Post by John Gusmano on May 14, 2014 8:56:21 GMT -5
I want to attempt to grow strawberries this year. Any tips on how to go about doing it? I have never grown them before. Thanks for any and all advice!!!
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You should plant them in direct sunlight and pick the first flowers. They ripen much like tomatoes. From green to red. Are you going to plant on the ground or in a container?
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Alright. When you plant them make sure the middle leaves are above ground. The stems are usually shorter than the rest. Make sure to water them well to start them off good. I plant mine about a foot apart from each other. Good luck!
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Post by farmertrappe on May 15, 2014 7:33:39 GMT -5
John check out Krohne PLANT FARM, Inc, its in your neck of the woods. Good people to deal with for Strawberry and asparagus plants. WWW.krohneplantfarms.com I plant mine in three foot rows and 18" between plants. Pull blooms the first year to let plants get established, fill in rows with the runners. I don't spray anything on mine except some sweat and Budweiser when picking fruit. I only use composted pig manure to fertilize and I do well with berries. Next year when they start kicking, make sure you freeze some berries, nothing better than some berries on ice cream in the dead of the winter next to the wood stove.
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Post by farmertrappe on May 16, 2014 18:15:23 GMT -5
Pulled my first two quarts today! Only about a week later than usual, washed and quartered up and in the frig ready for some rice crispy cereal. Out of all the ways to enjoy berries its one of my favorites.
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Post by farmertrappe on May 29, 2014 17:15:13 GMT -5
What great strawberry weather we have been having, just enough rain, sunny weather. The biting flies showed up a week ago. Cool, windy and rainy this day. I have been averaging ten plus quarts a day for over a week. Still have maybe a week of good picking left. I have eight pints in the freezer and need some more containers.
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i will be picking strawberrys in T-minus 2 days...im behind other folks here for some reason.
My patch started out as 3 plants on a lark 3 years ago. They were container strawberrys(ozark beauties), once they spread, i stay with them, now i have a patch of 30 some plants.
Unlike what i always heard, they arent hard to grow, dont require much(if any) labor, and produce well, at least for me.
My strawberry patch is only second to my red raspberry patch, both blew my mind how easy they were to grow.
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My strawberries are very easy to grow the hardest thing is keeping them contained. The runners will go everywhere. I find putting straw down helps keep the slugs down and the weeds.
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