How to grow strawberries from seeds
Gardening home with fruit and flowers is a hobby for many people. Looking beautiful garden of others makes you think to make a beautiful garden. Making a beautiful green garden is a hobby of many people.Gardening is considered a hobby and proper time engagement with family.
Many people try to make a beautiful garden but they do not successfully make a beautiful garden due to a lack of technical knowledge. Gardening also need basic knowledge to grow fruits and flowers.
Growing hybrid strawberries at Necessary looks beautiful and healthy. Strawberry is sweet in taste and can make different recipes at home. Many people think that growing strawberries at home is not possible at home. So, they do not try.
But the fact is that growing strawberries at home is easy if you follow down steps.
I have given here steps to grow strawberry from seeds from my experience.
Strawberry
Strawberry is a heart-shaped fruit. It is sweet in taste and has high health benefits. It is also planted for decoration. It belongs to the rose family. The scientific name of Strawberry is Fragaria × ananassa.
It is rich in vitamins and minerals. They are low in calories and rich in fiber. They also work as an anti-oxidant agent.
Types of Strawberry
There are large number of varieties of strawberry available in the world. But here we are discussing the popular types or varieties of strawberry.
1.Day-neutral strawberry:
Day-neutral strawberry is small in size. They grow at a temperature of about 36 degree Celcius.They start to produce fruit in the October season.
Day-neutral strawberry is mostly grown in the less space region where space is not enough.
2.June-bearing strawberry
June-bearing strawberry is famous and most produce strawberry in the world. This strawberry is harvest in June season and named as June-bearing strawberry.
These varieties of strawberry can be stored over long period of time.
3.Everbearing strawberry
Everbearing strawberry is harvest twice per year in late summer and in spring. This plant is mostly grown in less space region.
This plant is panted by using a hill system.
Steps to grow strawberries from seeds
Strawberry is sweet in taste and considered as a healthy fruit. Many people try to grow strawberries from seeds at home but did not get success in planting.
Here I have provide you basic to Advanced knowledge to grow Strawberries from seeds.
I have seen many farmers using chemical insecticides and pesticides to enhance their strawberry. This kind of chemical fertilizer is not good for health.
Now you can grow organic strawberry at home with simple and easy tips.
1.Extract seed from Strawberry
If you do not have an idea where to buy strawberry then simply buy from the grocery market, fruit market, or strawberry farmhouse.
After buying strawberry pick out the fresh strawberry. You can simply rub strawberry and extra black dot seed from it. It is easy to extract seed from strawberry. You can also extract from the fruit part in a large amount.
2.Select proper location
Planting seed in favorable conditions is another challenge for people to grow strawberry. Selecting a proper place for growing strawberry is necessary.
If you want to grow in pots then you have a make a suitable temperature and proper water supply to grow. Plant near window to provide them enough sunlight to grow.
3.Soil
You need special soil which is rich in compost manure. You should not use normal soil while cultivating strawberry plants, if you want to grow healthy and quality strawberry plants.
4.Watering
You do not have to take much care of strawberry plants like other plants. Water them once a day. It is not necessary to water them a day.
But do not make soil dry. If the soil became dry, the plants start to turn brown and die.
These are the things you need to care about while growing strawberry plants from seeds.
Benefits of Strawberry
Strawberry is a healthy and delicious food. It has high health benefits too. People mostly like to eat. Here I have listed the benefit of strawberry.
1. It helps to boost the brain function of the body.
2. It also works as an anticancer potential.
3. It helps to lower the age of people.
4. It makes skin and face clear.
5. It boosts the immune system of the body.
6. It helps to maintain the blood pressure.
7. It helps to control heart disease.
8. It helps to maintain blood sugar levels.
These are the benefits of strawberry for people. Due to its high benefits, it is considered as a healthy fruit.
FAQ
1. How long does it take to grow strawberries indoors?
-Usually, if strawberries plants get enough sunlight then it takes two-three weeks to grow from seed. It is also important to maintain soil moisture and sunlight.
2. What disease affect strawberry plants?
-There are different diseases that affect the growth of strawberry plants. Some of the harmful diseases are Botrytis Gray Mold in fruits, Powdery Mildew in leaves, Anthracnose Crown Rot in roots.
3. What season is best to grow strawberries?
-Strawberry can be planted in any season but planting in late summer to early spring is the best time to grow. It gets a suitable condition to grow in this season.
Summary
Now, you can easily grow strawberries from seed. You know how to care, plant and to face a problem in growing strawberries.
You can easily grow organic strawberry which is fresh and healthy. It is always important to make a good and healthy environment that will fulfill by growing strawberries.
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