Growing Strawberries (Part 2): Pruning, Pests, and Harvesting
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Adam
Need a bit of guidance. I bit off more than I could chew this growing season. I have in excess of 20 strawberry runners that I meticulously potted up and they are amazingly healthy in 4 pots. Now for the problem. I live in Indiana (zone 6) and they are still in their pots with average first frost being between Oct 1-10th. The grow bed I intended to build for them never happened and I see no chance of them being able to be planted and getting rooted in before we have hard frosts. What is my best option for overwintering them? I'm considering up-potting them to 6 pots to give them a bit more room as they are already looking a bit rootbound and keeping them in my unheated garage against the house wall. Does this sound like a solid option or is there something else that I could do?
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Need a bit of guidance. I bit off more than I could chew this growing season. I have in excess of 20 strawberry runners that I meticulously potted up and they are amazingly healthy in 4 pots. Now for the problem. I live in Indiana (zone 6) and they are still in their pots with average first frost being between Oct 1-10th. The grow bed I intended to build for them never happened and I see no chance of them being able to be planted and getting rooted in before we have hard frosts. What is my best option for overwintering them? I'm considering up-potting them to 6 pots to give them a bit more room as they are already looking a bit rootbound and keeping them in my unheated garage against the house wall. Does this sound like a solid option or is there something else that I could do?
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Midnight
So like, I'm super late, but I have a lot of strawberries that we planted from a variety pack of seeds. They all turn out with small berries for the most part, like field strawberries, but when we let them go we get a ton of folliage. I'm trying to make it a habit in the spring to go and divide the crowns, because they spread like wildfire in our tiny 5ishx5ish plot in front of our apartment. They have tons of really tall flower stalks through the year, and are actually blooming again now in November. I mostly just keep them for greenery, but I might have to start pruning them and see what I get from a groomed yield rather than a half a cup of tiny fruits.
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So like, I'm super late, but I have a lot of strawberries that we planted from a variety pack of seeds. They all turn out with small berries for the most part, like field strawberries, but when we let them go we get a ton of folliage. I'm trying to make it a habit in the spring to go and divide the crowns, because they spread like wildfire in our tiny 5ishx5ish plot in front of our apartment. They have tons of really tall flower stalks through the year, and are actually blooming again now in November. I mostly just keep them for greenery, but I might have to start pruning them and see what I get from a groomed yield rather than a half a cup of tiny fruits.
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Alex
I dont normally comment, but this time I just had to. Ive watched a few now and l have to say, I really like the down to earth way gardening has been explained. Im a retired Aussie (down south in Melbourne) who is loving doing things in my garden. Im a real novice, but willing to learn. These videos are just what l need. Im going to watch them all. Thank you.
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I dont normally comment, but this time I just had to. Ive watched a few now and l have to say, I really like the down to earth way gardening has been explained. Im a retired Aussie (down south in Melbourne) who is loving doing things in my garden. Im a real novice, but willing to learn. These videos are just what l need. Im going to watch them all. Thank you.
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Highlands
I have a lot of pill bugs, and heard about setting a half orange (cut side down) on the soil. I didnt have much faith but had extra oranges so I tried it. Wow, it worked REALLY well! There were about 30 pill bugs under each orange half that I scooped out. I left the orange and got just as many this morning.
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I have a lot of pill bugs, and heard about setting a half orange (cut side down) on the soil. I didnt have much faith but had extra oranges so I tried it. Wow, it worked REALLY well! There were about 30 pill bugs under each orange half that I scooped out. I left the orange and got just as many this morning.
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Bon3yard
I grew Albion and Honeoye. The Honeoye did great. The Albion did great for about 1. 5 years. Then they were struck down with Gray Mold AND some other leaf fungus. I was pretty sad as those Albion are large and really sweet. I will have to try a different Everbearing type this next season.
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I grew Albion and Honeoye. The Honeoye did great. The Albion did great for about 1. 5 years. Then they were struck down with Gray Mold AND some other leaf fungus. I was pretty sad as those Albion are large and really sweet. I will have to try a different Everbearing type this next season.
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Nahnis
Hi Kevin. How do the runners attach to the soil if the bed is covered by the straw?
Also, do you mix sand into the soil? That was in the instructions from the nursery that I ordered my strawberries from.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
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Hi Kevin. How do the runners attach to the soil if the bed is covered by the straw?
Also, do you mix sand into the soil? That was in the instructions from the nursery that I ordered my strawberries from.
Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
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nicole
I have a question for ya. I was given some strawberry plants with already sprouting flowers from a friend, I transplanted them to the bed & the leaves started to turn brown and the green parts are very limp. Is there something I can do to save them?
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I have a question for ya. I was given some strawberry plants with already sprouting flowers from a friend, I transplanted them to the bed & the leaves started to turn brown and the green parts are very limp. Is there something I can do to save them?
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bryan
Newer gardner here. i planted 3 strawberry plants last month from storebought plants. how do i know if they are everbearing or june plants. i have 2 berries started and need to know if i should cut them off. not many flowers happening
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Newer gardner here. i planted 3 strawberry plants last month from storebought plants. how do i know if they are everbearing or june plants. i have 2 berries started and need to know if i should cut them off. not many flowers happening
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Tom
I dont know what kind of strawberries I have. I tried them in hanging baskets.
They did not like that.
So I put them in the ground, they seem to be doing better.
Should I not expect fruit this year because of that?
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I dont know what kind of strawberries I have. I tried them in hanging baskets.
They did not like that.
So I put them in the ground, they seem to be doing better.
Should I not expect fruit this year because of that?
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Sharlena
Why do strawberrys get brown straw like stalks at the bottom of the plant? Seem like dry old stems. It's really hard to prone as the house I moved to they didn't look after them. How do I help them become healthy again?
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Why do strawberrys get brown straw like stalks at the bottom of the plant? Seem like dry old stems. It's really hard to prone as the house I moved to they didn't look after them. How do I help them become healthy again?
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Larry
Here at Blue Eye Maple Syrup and Strawberry, we plant thousands of strawberries every year! I have found the best way to hold runners down in pots is with plastic forks! Plus you can use them over year after year!
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Here at Blue Eye Maple Syrup and Strawberry, we plant thousands of strawberries every year! I have found the best way to hold runners down in pots is with plastic forks! Plus you can use them over year after year!
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helicrashpro
Isopods (pill bug, roley poley) eat dead and decaying plant material. They are used in bioactive planted terrariums all the time. They are good for healthy plants. I would not remove them from the garden.
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Isopods (pill bug, roley poley) eat dead and decaying plant material. They are used in bioactive planted terrariums all the time. They are good for healthy plants. I would not remove them from the garden.
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Liz
-Growing season lol I'm in Norway. We're lucky if the garden furniture is dry for a week. I only have a container garden, so I need all the advice I can get to get the most out of things. :D This is excellent!
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-Growing season lol I'm in Norway. We're lucky if the garden furniture is dry for a week. I only have a container garden, so I need all the advice I can get to get the most out of things. :D This is excellent!
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TheMomentEnds
8: 10 Sierra bottle conditions their ales, so best to store bottles upright, to allow yeast to settle on bottom. And then pour from bottle to glass, and not drink from the bottle. cheers to SN: )
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8: 10 Sierra bottle conditions their ales, so best to store bottles upright, to allow yeast to settle on bottom. And then pour from bottle to glass, and not drink from the bottle. cheers to SN: )
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Anna
What do you do once the bed is all full and lush, and it becomes very difficult to see individual plants and you can't catch the runners before they're everywhere? Mine has gotten out of control!
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What do you do once the bed is all full and lush, and it becomes very difficult to see individual plants and you can't catch the runners before they're everywhere? Mine has gotten out of control!
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