Alpine Strawberries Grown From Seed
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2020
- Enjoyed growing these even though our yard literally has hundreds of alpine strawberry plants. The motivation was purely to grow an established variety (This one is Baron Von Solemacher), make a bed and documenting the growth progress. I couldn't film too much from the yard since I wasn't there that much because of the pandemic, therefore no greater harvests could be documented.
These plants will probably produce berries for another 5+ years and either make runners or self-seed in order to multiply. I planted some garlic cloves around them as well that hopefully could be harvested next year. They should also deter some animals from coming to near. The surrounding area is hard clay but the wild alpine bushes grows well even in really dry periods. I dug up the area about 40cm and put in decaying and fresh wood, twigs, sand, a layer of cow manure mixed with clay and topped with dried grass clippings to make an ideal growing environment. The sub-layer of wood was meant to be broken down over time while providing nutrients and water retainment, the grass clippings help as well, this made sure that the plants didn't need any manual watering. Some surrounding weeds such a red clover will probably provide nitrogen, the rest are just pulled up and prinkled on the top layer of grass-clippings. - Навчання та стиль
That flash of red fruit under the green leaves is great.
Nice to see the entire season here! I have slug problems with my alpine strawberries, too. I need to import some toads or something! 🙂
Ground beetles may help a little bit. Thanks!
Try watering them with plain epsom salts a bit before sunrise and right near tail end of sunset. Its good for the plants and as a salt will teter slugs.
Get some ducks!
It looks like you left the seedlings in the same container they sprouted in and only up-potted when they were larger (@1:01)? I am in the wrong zone to grow them (Zone 10) but wanted to try anyway and have baby seedlings. Been debating when to repot them... :)
That is correct, they grew slowly probably due to less light or nutrients. Either way I'm not really in a hurry growing most of my stuff.
What would happen if you grew these indoors under a bright window? Fruit?
Sure! But they need to be pollinated, you can shake the flowers for that but some kind of brush or letting pollinators in is needed to get a good shape.
Very nice video I sowed my seeds February 1st and now some are sprouting and just a question are you in Lithuania if so I'm from there but live in another country
Nope in Sweden
@@newmoore4894 oh nice I thought you were in Lithuania since the seed packet is a Lithuanian popular seed company
@@dom150 Aha ok! The retailers seems to like them here too, I've grown this company's white radishes as well.
Nice video
Thanks!
Amazing video 💕💕💕 My alpine flowering alot, but why it cant develop fruit, like it wont getting bigger... im so desperate, do you have any solution?
Unfortunately I have no idea, they are just supposed manage themselves if put in the ground outside. Inside you need to pollinate it.
I have a question. Did you place the seeds under a stratification period?
Nope just had them on soil inside even room temp. They germinate slow that's why I start them in Jan-Feb
Hi . Do you cover your seeds with plastic or something else during germination time?
Its preferrable but you can also water everyday if you don't. they won't rot if you cover them and poke some holes.
@@newmoore4894 thank you