The right soil for strawberries
Strawberries like normal garden soil with humus and sand. It should be permeable and loose. Nutrients are provided by deposited compost, sand, clay, fine gravel or bark humus ensure that the soil is loosened. Horn shavings (€ 6.39 at Amazon *) or primary rock flour bring the necessary trace elements.
All of these ingredients can also be mixed yourself, because the trade often offers expensive special products that do not really support the growth of strawberries.
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One should also take into account that strawberry plants do not like freshly tilled soil. If you are planning to plant strawberries, the soil should be prepared a few weeks before the planting date. The strawberries will thrive if the bed meets the following requirements:
- the earth is full of nutrients, deep and humus (humus content between 10 and 30%)
- the earth contains up to 30% green compost
- the earth is moist, but there is no risk of waterlogging
- the ph value is between 6 and 7
- some clay powder is incorporated, increases the water storage capacity
If the earth does not correspond to the ideal state,
- sand can be worked in to loosen it up
- horn shavings bring an additional helping of nitrogen
- supplies the plants with trace elements
- silicon is added to calcareous earth
- lime is added to acidic soil
The components of the potting soil
This soil is specially formulated for indoor, potted, balcony and terrace plants, as plants in narrow pots place different demands on their soil.
Potting soil contains more nitrogen, more phosphates, less potassium, but more sulfur than normal garden soil.
An important component is peat or humus, as well as fiber and clay granulate for water storage. The stable structure of the potting soil enables the potted plants to grow well.
Strawberries will certainly also grow in the potting soil, as there is usually a long-term fertilizer. Whether the berries taste good depends on a try.
However, if you have the opportunity to plant strawberries in the garden bed or in the balcony box with self-mixed “strawberry soil”, you should use this to get a tasty harvest.
