How to Grow Organic Strawberries Indoors

Strawberries are wonderful and popular fruits that can be grown indoors. Growing strawberries in containers can be very easy and more rewarding using a container than in a garden. This is largely due to because they can produce fruits quickly and require relatively a small space to grow. Indoor planting and growing of organic strawberry will allow you to control so many factors of growth such as humidity, temperature, and light. You can grow strawberries indoors and they will grow as if it were in planted in a garden.

In a nutshell, growing organic strawberries at home is cool and fun. All you need is to know the requirements you will need to start this indoor growth.

Requirements for Organic Strawberries Indoor Growth

For the growth of strawberries indoors, these materials will be highly needed.

• A strawberry pot - choose a pot that has drainage dents which will allow nutrition for your strawberry plants. You can use hanging containers to save some space.
  
• A potting mix
  
• A strawberry plant - ensure that you buy your organic strawberry plant from a local nursery. Select a strawberry plant that is easy to grow and compatible with indoor and container gardening. ​
  

Growth and Care of Organic Strawberries

• Locate a section of your home that has a sufficient amount of sunlight for at least six hours. This will guarantee that your organic strawberry plant will get the needed sunlight. After you have found the spot that meets this condition, place your strawberry container or pot there.
  
• Select the type of soil that will support the growth of your strawberry plant. Add soul to the pot until when you get few inches away near the rim of the pot. Make sure there is good drainage as well as compost for your soil as a good drainage will guarantee the disintegration of the compost to enrich the soil with nutrients for the growth of the strawberry plant. ,
  
• Prior to the planting of the strawberry plant, you should remove runners and dead leaves. Trim the 4-5 inches after which you should soak in water for about an hour. Place the organic strawberry inside the pot. Ensure that the plant is standing with its roots pointing downwards towards the bottom of the container or pot. Afterwards, you can place the pot in the area where there is enough supply of sunlight for at least six hours.
  
• The next stage involves feeding and nourishing the plant for proper growth. Water the strawberry plant properly every 3-4 days and be sure that you don't overwater it. Carry out a daily inspection of the plant to determine when there is undersupply of water. The leaves should be fresh, green and moist for a properly growing strawberry plant. If you detect scaly and dry leaves, this signifies insufficient supply of water and probably a high concentration of salt in the soil. Reduce watering once the strawberry plants start growing.
  
• You can also feed your plant using organic composts in the stead of fertilizers. You can use worm composts or dead leaves to provide enough nutrients in supporting the growth of the strawberry plant.
  
• You should carry out hand pollination. This is because your plants are not outdoors where bees will have to perform the pollination themselves. Strawberry plants are ready for pollination when the petals are wide open, the pistil is yellow-greenish and the stamen is brownish in color. You can use paintbrush or cotton swabs to transfer the pollen grains from the male part to the female part of the flower. This process isn't strenuous and doesn't take time to accomplish.
  
• The strawberry plants can be best prevented from pests and diseases using organic agents. You can also use natural repellents to determine certain pests from coming near your plant.
  
• You should cut off any runners running through the container. You can harvest when the strawberry is brightly red in color. ​
  

Health Benefits of Strawberry ​

Strawberry has some fascinating health benefits. It is very good for the treatment of eye-related problems. This is because it contains antioxidants which counteract the effect of free radicals, reducing their concentration and healing the eye.

It is known to boost the immune system in prevention of diseases as it contains vitamin C. ​It reduces aging as it contains Vitamin C.

The vitamin C doubles also as an antioxidant which reduces the attack of free radicals in body cells. The attack of these free radicals to the body cells, in turn, causes ageing. Strawberry minimizes the concentration which in turn prevents premature ageing. 

Strawberry plants are relatively easy to grow. With these steps, you will grow a tasty and palatable strawberry to give you its health benefits. Keep in mind that all the conditions for growth are met such as providing the right amount of sunlight, watering and avoid over watering when plants start growing etc.