So, its back to mostly soil based experiments for me, but knowledge is invaluable, and I am thankful to Cher Keng Heng for sharing his wisdom! With this new information, I have also upgraded my white strawberry pot, to half hydroponics and soil with aeration, hoping for better flowers in the white strawberry plants! Aeration from air pump to the nutrients solution in reservoir! Ideally an automated system of aeration in the nutrients solution, cool environment and ideal light will allow strawberries plants to thrive in Singapore’s tropical climate. Suspected Fungi problem caused by algae growth in stagnant water Stagnant water that is not clean will caused algae/moss in the water resulting in red leaves on strawberry plants. That means,we need to keep water moving and the liquid need to be clean for best roots development. Hydroponics seedling had massive roots mass like this – Hydroponics strawberry seedlings Soil based roots were lesser Hydroponics strawberry plants flowered in 60 days compared to 150 days for my soil based plants.įor the best results of hydroponics strawberry plants, Cher Keng Heng felt that aeration is key. Soil based seedlings are smaller than hydroponics strawberry seedlings. Gardener Cher Keng Heng also shared his observations on soil based and hydroponics strawberries for a comparative study with us.
STRAWBERRY SEEDLINGS FOR HYDROPONICS FREE
This is his simpler fuss free way to germinate seeds!
Important Tip! Cover seeds environment to create a mini greenhouse and ensure humidity –. 12 hours per day Cher Keng Heng’s one month old strawberry seedling! LED lights of white, red and blue was used. Step 1 – Place 4 seeds in sponge like this Can use long pointed net cup and sponge for seeds placement The long pointed cup fit a PET bottle opening exactly Secure seeds position Germination took place in 10 days, same as my soil based method. These were the steps to his germination method: Ideal strawberries environment indeed! He did not freeze or chilled his medium in this environment and they still grew well! Gardener Cher Keng Heng grew his strawberries in his office, where the environment is cool at 22C all day long (24hours) and I am assuming 7 days a week. This is not a disease, but the plant taking all the nutrients from the leaves to establish well and produce the best fruit possible.Finally! A well documented hydroponics experiment contributed by member Cher Keng Heng and posted in our “berries crazy” group, SG Farming in Apartments!!! This is Cher Keng Heng’s 3 months old strawberries, grown in hydroponics system Ap– Fruits in 4 months! Do not be alarmed as small new leaves will appear from the crown. Rows of plants can be 30 cm apart within bed and can be up to 4 rows of plants per bed depending on your ease of reach.Īfter a week or so you may find the leaves may die back. When planting roots must be placed into the soil and covered well while the crown must be sitting on top of the ground level and not buried into the soil. Optimal fruit production requires cool soil. During Spring/Summer planting do not use black plastic when forming your garden beds as it raises the soil temperature. Planting holes must be wet before planting. Plants planted too close together may not have enough aeration and become prone to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew or mould. Plant spacing depends on your micro-climatic conditions and variety that you wish to plant as some varieties have larger canopies than others, for example Sugarbaby canopy is larger than Lowanna. Strawberries can be planted at 30 cm – 45 cm apart for fruit production. Rubygem – Fruit is an attractive moderately dark glossy red and is medium to large, uniformly shaped and is short conical to slightly wedged. Sugarbaby – Normally produces large size berries and commence producing fruit around early June. This variety is suitable to pots and hydroponics setups. Lowanna – medium dense plant structure and will produce fruit throughout the year being a day neutral variety. Redlands Joy – fruit is sweet, suitable for warmer subtropical climates, especially in the southeast Queensland corner. High yielding and productive throughout the season and may also be used in pots and hydroponics settings. 
It is very important to get certified disease free plants from certified runner growers or nursery.
The following varieties are recommended for the home gardener and are available from Sweets Strawberry Runners.
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