How to feed Victoria during flowering?
A rich harvest is the main success of the gardener. It is known that the redder and larger the berry, the more minerals and vitamins it contains. The most important feature is its rich taste and aroma. Well, in order not to be disappointed in the summer and collect a ripe and tasty harvest, Victoria strawberries should be fed with vitamins.
Why is nutrition needed?
Already during flowering, the ovaries begin to feed on all the juices, vitamins and minerals of the seedling. When forming strawberries, the bush begins to pull it all out from the soil. Taking into account the fact that nutrients do not accumulate on their own during the winter, Victoria needs them. Therefore, it needs to be fed, otherwise a ripe and juicy crop will not be seen this season.
During flowering and fruiting, the plant needs vitamins. This period is optimal for feeding.
To get strong and healthy ovaries, the bush should be fertilized intensively during the development of the seedling. The plant will gain strength and fully begin to please with its fruits. You need to understand one thing: do not be too zealous, everything should be in moderation.
When you are already starting to pick berries, you should be careful with fertilizers and use only natural products that do not need to be sprayed on the leaves. Otherwise, the entire periodic table may end up on your table.
Folk remedies
What could be better, cleaner and more useful than natural feeding. In this case, you will know exactly what to feed your seedlings.Plus, it is much more economical than specialized drugs.
Wood ash or yeast is perfect as a fertilizer. For spraying Victoria, an infusion of nettle, bird droppings or mullein is perfect.
Wood ash is a potash fertilizer. In it, the berry will find a bunch of vitamins. For one square of land, one glass is enough. Ash can be mixed with the ground, as well as make an ash solution and water at the very root. The recipe is very simple: pour the ashes with hot water, in the ratio of 1 cup per 1 liter. Cool, strain and water the rhizomes.
During flowering, twice a season, it is recommended to water the plant with a yeast solution. There are two ways to prepare it.
- A kilogram of pressed yeast is poured with five liters of boiling water. We leave the solution alone for a while so that it can brew and cool. Next, take a bucket of clean water and pour half a liter of solution into it. After watering the seedlings, taking into account one liter per seedling.
- One bag of fast yeast is taken and mixed with two large spoons of sugar. All this is filled with warm water, one by one. Within two hours, we are waiting for the dissolution of the yeast. We add half a liter of yeast to one watering can and we can water the bushes.
Special preparations
There are many ready-made drugs on the shelves of stores. They are filled with numerous nutrients and more. Using them, you will have the opportunity to get a large amount of harvest, but without the guarantee of a fragrant aroma and taste. Here are a few funds aimed at feeding Victoria:
- "Kemira Lux" made on the basis of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Has a granular form. In dry form, it is added to the soil under the root;
- Azofoska - the most versatile drug.Suitable for all types of soils and crops;
- "Ryazanochka" - a soluble supplement that contains a complete set of trace elements;
- Potassium monophosphate - dissolves in water and is applied with irrigation.
Boric acid is considered the most effective and harmless additive. It can be used throughout the season. Boric acid helps to accelerate the process of ovary and the formation of the fetus. It is useful to fertilize with this preparation those bushes that grow on acidic soils. This improves the taste and quality of the berries.
Boric acid can be sprayed and watered the plant. Just before that, you need to dilute the solution. Below are a few recipes.
- Before you are going to plant Victoria, it should be soaked in a boron solution. He is easy to prepare. Dilute one liter of hot liquid with 0.2 liters of boric acid.
- As soon as the fruits begin to form, processing is possible for full flowering. Ten liters of water and ten grams of boric acid are taken. This solution needs to be sprayed on the leaves, only this should be done in the evening.
- For foliar top dressing during irrigation, the foliage is treated with boric acid, but this is done no more than once every three years.
Fertilization Rules
Feeding Victoria depends on how many times and in what land the berry was transplanted. It is recommended to replant the berry once every 3-5 years, in early September. If the autumn turned out to be hot, then the transplant is carried out in October.
If you decide to transplant bushes in the spring, then along with this procedure, you must definitely fertilize and cultivate the land. This is done so that the rhizomes do not lose nutrients and can form flowering. The next portion of vitamins and minerals will be required in the fall and on a flowering berry, using spraying. It is important to remember that root and foliar top dressing are carried out alternately.
- The first time to feed the plant will need to be in the fall. Nitrogen will be eliminated to better stimulate growth.
- The second top dressing will be appropriate during the formation of the ovaries. Thanks to her, the number of ovaries will increase, and the taste of the fruit will improve.
- The third is carried out in the summer, after the first harvest. In this case, you will take care of the harvest of the next season.
- The fourth is the last one. Fertilize should be in the fall, to restore the strength of strawberries.
For information on how to feed the berry during flowering, see the video below.