Selected cultivars of wild strawberries are as delicious and aromatic as wild strawberries growing in forest glades. However, they differ from them with larger fruit and no runners. For this reason, cultivars are propagated by sowing seeds.It may seem complicated for novice growers, but actually getting seedlings is not at all difficult.In order to get young wild strawberry seedlings in the spring, we have to sow the seeds well in advance.
The recommended date is February or March, but the seeds can also be sown at a later date.Early winter sowing, however, guarantees that in spring we will get grown seedlings that will bear fruit in the same year.Wild strawberry seeds are very small, so it is best to sow them in small boxes or larger pots filled with frame soil or peat substrate.When you buy a packet of seeds in a garden store, you will be sure to get the right variety.
The best known and proven varieties of wild strawberries grown in our country are 'Rugia' and 'Baron Solemacher'. The seeds are sown in projections or in rows and gently covered with fine sand. To keep the substrate moist, cover the box with foil or glass.Until the wild strawberries start to germinate, keep the air and substrate moist.After emergence, seedlings often grow too densely, so we quilt them in a larger spacing to a new box. We plant them in the garden in the beds when the ground warms up a bit (usually around mid-April).
