How to Grow Organic Strawberries - Part 1

Introduction

There are mainly two types of Strawberries -

1. Commonly Edible Strawberry - It originates from white flower and it is better in taste and nutrition. It is the commercial strawberry.

2. Indian/Mock/False Strawberry - It originates from yellow flower. It is mostly tasteless. It is considered as a weed.

Name : Strawberry

Indian Name : Jharaber, Hisalu

Other Names : Scientific names -

1. Fragaria ananassa

2. Duchesnea indica

Health Benefits

1. Boosts immunity

2. Prevent heart disease

3. Prevents constipation & diabetes

4. Fight cancer

5. Helps you lose weight

6. Great for your bones

7. Boosts memory

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Drawbacks

1. Strawberries are said to contain at-least 13 pesticides, which are quite harmful for humans.

So, it is better to grow it in your garden with organic manure.

More Info on Side-Effects

Strawberries of my Garden

How to Grow

• Planting Time : 

1. To get the runners from the mother plant  -  Rainy Season
2. For getting fruits  -  End of Winter

• Note 1 : We get strawberries from the runners that grow from the mother plant.
• Note 2 : We plant the mother plant in rainy season. It gives other small plants known as runners to us. During winter, we plant the runners to get strawberries.

• Steps :

During Rainy Season

1. Get a strawberry plant from the nursery. We call it a mother plant.
2. Take a basket.
3. Make a bed for it.
4. Take 2 parts of soil, 1 part of sand & 1 part of vermicompost.
5. Mix it well.
6. Now plant the plant in it.
7. Pour some water on it.
8. Leave it to get rain water & spreed it's runner.
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 During Winter Season

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