Both adults and children love strawberries. Its scent is inextricably linked with summer memories. In terms of vitamin C content, strawberries are second only to black currants. At the same time, the berries contain a huge amount of trace elements. They strengthen the immune system and provide antiviral protection. The only pity is that the season of the appetizing berries is so short. However, both strawberries and strawberries can be grown in a greenhouse using a hydroponic plant.
Necessary
- - Horizontal racks;
- - lighting, fluorescent lamps;
- - planting material;
- - boxes or opaque sleeves for placing the substrate;
- - large tank for nutrient solution;
- - opaque tubes;
- - water pump;
- - pallets for collecting excess solution;
- - Kemira Lux complex fertilizer;
- - calcium nitrate.
Instructions
Step 1
Install horizontal shelving in the greenhouse. Each shelf should be individually illuminated. Growing strawberries horizontally provides a more even distribution of the nutrient substrate compared to vertical cultivation. You can also try different irrigation systems.
Step 2
Prepare plant material in advance. The easiest way to get enough plants is to root the rosettes that remain in the fall after pruning the strawberry and strawberry whiskers. Take rosettes with at least two well-developed leaves and place them in water. After the appearance of their own roots, strawberries can be planted in the substrate.
Step 3
Mineral wool or vermiculite is used as a plant substrate. In specialized stores, they sell agrominvata packed in long, opaque plastic sleeves. It is enough just to cut holes for planting plants and put blocks of mineral wool on the racks. Place trays under the blocks to collect excess nutrient solution.
Step 4
Plant strawberry bushes in the cut holes. Do not deepen the neck of the plant or let it rise above the substrate. The distance between plants is 20-30 cm.
Step 5
The nutrient solution is delivered to the roots of each plant using a drip irrigation system. Run opaque, punctured tubes along the plants. Combine all tubes into one system.
Step 6
Place a large nutrient solution tank on one side of each rack. Place a pump in it, which will supply the solution under pressure to the dropper system. Add new solution regularly and check its Ph. For growing strawberries, the acidity level of the solution should be 5, 6 - 6 Ph. Solution temperature - + 24 + 25C
Step 7
A solution for strawberries can be prepared on the basis of Kemira Lux fertilizer and calcium nitrate. Dissolve 20 grams of fertilizer and 14 grams of calcium nitrate in 20 liters of water.
Step 8
The flowing excess can be collected in a separate container, filtered and returned to the general solution.
Step 9
When growing strawberries, you must observe the lighting standard. For fruiting, a daylight hours of 16-17 hours are required. Illumination level - 60,000 lm.
Step 10
Provide the air temperature in the greenhouse during the day + 24 + 25C, and at night + 16 + 18C. When flowers appear, pollinate the plants with a soft brush 2-3 times a day.
Step 11
After fruiting, watering should be reduced. Then, after a week, lower the temperature to 14 degrees and reduce the lighting of the plants. After another week, cut off all the leaves, place the containers with rhizomes for storage in a dark place at a temperature of 0 + 2C. In order for flower buds to form, strawberries need 1-2 months of rest. After that, you can return the plants to their original place and start feeding.
