Growing Strawberries (Part 1): Planting Bare Root Strawberries, Sun, and Soil
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Lance
What is your suggestion for dealing with spotted wing drosophila with ever bearing varieties?
I have a plan for netting my new June bearing beds that will be installed for next spring.
However, ever bearing strawberries require pollination throughout the year correct?
My wife and I are slowly brining more beds online each year of different fruits and vege and try to be critical thinkers before adding new items.
We live in Southern NJ where Rutgers has confirmed and issues advice for commercial growers.
They are in our general area but haven't experienced them yet in our yard with our tomatoes.
I'm concerned with planting a lot of Perennial fruits which initially was our primary objective with our yard. I'm afraid a large mass of unprotected fruits will lure them into our suburban neighborhood and would like to be equipped to deal with them.
Being on only a suburban 1/4 acre lot, we don't have a lot of space to store removable hoops and the appearance is also a concern with our front yard garden.
Just wondering since you don't have winter really if you deal with them persistently.
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What is your suggestion for dealing with spotted wing drosophila with ever bearing varieties?
I have a plan for netting my new June bearing beds that will be installed for next spring.
However, ever bearing strawberries require pollination throughout the year correct?
My wife and I are slowly brining more beds online each year of different fruits and vege and try to be critical thinkers before adding new items.
We live in Southern NJ where Rutgers has confirmed and issues advice for commercial growers.
They are in our general area but haven't experienced them yet in our yard with our tomatoes.
I'm concerned with planting a lot of Perennial fruits which initially was our primary objective with our yard. I'm afraid a large mass of unprotected fruits will lure them into our suburban neighborhood and would like to be equipped to deal with them.
Being on only a suburban 1/4 acre lot, we don't have a lot of space to store removable hoops and the appearance is also a concern with our front yard garden.
Just wondering since you don't have winter really if you deal with them persistently.
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handmade
I just ordered Ruby Ann Strawberry from Burpee along with some cucamelons seeds. I had sowed cucamelons seeds at the end of February and made a mistake of transferring the seedlings to Styrofoam cups which held too much water and I believe drowned them. But they did germinate beautifully using the wet paper towel in a zip lock quarter bag and a heat mat. So, going to give it a shot again. Also, had a question about the germ dates posted on seed packs. I got a pack of colored daisies and the pack said 7-14 days to germinate. These germinated in 3 days! I'm not complaining just pointing out the fact how gardening is definitely an art. Trial and error! Thank you for the great videos! I've been learning a whole bunch.
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I just ordered Ruby Ann Strawberry from Burpee along with some cucamelons seeds. I had sowed cucamelons seeds at the end of February and made a mistake of transferring the seedlings to Styrofoam cups which held too much water and I believe drowned them. But they did germinate beautifully using the wet paper towel in a zip lock quarter bag and a heat mat. So, going to give it a shot again. Also, had a question about the germ dates posted on seed packs. I got a pack of colored daisies and the pack said 7-14 days to germinate. These germinated in 3 days! I'm not complaining just pointing out the fact how gardening is definitely an art. Trial and error! Thank you for the great videos! I've been learning a whole bunch.
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Jackrabbit
I'm no expert I just want to make that very clear.
But I had a very good laugh over how much you said to be gentle with the strawberry plants. I tried the plastic covered mound method with mine this year and it was just stab lots of holes in a black plastic bag, jab fist fulls of strawberries into said holes. No finesse, certainly very little gentleness. And I packed them in. (I've a very small cement locked urban garden)
So far so good, they are the tallest I've ever seen home grown strawberries, it's barely May and there are so many flowers!
With any luck the plastic mounds will keep the berries from going soggy and gross like they usually do in the rain.
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I'm no expert I just want to make that very clear.
But I had a very good laugh over how much you said to be gentle with the strawberry plants. I tried the plastic covered mound method with mine this year and it was just stab lots of holes in a black plastic bag, jab fist fulls of strawberries into said holes. No finesse, certainly very little gentleness. And I packed them in. (I've a very small cement locked urban garden)
So far so good, they are the tallest I've ever seen home grown strawberries, it's barely May and there are so many flowers!
With any luck the plastic mounds will keep the berries from going soggy and gross like they usually do in the rain.
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ea313712
Great info from all your garden related videos! Is it ok to kinda prune back some of the very large leaves from my strawberry plants? My plants are about 2 years old (the first year I did remove most of the flowers and runners) and very strong and healthy and wondering if TOO MANY large leaves can take away from the flowering blooms which i'm starting to have lots of at the moment. i don't overfeed with nitrogen since that is more for foliage, I try to keep any fertilizer around 5-5-5. So, okay to trim back a few, or a lot of the very huge leaves to help focus the plants energy on their blooms? Thank you.
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Great info from all your garden related videos! Is it ok to kinda prune back some of the very large leaves from my strawberry plants? My plants are about 2 years old (the first year I did remove most of the flowers and runners) and very strong and healthy and wondering if TOO MANY large leaves can take away from the flowering blooms which i'm starting to have lots of at the moment. i don't overfeed with nitrogen since that is more for foliage, I try to keep any fertilizer around 5-5-5. So, okay to trim back a few, or a lot of the very huge leaves to help focus the plants energy on their blooms? Thank you.
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Golden
The majority of strawberry varieties are terrible flavor! The two you ordered are bland and only bred for size/market cause if your selling by weight you'll make more money with these but the best tasting strains are French strains and the mara des bois (Mara-de-bwah) is considered the highest quality and most fragrant of any hybrid strawberry and than the other best strawberrys are alpine strawberrys which you can smell across the room they smell so insanely amazing and delicious! I've never tasted anything better and their considered a delicacy fruit and cost a fortune to buy the fruit!
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The majority of strawberry varieties are terrible flavor! The two you ordered are bland and only bred for size/market cause if your selling by weight you'll make more money with these but the best tasting strains are French strains and the mara des bois (Mara-de-bwah) is considered the highest quality and most fragrant of any hybrid strawberry and than the other best strawberrys are alpine strawberrys which you can smell across the room they smell so insanely amazing and delicious! I've never tasted anything better and their considered a delicacy fruit and cost a fortune to buy the fruit!
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Shauna
I planted June-bearing strawberries in 2020. Runners took over in the small area where they were initially planted, and I moved these new plants to another space in the garden. All of these produced amazing strawberries this spring, and huge quantities. The problem Im having is with this years new runners. Im finding lots of videos for planting, but not any for maintaining after planting. I dont have enough space to keep all the new plants. Does it harm the plant to not allow runners? How long do strawberries live, and arent the runners there to replace the old ones dying off?
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I planted June-bearing strawberries in 2020. Runners took over in the small area where they were initially planted, and I moved these new plants to another space in the garden. All of these produced amazing strawberries this spring, and huge quantities. The problem Im having is with this years new runners. Im finding lots of videos for planting, but not any for maintaining after planting. I dont have enough space to keep all the new plants. Does it harm the plant to not allow runners? How long do strawberries live, and arent the runners there to replace the old ones dying off?
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Flower
I grow Seascape in zone 3B, which is a lot colder than 10b, it can get as cold as -40C which is the same as -40F in the winter. These are the best strawberries I have ever eaten and they will continue to ripen when you pick them when they still have some white or pink flesh. I ordered another 100 bare rooted plants from my supplier in Canada. I would recommend growing these fantastic strawberries and they even produce strawberries on their runners! Your demo on planting bare roots is excellent!
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I grow Seascape in zone 3B, which is a lot colder than 10b, it can get as cold as -40C which is the same as -40F in the winter. These are the best strawberries I have ever eaten and they will continue to ripen when you pick them when they still have some white or pink flesh. I ordered another 100 bare rooted plants from my supplier in Canada. I would recommend growing these fantastic strawberries and they even produce strawberries on their runners! Your demo on planting bare roots is excellent!
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Jess
(From another 10b area) My strawberries were never really growing all that well, so I've been experimenting with companion plants, and I found a companion that helped my berries thrive: Carrots. I just mixed them in all over the place. The other planters I have with other experimental mixes still have the same underperforming plants, so there's something about the carrots that the strawberries like.
Wasn't really something I expected, but, hopefully somebody else finds this comment useful.
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(From another 10b area) My strawberries were never really growing all that well, so I've been experimenting with companion plants, and I found a companion that helped my berries thrive: Carrots. I just mixed them in all over the place. The other planters I have with other experimental mixes still have the same underperforming plants, so there's something about the carrots that the strawberries like.
Wasn't really something I expected, but, hopefully somebody else finds this comment useful.
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Kassandra
Problem with Bare Root strawberries, is that many being sold are actually 3 or 4 year old strawberry plants that are on the downward producing cycle, and will no longer produce very many strawberries. MANY farms remove their older stock, trimming them down to small bare roots they then can get further money from that plant. There was an investigative story on tv about this scam about 10 years ago. So I NEVER buy bare root any more. Otherwise a great video: )
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Problem with Bare Root strawberries, is that many being sold are actually 3 or 4 year old strawberry plants that are on the downward producing cycle, and will no longer produce very many strawberries. MANY farms remove their older stock, trimming them down to small bare roots they then can get further money from that plant. There was an investigative story on tv about this scam about 10 years ago. So I NEVER buy bare root any more. Otherwise a great video: )
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Rickers
I bought some strawberries from Lowes around a month or so ago and they are doing good. The berries are small but taste great. They are starting to send off shoots that are taking root. I placed those in a pot so I can plant them in another location. I want to get a few more varieties and plant them in different locations. My theory is if I plant multiple varieties and spread them throughout my garden the pests wont be able to move about them as easily.
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I bought some strawberries from Lowes around a month or so ago and they are doing good. The berries are small but taste great. They are starting to send off shoots that are taking root. I placed those in a pot so I can plant them in another location. I want to get a few more varieties and plant them in different locations. My theory is if I plant multiple varieties and spread them throughout my garden the pests wont be able to move about them as easily.
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thisgoodsweetheart
I bought strawberry plants last weekend and was planning on transferring them to my raised bed tomorrow but out of no where they started dying! I watered them when needed, kept them inside at night (still chilly in zone 7) and put them in the sun during the day. Does anyone have an tips or insight on why this happened? I dont know if these are even salvageable anymore
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I bought strawberry plants last weekend and was planning on transferring them to my raised bed tomorrow but out of no where they started dying! I watered them when needed, kept them inside at night (still chilly in zone 7) and put them in the sun during the day. Does anyone have an tips or insight on why this happened? I dont know if these are even salvageable anymore
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Michele
I'm on the Mississippi Coast where it gets VERY hot. Usually my full sun plants start to wilt after a full day in the sun. For instance I planted tomato plants, some in full sun- some that get partial shade in the afternoon. The ones in the partial shade are thriving; the others seem stunted and haven't grown at all. Do you think I should grow my strawberries in partial shade?
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I'm on the Mississippi Coast where it gets VERY hot. Usually my full sun plants start to wilt after a full day in the sun. For instance I planted tomato plants, some in full sun- some that get partial shade in the afternoon. The ones in the partial shade are thriving; the others seem stunted and haven't grown at all. Do you think I should grow my strawberries in partial shade?
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Peyton
I bought bare root strawberries from a box store the other day. They didn't have a crown? Or else I didn't see any. And I didn't know I had to separate it. I just put the whole thing in the ground. I'm pretty sure I'm in for chaos or nothing at all. :/ Wish I had done the research like I had for everything else in the garden.
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I bought bare root strawberries from a box store the other day. They didn't have a crown? Or else I didn't see any. And I didn't know I had to separate it. I just put the whole thing in the ground. I'm pretty sure I'm in for chaos or nothing at all. :/ Wish I had done the research like I had for everything else in the garden.
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Tim
Kevin, I ordered 60 Albion Strawberry plants from Amazon. I planted them in a dark composted soil with Coco Coir and Perlite. I use automatic drip lines and used straw for mulch. All the plants died and grew a better crop from the oat straw. Is July a bad time to start propagating bare root strawberry plants. What went wrong?
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Kevin, I ordered 60 Albion Strawberry plants from Amazon. I planted them in a dark composted soil with Coco Coir and Perlite. I use automatic drip lines and used straw for mulch. All the plants died and grew a better crop from the oat straw. Is July a bad time to start propagating bare root strawberry plants. What went wrong?
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Snowhite
Hi! So I've transplanted some strawberries from my garden into pots using flower mix soil and granulated organic compost 3: 1 and the next day they're limp lol What I did wrong? Someone please help!
You said they like slightly acidic soil, so can I use citrus mix maybe? Thanks in advance
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Hi! So I've transplanted some strawberries from my garden into pots using flower mix soil and granulated organic compost 3: 1 and the next day they're limp lol What I did wrong? Someone please help!
You said they like slightly acidic soil, so can I use citrus mix maybe? Thanks in advance
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