Many gardeners wonder whether it is possible to plant strawberries after garlic? Now let’s look at this issue and some other nuances of crop rotation on the site. So let's start by answering the first question.
Is it possible to plant strawberries after garlic?
Garlic is a bulbous plant. During its growth, the soil remains fertile, and harmful microorganisms and fungi are destroyed. The larvae of the cockchafer, slug and mole cricket are afraid of the proximity of garlic heads. During growth, garlic releases phytoncides into the soil, disinfecting it.At the same time, it does not cause any harm to plants.
After garlic, you can plant strawberries and other vegetables. The roots greatly deplete the fertile layer of soil during growth, so it is not recommended to grow this crop for more than three years in the same place.
You can plant strawberries in the place where parsley, onions, peas, beans, and radishes grew last season; this has a positive effect on the future growth of strawberries and the harvest. The plant is less susceptible to diseases, the soil is fertile. And after tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and potatoes, on the contrary, it is not recommended to grow them, because there is a high probability of plants becoming infected with verticellosis.
Is it possible to grow garlic along with strawberries?
Proximity to strawberries has a positive effect on the growth of both crops. There are several reasons for this:
- Thanks to the phytoncides secreted by bulbous plants, fungal diseases do not develop in such beds.
- Garlic repels slugs and insects that love to eat sweet strawberries. Without protection, you can lose half the harvest. The weevil lays larvae directly into the bud, and they eat the flowers. Phytoncides repel this insect, saving the future harvest.
- When growing strawberry tops and garlic together, the space of the beds is significantly saved.
- It is much easier to fertilize and care for a garden when several varieties of plants grow in the beds.
Planting and growing plants
For the winter, bulbous plants can be planted in slices or seeds over strawberries in rows to a depth of 4–5 centimeters. After planting, the bed is covered with a layer of humus or compost mixed with wood ash. Additionally, you can cover it with straw or dry leaves, and spruce legs will hold spring snow, and when it melts, it will moisten the soil.Garlic planted together with strawberries will grow larger.
Feeding the garden bed in spring
After the snow has melted from the beds of garlic planted in strawberries, the mulching layer of leaves is removed and the ground is watered with a pink solution of potassium permanganate. After this procedure, between plantings, carefully loosen the soil and mix it with humus scattered in the fall.
In the spring, before active growth, the beds are watered with an infusion of chicken manure. Strawberries and garlic will respond positively to such fertilizer. To do this, place the thick mixture in a warm place for 10 days, and then dilute it at the rate of 100 grams of droppings per 10 liters of water and water the plants at the root.
Caring for garlic and strawberries
Both plants like moist soil, so they should not be allowed to dry out. In the absence of precipitation, water the plants regularly. You also need to weed the bed with plants, otherwise the weeds will take all the nutrients, and the berries will not get anything.
Some gardeners cover the ground between the garlic plants with film or mulch. This way the moisture stays in the soil longer and the grass grows slower. To obtain a high-quality harvest of berries and garlic, in the summer, garlic shoots are broken off, and strawberry mustaches are cut off.
What plants to plant next to strawberries
After strawberries, wild strawberries and raspberries, soil fertility deteriorates significantly in the fall. Therefore, the next year the land is allowed to rest. How do they do this?
Before wintering, the soil is fertilized with organic and mineral fertilizers, dug up and left until spring; crops that do not require high yields can be planted in this place. What can the soil rest with? List of plants:
- Legumes - peas, beans, beans, lentils.The roots of these plants accumulate nitrogen in the soil; after harvesting, it will be fed with nitrogen minerals.
- Bulbous - onions, garlic. Plants contribute to the accumulation of applied fertilizers and maintain soil fertility; the released phytoncides destroy fungus and repel pests.
- Brassicas - cabbage, radishes, radishes, mustard.
- Greens - parsley, dill, celery, spinach.
- Flowers - daffodils, tulips, peonies and violets.
In the first season, it is recommended to plant garlic and onions, and in the next two years, plant any other vegetable from those suggested above. After strawberries, you need to plant garlic to restore, disinfect and repel pests. But before sowing any crop, the soil must be fertilized with organic fertilizers.. How can you feed the beds? To fertilize the soil use:
- cow dung;
- chicken droppings;
- rotted plants and leaves;
- peat.
After 3 seasons, you can continue growing delicious berries in this garden bed.
Popular strawberry variety
Among the many varieties, the most delicious and largest berry is distinguished, the variety called Victoria. It received its name from the Queen of England. Gardeners who like to experiment in their garden beds can grow excellent crops.
The weight of one berry reaches 75 grams, which sets Victoria apart from other strawberry varieties. The taste of the berry is sweet with a slight sourness. In one season, a strawberry bush produces two harvests, with the fruits of the second harvest being larger than the first.
If you are tired of growing the same variety of strawberries, then you can plant Victoria strawberries; they will adequately replace the usual berries for several seasons.
So, we learned that garlic is a very useful crop. It can be planted before planting strawberries and planted nearby.At the same time, the soil in the garden will only improve.
