In this article we will present best hydroponic system for strawberries, which can effectively shorten hydroponic strawberries grow time and increase the hydroponic strawberry yield.What is the best hydroponics system for strawberries do you think?

Elevated strawberry growing systems

Elevated strawberry growing systems usually consist of steel gutter, gutter support bracket, water and irrigation systems and other planting accessories. Depending on the distribution of the planting gutters they can be divided into single-row elevated gutter, double-row elevated gutter and double-tier growing systems. The grwoing gutter always produced inside of greenhouse by professional gutter machine.

The main advantage of the elevated strawberry growing planting system is that the height of the growing gutter can be customized to increase the ventilation of the plant roots, thus effectively isolating the natural soil from the risk of spreading pests and diseases to the strawberry plants and fruit, while the appropriate height of the growing gutters can bring great convenience to the management of the plants, as then you do not need to bend down to manage the plants, thus making the work in the field less tiring.

The elevated strawberry growing system with white floor ground coverings also increases the light intensity of the strawberry plants inside the greenhouse, which doubles the sugar content of the fruit.

Lifting strawberry growing system

The lifting strawberry planting system is a new type of strawberry planting system. It usually consists of a strawberry planting grow gutter, a traction system for lifting the gutter and a water and irrigation system. Depending on the direction of the grow gutter lift, the lift system is usually divided into a vertical lifting system and a horizontal moving planting system.

In contrast to standard raised strawberry systems, vertical strawberry lift systems can be used to increase the land area, which is similar to a vertical farm. In a standard greenhouse with an 8 meter section, we usually install more than ten growing gutter, which is almost twice as many as in a standard raised strawberry growing system.

This gives the crop optimum light when the sun is not shining, while the gutters can be lowered back to their starting position when the sun is shining excessively, and the lift and control allows selective management of the planting.

The main difference between the horizontal movement and the lifting system is that the horizontal movement of the strawberry system does not allow the vertical lifting of the gutter, but it is a very cost effective way to increase the yield per unit area of strawberry cultivation.

Strawberry growing system with substrate netting

The strawberry netting system differs from the use of steel or PVC planting gutter in that the netting is formed by using hot-dip galvanized round tubes or structural fittings or posts of comparable strength to form the skeleton of the netting, and the non-woven or film-covered ground cloth, or other strong woven material with good permeability, is then formed and physically connected to the shape of the planting grow gutter.

The strawberry substrate is then packed into the cultivation gutter. The advantage of this type of planting system is that it is relatively inexpensive compared to steel systems (in some designs the price is comparable).

However, the disadvantage of this system is that it is not possible to achieve 100% recovery of water and fertilizer as with steel grow gutter, but rather the waste solution drips directly onto the ground through the air holes in the substrate pockets, resulting in a significant reduction in the cleanliness of the ground. This makes it impossible to grow by hydroponic system.

In Japan, the famous growing system producer AGLIS developed very cost effective strawberry growing systemswith substrate netting.

Polyvinylchloride strawberry growing system

PVC strawberry systems are similar to steel strawberry systems in that they consist of three main components: the planting gutter, the gutter support bracket and the water and irrigation system.

PVC strawberry planters price are usually lower than steel ones, but some PVC grow gutter shapes, especially large capacity strawberry planters, are more expensive than steel planters.

The process of splicing increases the installation costs considerably and also increases the risk of leakage at the joints of the troughs. The PVC strawberry planters cannot therefore be used in large greenhouse scale projects.

Potted strawberry growing system

The freestanding strawberry pot is one of the most scientific ways of growing strawberries, but it is also the most expensive of almost all systems.

Why is it scientific? The biggest advantage of using pots is that they can be managed on a modular basis and are particularly suitable for the higher end strawberry varieties.

When growing strawberries on a large scale in pots, the amount of substrate in each pot is constant, the amount of water and fertilizer that should be given to the pot is fixed, and the amount of substrate can be determined according to the variety of strawberry crop, so that no substrate is wasted. In the event of pest and disease contamination or plant death in a particular area, the planting pots can be controlled immediately and with the greatest precision.

At the end of the growing season, the planting pot unit facilitates the recovery of the substrate and the disposal of the strawberry roots, so that the entire planting area is free from any contamination by living pathogens when the workers are careful working.

Polypropylene folding strawberry growing system

The PP flexible folding gutter is a very economical planting system, similar the simple strawberry growing system with substrate netting. It is usually made of PP plastic sheets (rolls) which are installed directly in greenhouse and folded into long gutter by means of slots pulling wires and fixing nails, after which the bulk substrate is poured directly into the slots to form a joint-free flexible greenhouse planting gutter. This is a very simple, inexpensive and flexible way of planting strawberry. The folding PP gutter also has a variety of gutter shapes, which makes it possible to choose different types of strawberry troughs for different crops.

However, it is very unsuitable if you need to elevate the cultivator to a certain height above the ground, as PP folding grow gutter are hardly rigid and if you need to plant on stilts, you need a custom-made planting support, which also requires a hot-dip galvanized flat plate for support. The limitations of this type of planting are therefore also limited, especially when it comes to establishing planting facilities above ground level.