Strawberry reproduction by runners (stolons). Practical trick.
Permaculture in Galicia
www.permacultu...
Undoubtedly, strawberry is one of the most typical and appreciated fruits of the summer.
Its pleasant flavor and fragrance are a real pleasure for our senses, being one of the queens of our ecological garden or food forest.
Today we will focus on the reproduction of the strawberry by runners (stolons).
Runners are lateral buds that emerge from the base of the stem of the strawberries, and that grow horizontally with respect to the base of the soil. Their internodes, arranged along the runner, produce adventitious roots.
Once rooted and separated from the mother plant, they will give rise to new seedlings.
Occasionally, we may want to take advantage of the stolon to plant strawberries elsewhere in our garden or to give it to someone else. To do this, root the runner in a small pot or container.
Although on many occasions, this stolon will appear unearthed due to the action of strong winds or even moved by some animal.
We are going to indicate a very simple trick to avoid it, and thus be sure that our runner is perfectly rooted without any mishap.
For this, we can recycle a medium size clip.
With the help of pliers, we cut the top of the clip.
Once cut, we will have the clip separated into two pieces, which will serve as an anchorage of the runner to the substrate, to prevent it from being unearthed. We can also use a small branch similar to the clip.
After moistening well the substrate of the pot where we want to plant our stolon, very carefully, so as not to damage the tender roots, we will place the clip in the base of the runner, and we will gently place it in our pot, pressing the clip so that it is well attached to the substrate. The stolon will not move due to the wind.
We will apply regular watering to prevent the substrate from drying out.
In this simple way, in a short time, it will begin to develop its root system and get new leaves.
It will be time to separate it from the mother plant.
We already have our new strawberry seedling, ready to take it to another part of our garden or to give it to another person.
We must bear in mind that not all strawberry varieties develop runners so we will have to reproduce them through seeds.
However, other varieties develop a multitude of runners, even at an early age.
Occasionally, reproduction by runners can lead to an abundant chain of stolons and new seedlings. It is a real show.
Music:
"Bomber (Sting)" by Riot
"Hon Kyoku" by Doug Maxwell / Zac Zinger
"Liberation" by Asher Fulero
#permacultura #fresas #huerto #ecologico
7 окт 2024
