PLANTINGS

JUICY FRUIT

It’s still not too late to plant

strawberries. Get going!

Strawberry is a perennial fruit-bearing plant. Though it’s

best to plant in late December, you can also plant in

early January. However, keep them in a sheltered place.

TO GROW:

Strawberries can be grown

in

a special urn,

hanging baskets, window boxes, or Styrofoam boxes.

SOIL:

The soil has to be very porous. For home

growing, use Coco peat soil.

NUTRITION:

Water regularly and also feed them with

dissolvable NPK once a week. If you are planting in a

basket, pinch off the runners and the first round

of flowers. Let fruit form by the beginning of February.

LONG-TERM CARE:

Once the fruit stops forming,

transfer to a cooler place. In November, pull out

the plants, remove dead leaves, and give it a

regularfeed.Youwillhavefruitsagain.