with a mustache or division of bushes, a new variety will have to be grown in seedlings.

In this case, it is necessary to take into account not only the regional location of the site and climatic conditions, but also the phases of the moon. Given all the subtleties, we’ll figure out when plant strawberries for seedlings from seeds in 2019.

When to start work

Despite the fact that many authoritative specialized publications advise to grow seedlings in the winter-spring period, in order to transfer the grown bushes to the garden in the same year, you can plant strawberries from seed in seedlings in 2019 until late autumn.

The main thing is that the Moon favorably affects the growth of the bush. In addition to the exact dates of sowing and landing of the dugout on the site, in the lunar calendar you can find information on recommended work in the garden, without which it will be difficult to get a good harvest.

To determine when to plant strawberries for seedlings from seeds in 2019, it is necessary to carefully study the table of favorable and unfavorable days in the summer and autumn periods of the year according to the lunar calendar.

Month	Auspicious days	General recommendations
June	3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 19, 23, 26	Do not waste time in vain! These days must be devoted to sowing seeds, planting seedlings in open ground, as well as transplanting any climbing and drought tolerant plants. Feeding is not recommended.
July	—	Devote a month to caring for other garden and garden plants, clean the beds and kill pests.
August	3, 4, 25	Sow strawberry seeds on seedlings so that in early spring you can plant it in the garden. In your free time from weeding, watering and hilling, harvest and remove old plants from the beds.

How to choose seeds?

It is quite difficult to grow large-fruited berry on your own. There are frequent cases when, as a result of tremendous efforts, the plant either perished in the bud itself or did not repeat the parental qualities. Experienced breeders recommend the cultivation of seeds of strawberry cultivars that are distinguished by their small fruit size.

These varieties include:

1. Yellow miracle.
2. Alexandrina.
3. Mirage S1.
4. Baron Solemacher.
5. Alpine novelty.
6. Ali Baba.
7. Weiss Solemacher.
8. White soul.
9. Milka.
10. Seasons.

How to plant?

Like any garden crop, strawberries require special growing conditions. For example, for sowing, it is better to use special soil, which contributes to the comfortable growth of the plant. You can cook it yourself by mixing 3 parts of sand, 1 part of garden soil and 1 part of humus.

You can also use peat pellets of the smallest diameter, which make preparing for sowing simple and quick. They just need to be soaked for a while to get ready soil for seedlings.

Capacity should also be suitable.It is best to use a transparent plastic container in which the fungus cannot develop. In advance, the container should be decontaminated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Before lowering the seeds into the soil, stratification is necessary. This is done very simply:

• We fill the container with prepared soil, leaving 2 cm to the top.
• Evenly distribute the seeds on the surface of the soil.
• Put in the refrigerator for 3 days.

These actions allow you to wake up the "sleeping" seeds and get more healthy seedlings.

How to care?

The first shoots can be expected within 1-4 weeks. The container with the seeds planted must be rearranged from the refrigerator in a warm, bright place, covered with cling film or a bag. This will create a sealed environment within which moisture and heat will be retained.

If moisture droplets form on the “cover” of the structure, then the conditions for growing seedlings are suitable. Periodically, 1-2 times a day, you need to open an impromptu greenhouse to ventilate and wipe the film with a paper towel.

The temperature in the greenhouse should be kept at 22-25 ° C. With a cooler environment, mold begins to grow in the soil, so sprouts of strawberries may not appear.

How to grow?

After the first leaves appear on the strawberries, you can start picking. Each bush needs to be dug up and moved to another, more voluminous box, where it will grow before transplanting to the garden. It is not necessary to stop the illumination of plants so that they develop healthy and strong.

In the suburbs and more northern regions, planting strawberries for seedlings from seeds in 2019 can also be done at any time. She will survive the winter in the boxes perfectly, and after frosts she can be transferred to a permanent place.

Before planting strawberries on the site, it must be prepared. Ordinarily, gardeners temper seedlings by putting them outside for a while. This allows you to prepare plants for harsh outdoor conditions. And when the earth warms up enough, you can move the bushes to a permanent place.

At the same time, the first week is to monitor the behavior of wild strawberries, to prevent the soil from drying out, to hide from direct sunlight. After 4-5 months, you can wait for the first crop of ripe and fragrant berries.

Growing strawberry seedlings is a fascinating, but time-consuming process. To get an impressive crop of berries, you need to make every effort at the stage of growing bushes from seeds. But with these tips, as well as with lunar calendar at hand, in which the recommended works are described by dates, the result will not be long in coming.