Restoring strawberries after an abnormally warm winter

A friend is calling me. While all the houses are sitting, packed, got into the car and washed to the dacha. Everything is fine in the house, but when I came to the station, I gasped! All strawberries because of abnormally warm winter blackened, how to save? I had to break away from my doctorate and surf the internet. Who better to call than a PhD candidate?



Open strawberries And the truth can turn black because it wasn't covered in snow. However, warm winter suffers not only she, winter too, but now not about it. Editorial "Site" I've carefully reviewed everything biologists say about strawberry rescue. Please list the symptoms.



Than feed strawberries Blackened leaves, brown bushes, rosettes look dead. By all indications, tender strawberries will not bear fruit this year. Perhaps it will be better to plant a new one, but then do not expect a normal harvest this year. So what do we do? First of all, stop panicking and give the affected strawberries a chance, things may not be so bad.

1. Not only botanists, but also observant summer residents recommend not to rush strawberries to dig out: the plant is quite powerful. rootWhich is extremely resilient. The logical step is to give it time and, when it warms, it can start growing again.
   
   
   
   
2. Strawberries can be helped: for this it is worth removing all blackened and dried leaves, and the soil in between rows to loosen. But be careful not to damage the roots.
   
   
   
   
3. Strawberries can be effectively fed with funds that include phosphorus. From natural you can use a solution of ash. Prepared as follows: a glass of wood ash pour a bucket of hot water and let it brew for a day, then strain.
   
   
   
   
4. If there is no desire to mess with ash, then ordinary superphosphate, from which a solution is also prepared, is quite suitable. To encourage a dull strawberry can and a drug like Epin. This synthetic phytohormone allows plants to recover faster after severe stress.
   
   
   
   
5. After all the rescue measures, strawberries can be covered to create a lightweight greenhouse effectThis, in turn, will reduce the night and day temperatures. You can use a thick film or other material, preferably white in color, to hide emerging sprouts from exposure to the bright sun.
   
   
   
   

We just have to wait for the results! In a few weeks, strawberry bed If they don’t get green, then everything will have to be updated. As you know, it is never too late to do this, so in any case do not despair. Share the article with others, and in the comments be sure to describe the methods by which you save your plants. See you later!