To plant strawberries inside home? Can believe! In fact, it might be easier than it looks. Growing them indoors allows you to control factors like light and temperature, and repels those pesky pests you have outdoors. Check out the tips below.
How to grow strawberries at home
Firstly, you must consider issues of space and the variety of strawberry plants you wish to grow.
Space-saving solutions such as vases and containers hanging from the ceiling, are great options. Entire areas of a house or just a windowsill can also be dedicated to an indoor garden, but be sure not to overcrowd the plants so they don’t become susceptible to disease or mold problems.
The key ingredient for growing strawberry plants, of course, is sun exposure. Whether indoors or outdoors, they need at least six hours of sunlight a daywhich can be provided by exposure to the sun or the use of artificial lighting.
varieties of plants
A great culture is wild strawberry or wild strawberrywhich maintains a more clustered rather than dispersed structure – a good thing if you have space issues.
You can also plant strawberries from seeds. If that’s the case, freeze the seeds for two to four weeks to start the germination process.
How to care for strawberry plants
Strawberries have a very shallow root system and can therefore be planted in almost anything as long as the soil, water and light are suitable. Strawberries in pots (or outside) require a soil pH of 5.6-6.3.
One fertilizer controlled-release is recommended regardless of the depth of the strawberry container, or once a month with a standard potassium-rich fertilizer until the plants flower. When the strawberries begin to bloom, fertilize every 10 days until the harvest is complete.
Before planting strawberries, remove stolons (small aerial stems), trim old or dead leaves, and trim roots to 10 to 12.5 cm. Soak the roots for an hour, and then plant the strawberry so that the crown is flush with the soil surface and the root system spreads out.
Also, when growing strawberries indoors, you should remove the flowers within the first six weeks of planting. This allows the plant to establish itself before expending its energy on producing fruit.
Growing strawberry plants indoors should be checked daily to check their water requirement. At this frequency until the growing season and then only when the top 2.5 cm is dry. Keep in mind that strawberries like water, but not too much.
*Via Gardening Know How