Is it okay to grow potted strawberries indoors?

1. Growing potted strawberries indoors is a good choice of varieties: strawberries for all seasons should be chosen for household potted strawberries. Strawberries bear fruit many times throughout the four seasons. The first batch of fruits matures in May, and they can continue to bloom and bear fruit from July to October. They are suitable for home potted plants for viewing and eating. You can also choose to mix early, medium and late-ripening varieties in larger earthenware pots. The viewing period and eating period can be extended.

2. Ecological habits: Strawberry should pay attention to its two special organs in terms of morphology. One is the stolons, which are the reproductive organs of strawberries. When propagating strawberries using stolons, new plants are not formed at every node, but only at even-numbered nodes 2, 4, and 6; the second is the rhizome, which branches from the old rhizome every year. , leaves are produced at the top of the branches, and adventitious roots are produced at the base. Therefore, part of the old rhizomes in the lower part of the 4 or 5-year-old strawberry has dried up and died, while many of the new rhizomes in the upper part have been separated from the soil, and the plant can only grow in the first few The senescent adventitious roots absorb nutrients and water, and tend to decline in growth, are susceptible to frost damage, and have small fruits. Therefore, household potted strawberries are generally repotted once every 3 to 4 years, and new plants can also be propagated from grape stolons.

3. Cultivation and management: Temperature: Strawberries have strong cold tolerance. Generally, families can overwinter indoors in winter. They should be placed indoors in a warm and sunny place; when the temperature in midsummer exceeds 30°C, the growth of strawberries is seriously inhibited. , at this time, appropriate shade and water spraying should be used to cool down.

4. Pot soil preparation Strawberries like fertile, loose sandy loam soil. The pot soil preparation is generally a mixture of 4 parts of leaf mold soil, 4 parts of manure soil and 2 parts of sandy soil. When planting, place an appropriate amount of livestock hoof horns and bone fragments at the bottom of the pot as base fertilizer, which will make it grow better.

5. Light Strawberry likes light and is relatively shade-tolerant. Household potted strawberries should be placed in places with sufficient sunlight and slight shade, such as under scaffolding in the courtyard, on window sills, on balconies, etc. Every autumn is the differentiation period of strawberry flower buds. At this time, 10 to 12 hours of sunshine should be given. Otherwise, improper lighting will affect the differentiation and formation of flower buds, and also affect the cold resistance of strawberries during the winter.

6. Water and Fertilizer Strawberry needs sufficient water during the growth period. The fruit growth and maturity period require the most water, and the plant nutrient accumulation and flower bud differentiation period require the least water in September and October in autumn. Strawberries should first be fertilized with sufficient base fertilizer when they are potted, and then top-dressing fertilizers mainly phosphorus and potassium should be applied during the flower bud differentiation period. Do not apply large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer at this time to avoid affecting flower bud differentiation. Nitrogen, phosphorus and phosphorus should be applied during the fruit growth and maturity period in spring. , potassium mixed fertilizer to promote fruit ripening.