Пн, 20 июн 2016 Автор: Виталий Шеломидо
Have you ever heard of an incredibly fruitful strawberry,
which house is grown in polyethylene bags? Online today
You can find a lot of evidence that in this case
You can really make good money. Is it really?
Let’s see what is the secret of this technique and really
Is it possible to get huge yields, which they talk so much about?
Contents
Growing strawberries in bags: the process of preparation
To grow strawberries by this method, we will need
get the following components:
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polyethylene (compacted);
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substrate (home or purchased);
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strawberry sprouts.
Making plastic bags is not too difficult, the main task –
competent care for strawberries, which is very fond of heat and moisture.
So, to have the opportunity to develop strawberries and
bear fruit in bags of polyethylene, you need to choose the right place
for a plantation with berries. As a room for bags with
strawberries can be considered a garage, loggia or any non-residential
the room, the main requirement is a constant room temperature,
everything else is not so important.
If you would like to have a great harvest while living in an apartment,
To grow berries at home can be in the form of vertical beds. To
to make such a bed, you need:
1) take white compacted polyethylene (preferably reinforced),
and make him a high bag with a diameter of 20 cm, having soldered the edges;
2) fill the formed bag with the substrate (prepared
home or store-bought);
3) drag the bag with string, set it vertically or
hang, you can also place several bags in 2 tiers;
4) make cuts in staggered bags (8 cm in
length), equidistant between them at 20-25 cm (for strawberry
seedlings).
Growing strawberries in bags: watering system
Consider that watering these plants is not very convenient,
so you need to first worry about the arrangement of the system
irrigation.
To do it is not a difficult task to solve.
on their own. For starters, take an ordinary 2 l plastic
a bottle. Remove several (5-6) tubes from it from under the dropper.
and lower them into the bag, keeping a distance of 50 cm between them.
When the liquid in the bottle will end, do not forget
fill it with fresh water. To она уходила полностью, в бутылке
need to do another couple of holes. Do the watering with the calculation of 2 liters
water on 1 bag of seedlings.
Also strawberries, in addition to watering, will require sufficient
lighting. The fact is that the bushes growing in bags in any
the case will get much less light than the plants from
open ground. That is why it will be extremely necessary
оборудовать для нашей рассады дополнительное lighting. For this
over each bag you need to install one lamp day
lighting.
Council If possible, install yellow lighting, it
is the most comfortable for plants.
To добиться равномерного освещения кустиков, мешок следует
from time to time to turn around its axis. In order to
achieve maximum yield, it is recommended to install
14-часовое дневное lighting.
Growing strawberries in bags: microclimate support
Microclimate is one of the most important components in the process.
content of strawberries in polyethylene. To получить максимальный
result, the plants need to create better conditions, although this
will cost the owner. Therefore, the adjustment will be directly
depend on its capabilities. Today there are 3 options for adjustment
this indicator: manual, semi-automatic and automatic. Every owner
are free to choose for themselves the most suitable mode, often on
his choice is influenced by production volumes.
If you grow berries for yourself, then the temperature in
помещении можно управлять и on their own. For this будет
enough fan or heater is also useful most
ordinary humidifier.
If your goal is to make money growing large volumes,
then you probably need a number of special devices, for example,
steam generator, external ventilation and more.
In summer, the temperature inside the bags starts to rise, which
may lead to steaming of the root system of strawberries. therefore
the process of growing berries at home should take place exclusively in
room with good air ventilation.
Lighting
Strawberry is a very light-loving plant, therefore it is full of berries.
can only mature in natural light and
long light day. This is the main problem
when growing berries in bags – lighting needs to be done enough
powerful and the red spectrum should prevail in it. For this
suitable lamp type DNAT or metal halide.
Artificial lighting must be kept in working condition.
at least 10 hours, the ideal time is 12 hours, this is necessary in order
to make the imitation of daylight more natural.
Use better fluorescent lamps with increased power,
they must be turned on at exactly the same time.
Planting and care
Along the bag you need to mark 4-5 vertical rows, in chess
order to make cuts, which will be planted sockets.
Holes need to be done in the form of a diamond or oblong oval.
If the tanks are placed in a vertical order, then
roots should be planted as deep as possible. To проделать ямки
for landing, you can use a triangular blade or tube
with a large diameter. If the tanks are placed horizontally,
the cutout needs to be done a little less, and the roots are too
deepening is not necessary.
Seedlings need to be planted in well-moistened, loose soil. In
the planting time of the outlet must be in a box with wet ground,
since the roots can not be opened longer than 8-10 minutes.
The number of bushes per container will depend on its size, and
an average of 10-25 bushes. Then the beds need watering. Through
a week when the bushes will be fully adapted to the new location,
you need to make a sheet top dressing, allowing more likely to release
extra roots.
Dutch Strawberry Cultivation System
Recently, great popularity among the population has gained
Dutch technology of growing berries in bags. Its distinctive
the trait is that the seedlings need to be planted every 2 months, which
allows you to have ripening strawberries throughout the year.
Planted bushes need to bag them with polyethylene using
nutrient soil, which should be weed-free. For promotion
nutritional value of the soil should be mixed with perlite and steamed
peat As an alternative to ordinary soil can
use coconut fiber and mineral wool.
It should also be borne in mind that with the Dutch system to obtain
year-round harvest need to grow berries in greenhouse conditions,
either on the balcony. Watering strawberries is carried out on the same principle
as with vertical technology.
Recommendations for working with the Dutch system
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recommended for 8-10 hour daylight
use fluorescent lamps; -
to maintain a stable temperature regime you need
use a heater if necessary; -
provide your plants with regular airing;
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to have a good harvest throughout the year, strawberries
should be planted in portions.
In fact, to grow berries according to the Dutch system,
do not need any super efforts, and with this will be able to cope
almost every gardener. Daily care and support
microclimates will be able to provide you with the most delicious berries on
throughout the year.
Is it profitable to do this?
Calculate approximately how profitable this business is,
can be in advance. For example, you can land in the same tank 20-25
Bushes, from which, with the right content, can be gathered around
5-12 berries. Since plastic bags are quite narrow, then by 1
m2 can accommodate up to 10 pieces, exposing them in 2 tiers. In this
In the case of 1 m, it will be possible to collect about 60–100 ripe berries,
which, depending on the season and the exchange rate, can be sold for
2-8 $.
Since the demand for strawberries almost increased year round,
growing it will always have an excellent level of profitability.
If you organize everything correctly, you can make a very profitable
home business.
