Notes on transplanting strawberries: Transplanting time and management methods for strawberry seedlings

Strawberries are sweet and sour and rich in nutritional value. They are a very popular fruit. After the sown strawberries emerge, you will find that the seedlings are very dense, with well-developed roots that are entangled with each other, which will affect the later growth of the strawberries. At this time, you need to transplant the strawberry seedlings, remove some of the roots, and plant them in new soil for better growth and fruiting.

Strawberries grow best in a cool environment, with a suitable temperature of 15-23°C, so autumn is generally chosen for transplanting. In the warm southern regions, it is from mid-September to early October, and in the northern regions, it is generally from late August to early September. Transplanting needs to be done on a cloudy day or around 4 or 5 p.m., when the temperature is lower, which is conducive to the growth of strawberries.

Key points for transplanting strawberries

1. When transplanting strawberries, choose strong, disease-free seedlings, and trim off dead branches, yellow leaves, weak and diseased seedlings to prevent them from competing for nutrients and affecting their later growth. Also, choose a higher place when transplanting, otherwise the low-lying terrain will prevent water from draining away, which can easily cause the strawberries to rot.

2. When transplanting strawberries, be sure to water them in time to ensure that they are planted and firmly rooted, so as to prevent the strawberry seedlings from dehydration and withering and death after transplanting. You can water them while transplanting. At the same time, you can mix rooting powder with water and water them together to promote rooting. Then keep the night temperature at 13-15℃, and then lower the night temperature after the seedlings have recovered.

Strawberry transplanting management

When transplanting in autumn, you must be careful to guard against the autumn heat. If the temperature is too high and the sunlight is strong after transplanting, you can use a shade net to cool down. The shade net cannot be covered all day, otherwise it will affect the photosynthesis of the strawberry plants. It only needs to be covered between 10 am and 2 pm when the sunlight is strong.