Strawberry nurseries require top dressing with nitrogen in an amount of approx 100 kg of pure ingredient per 1 he has. It is best to divide this dose and apply over three periods: early spring, in early June and mid-July. In periods of water shortage in the soil, it is advisable to irrigate strawberry cells. An additional treatment in strawberry nurseries is the removal of inflorescences, twice in the period of their appearance.
Systematic negative selection is necessary to obtain seedlings completely free from economically dangerous diseases and pests. During selection, plants suspected of being infected and infested by nematodes are removed: strawberry nematode, Chrysanthemum Nematode and Destroyer Nematode and plants with symptoms of diseases: juvenile jaundice, verticillosis, as well as plants that are too weak and alien in variety. Chemical protection of the strawberry nursery is limited to the prevention and prevention of infestation of plants by strawberry mites and hop spider mites and by diseases: white leaf spot and powdery mildew.
The control of these diseases should be carried out in accordance with the schedule for the protection of strawberry plantations.





