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Hello mam I am a PG student from India and doing it in Pomology subject. My thesis is on strawberry variety screening but it went totally wrong and a disaster. I planted them in Lucknow city on the 8th of October 2023 on flat beds( approx 300 runners) but after almost 40 days they all died. Why mam ? I did all I could during my trial but I couldn't succeed while my other batchmate succeeded in the trial on strawberry . Their piece of land was approx 100 m away from my land . What went wrong with my strawberry ? Mam my batchmates planted strawberries in the month of early November. So was that a factor for their success? Mam but one student planted it in November still his crop did not succeed . Mam please give basic tips about strawberry farming in sub tropical conditions
You're way under-subscribed. This is an excellent explainer. Very thorough for beginners without being too slow or dumbed down. I've been growing strawberries for years and never knew about trimming the roots. I'd like to get those fun white ones this year, so I'll try it out then. Thanks!
OMG I just watched one of her videos. YOU'RE RIGHT!! LOL We could be sisters! Although I can tell you nail polish and gardening do no mix in any way, haha!
LOL! I enjoyed your video. Very informative and entertaining. Good hole digging technique...that 5 second segment was priceless. I’m trying strawberries for the first time this year. Give us an update video please.
That's GANGSTA hole diggin to you! 😜I think if you go to my winterizing video, the strawberry bed makes an appearance, since I added compost right before it snowed. I might do another tour video this year. Stay tuned!
Thankyou for the info. I just planted Ozark Beauties and we have quite a few squirrels here. I heard you mention making a video on how to keep them out, but couldn’t find it. Any help would be appreciated.
Just watching this, as I am about to plant raised bed strawberries and this is so helpful. BUT I am so sad not to see the f/u video on protecting the bed from bunnies and squirrels. Did that ever get made? Or is it inside a different video?
I do have a brief section in my winterizing video with the strawberries. I might do a strawberry protection video this year or another tour video so they might pop up there. I'm sure I'll post my PILES of strawberries on IG, too, if you're over there. That's my brag spot for my harvests. ;-)
Great video! Not sure what zone you’re in... I’m in zone 5. Going to try & plant some in my raised bed soon. Do you think they’ll produce strawberries the first year?
They should do fine in zone 5! If there's any varieties that are more cold hardy, try to choose those, since 5 is the lowest zone strawberries are good in. I didn't get too much the first year, but they are going like gangbusters right now! 🍓🍓
This is the best gardening video I’ve seen so far! I love how you take us step-by-step. I have one question though. Why did you double the recommended amount of fertilizer? Was it because the fertilizer grade was roughly half of 10-10-10? I’m planning on getting the organic garden tone fertilizer and I can’t find the grade on there. Should I still double it? Thanks!!
Hi Autumn, sorry just rereading your comment and wanted to respond again so I didn't confuse you! I looked up Espoma's Garden-Tone. It's 3-4-4, so yes, I'd used double that to get close to the 10-10-10, maybe a little more.
@heberildo You got this! Do you know how many things I've killed?! OMG My hubs used to call me a black thumb. Keep trying! There's no "right" or "wrong." Just "let's do this different next time." You got this. 💪
Hi Bob, I made the beds out of cedar from the local Home Depot. I'll have a video coming out soon on how I made them since I had to make two more. Stay tuned!
Can you use straw instead of mulch? Also, can you tell me how many rows you were able to plant in your 14x3 area? It looks like 3 rows? And in each row the plants are 12 inches apart?
Yep, straw works! Whatever mulch material you have on hand. I live in the northeast with lots of trees, so I always have piles of leaves around. In raised beds you can plant them 12" apart, so 14 plants per row (since my beds are 14' long) x 3 rows (since my beds are 3' wide) = 42 plants. They fill in pretty quickly so don't be disappointed at how pathetic they look when you first plant them! Gardening is an exercise in patience, LOL!
@@ReSprout thank you. This will be my first year ever growing anything. Going to start with potatoes and strawberries. If I can handle those then I’ll branch out to tomatoes, etc.
Potatoes are very easy to start with, though you'll probably be biting your finger nails like I did the first time I grew them. I was DYING to know if they were done or how they were doing. Good luck!
Starting with good soil and good fertility is always a good idea! If the bed has been recently fertilized or amended, I skip it, but I think that bed hadn't had some love in awhile. Here's some more info from University of Maine on fertilizing for strawberries: extension.umaine.edu/publications/2067e/
I second that! Can you do a vid on how to make your flower beds? I’m going to make another comment just in case because I reallllly want to see how you guys make the beds 😁😁😁
Hi Jen, I know this is a super old comment, but I DID end up making the tutorial on the raised beds. Here it is! Hope it helps! ua-cam.com/video/SAzAovC2fqY/v-deo.html
I just love your videos!! binge watching them all today. You are such a great teacher, I love all the exacting tips, the way you show things, that you share “why” you do certain things, your sense of humor and I love your stories I can relate so well, so I appreciate that you’re very real, salt of earth…so fun to watch! And just the right mix of music and not too loud. I’m so glad I found your channel!
Wow...Just what I needed :) Thank you so much. I was doing the same thing...just plopping them in the soil. Never had a problem with it til I tried strawberries. I was probably just REALLY luck everything took off...LOVE the "just talking to myself" at the end...Keep blossoming Queen!
Great job! This is the best strawberry set up tutorial I’ve seen yet. I ordered the strawberries from Stark Brothers today. Now all I have to do is follow your list of steps. Thank you
Hi! I'm planting strawberries right now, I'm using cow fertilizer or cow manure, and I'm using a 3-1 ratio of planting soil to cow manure, I've gotten that tip from a worker on a garden-store. But i wonder, when do I water my plants? Every day? Every weekend? I'm using straw as cover on the soil by the way, just if that changes the moisture
Yes, straw should help keep the moisture in the soil, which is GOOD! And also keep the weeds down too. Water when the soil is dry. If you want an excuse to buy a cute little garden gauge (I mean, like, who doesn't??), you can put one in your yard. I empty mine once a week on Mondays and make sure the garden gets 1" of rain of week and if not, I pull out the hose.
I use a labelmaker actually. I was actually surprised that it didn't fade! I've had some out there for two years now. It's crazy. There's a link to both the markers and labelmaker in my description. Enjoy!
I guess I didn't know about TriStar. It looked like no plants were included just roots. I put them in garden and watered. Probably nothing will come up. I should have just paid more for the already established plants for sale!
That's how "bareroot" plants come! They look pretty pathetic, for sure. First time I got bareroot anything I thought it was dead and thought the same thing. 🤣 Keep watering and they'll grow!
I prune them to keep them in my beds, otherwise they send runners all over the place, hanging out of the beds! I don't prune the runners inside the beds, though.
Do I have to remove the grass if I plan on using a raised bed? Or can I put it on top of the grass then maybe put black plastic on top of the grass? Or is that unnecessary?
Definitely don't use black plastic! It will break apart into little pieces and you'll never be able to get it out of your soil. Ask me how I know this! 😬 Also, you want to allow water and worms to get in and out of your beds and it won't be able to do that with plastic at the bottom. For my shorter beds, a long time ago, I put cardboard on the bottom of the beds before to block the grass. That worked. For these beds, I ended up removing the grass in order to level them properly. But then I threw the removed sod back into the bottom and covered it with tons of soil. No issues with the grass re-growing. Weeds are always going to get into your beds. No way around it. The only way to prevent weeds is to weed regularly. If your beds are level, I wouldn't worry about removing the grass. Just fill 'em up. The grass with naturally die underneath.
The labeler in this video is a PIECE OF GARBAGE 🤣. Please do not buy it! This is the one I use now and it is fantastic! resprout.com/go/garden-marker-labeler/ Worth every penny! I use for so many other things besides making garden labels! These are the metal markers I use here - resprout.com/go/garden-markers/ Hope that helps!
Hi Leslie, I know this is a super old comment, but I DID end up making the tutorial on the raised beds. Here it is! Hope it helps! ua-cam.com/video/SAzAovC2fqY/v-deo.html
Please add "checking soil PH" or fixing soil PH, testing soil PH and changing it, something similar to your title so it shows up for all of us when we do a search on youtube, will bring more viewers to you :) LOVE your videos!
My strawberries are attacked merciously by slugs, pillbugs, and mocking birds. No fun. Definitely not a beginner crop for me. Im an avid gardener and two years trying in raised beds and then containers to no avail.
That sucks! Hardware cloth definitely helps for the birds. I don't wrestly too much with slugs and pillbugs. Would love to hear from some other Garden Bosses!
I ordered from Raintree also, it was the only provider that had the shuksan strawberries. Texas is different than Washington but I just want to try them, they are suppose to be the sweetest. Heading into my 2nd year of vegetable garden. Thank you!
Thank you for all the information. Very helpful. Seeing that you live in New York state, do the strawberries fare well over the winter months for the next growing season? Do you mulch them over in the fall when the ground freezes?
Hi Susan, I'm definitely in the warmer area (Long Island) of New York (zone 7), but you can do them in zones 5-8. I don't do too much to them over the winter, but for my winterizing video I did top dress them with compost. They are very happy right now. I'm harvesting strawberries daily!
My main pests for strawberries are definitely the squirrels. The birds have discovered my blueberry bushes and currants, which I think distracts them. :-) And I have been super lucky with the slugs (cross my fingers!)
Great, informative video! Thank you!! My strawberries are in a 2' high x 4' x 13' raised bed that we built last year & we used the hugelkultur method to save on the cost of soil. QUESTION: Now that the strawberries are in the bed, and the soil has broken down about 2", how do you add enough soil/compost to bring it back up 2" without disturbing the roots? I'm thinking I shouldn't have planted them in as deep a bed, in the first place. 😟 Do you think I should build a 1' high bed to put them in, and not use the hugelkultur method in it? The soil will still breakdown, though, and the plants will still get lower in the bed, right?
Hey Susan! I'm not versed in the hugelkultur method, though I know the premise. I'm not sure how hugelkulturists (is that a word?? LOL) deal with the height issues. I've successfully laid mulch on top of strawberries in the fall and the strawberries do poke up back through in the spring. You could add some height that way. Don't add too much though because you don't want to smother them. I think if I were going to do hugelkultur I might use it more for annual beds where it was easier to top off the soil after I harvested a crop (which everyone has to do anyways regardless of whether it's regular soil or hugelkultur). Keep experimenting! That's the best way to figure it all out! ♥️
As little as I can get away with, LOL. My area gets pretty good rainfall most years. I have a rain gauge in my yard I empty every Monday. If things are consistently below 1" a week, then I start hand watering with a hose.
Yeah, I really think one of the main reasons a lot of people don't like vegetables is that they eat the stuff from the grocery store. That's their only experience. But once you have a REAL tomato, how can you not want to eat juicy tomato sandwiches all summer???!
Is it possible to add lime after your strawberries are planted? Also, I guess I missed it, but how wet should the soil stay/often should one water the strawberries once planted?
Not sure about the lime. For the watering, I just use a rain gauge I have in my yard and start hand watering if I start getting less than 1" of rain per week. If you live in a dryer area, you might want to try an automatic soaker hose system though, since hand watering that often might be a lot of work.
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Hello mam
I am a PG student from India and doing it in Pomology subject.
My thesis is on strawberry variety screening but it went totally wrong and a disaster.
I planted them in Lucknow city on the 8th of October 2023 on flat beds( approx 300 runners) but after almost 40 days they all died. Why mam ?
I did all I could during my trial but I couldn't succeed while my other batchmate succeeded in the trial on strawberry . Their piece of land was approx 100 m away from my land .
What went wrong with my strawberry ?
Mam my batchmates planted strawberries in the month of early November. So was that a factor for their success?
Mam but one student planted it in November still his crop did not succeed .
Mam please give basic tips about strawberry farming in sub tropical conditions
You had me laughing! I just started getting my strawberry beds ready. Just have to test and amend and then plant! Can’t wait!
Laughing is good! You will need it while you find yourself harvesting green beans at 10 o'clock at night with a headlamp in the rain. {AHEM} 😜
I might be 2 years behind this video, but I sure appreciate all the great explanations you give!! Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
You're way under-subscribed. This is an excellent explainer. Very thorough for beginners without being too slow or dumbed down.
I've been growing strawberries for years and never knew about trimming the roots. I'd like to get those fun white ones this year, so I'll try it out then. Thanks!
Thank you Lisa! I hate slow videos, too. I always try to keep the pace quick. Glad you enjoyed! :-)
This video is amazing. I’m sitting in the dirt in the garden about to build my bed! Then onto strawberries!
That sounds fantastic! How did the bed and the strawberries work out? Did you get a harvest?
You did a really good job explaining things. Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
Chica we have to share the heck out of your channel. I love it.😎
LOL, I'm tryin'! Me and my 104 subscribers. 😂
“Or you can go gangster like I do with my hands”
Me: *subscribes*
LOL! I'm glad someone appreciated my corniness! 😜
@@ReSprout You remind me of Cristine from SimplyNailogical, I really do enjoy the corniness 🤪
OMG I just watched one of her videos. YOU'RE RIGHT!! LOL We could be sisters! Although I can tell you nail polish and gardening do no mix in any way, haha!
LOL! I enjoyed your video. Very informative and entertaining. Good hole digging technique...that 5 second segment was priceless.
I’m trying strawberries for the first time this year. Give us an update video please.
That's GANGSTA hole diggin to you! 😜I think if you go to my winterizing video, the strawberry bed makes an appearance, since I added compost right before it snowed. I might do another tour video this year. Stay tuned!
Cool knowledge
Thankyou for the info. I just planted Ozark Beauties and we have quite a few squirrels here. I heard you mention making a video on how to keep them out, but couldn’t find it. Any help would be appreciated.
Excellent!!!
Very informative! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Just subbed to your channel and added a few videos to my watch later list! Looks great! What zone are you in?
Just watching this, as I am about to plant raised bed strawberries and this is so helpful. BUT I am so sad not to see the f/u video on protecting the bed from bunnies and squirrels. Did that ever get made? Or is it inside a different video?
Have you done another video which shows how your strawberry beds turned out later in the season after planting?
I do have a brief section in my winterizing video with the strawberries. I might do a strawberry protection video this year or another tour video so they might pop up there. I'm sure I'll post my PILES of strawberries on IG, too, if you're over there. That's my brag spot for my harvests. ;-)
Great video! Not sure what zone you’re in... I’m in zone 5. Going to try & plant some in my raised bed soon. Do you think they’ll produce strawberries the first year?
They should do fine in zone 5! If there's any varieties that are more cold hardy, try to choose those, since 5 is the lowest zone strawberries are good in. I didn't get too much the first year, but they are going like gangbusters right now! 🍓🍓
This is the best gardening video I’ve seen so far! I love how you take us step-by-step.
I have one question though. Why did you double the recommended amount of fertilizer? Was it because the fertilizer grade was roughly half of 10-10-10? I’m planning on getting the organic garden tone fertilizer and I can’t find the grade on there. Should I still double it? Thanks!!
Yes that is exactly why! I can never seem to find the rating I need, so sometimes have to make do.
Hi Autumn, sorry just rereading your comment and wanted to respond again so I didn't confuse you! I looked up Espoma's Garden-Tone. It's 3-4-4, so yes, I'd used double that to get close to the 10-10-10, maybe a little more.
Thanks
I planted 10 strawberry crowns last week. After watching this video I discovered I did nothing right.
Don't worry too much. They are pretty resilient and will likely do okay anyway!
@@MaverickJohnson007 7 died. 3 are barely surviving but not growing
@heberildo You got this! Do you know how many things I've killed?! OMG My hubs used to call me a black thumb. Keep trying! There's no "right" or "wrong." Just "let's do this different next time." You got this. 💪
@@ReSprout out of the 25 bare roots i planted only 3 survived, but yes, I will try again next year!
Keep trying!
Great video, where did you get your raised bed material. What did you make the beds out of?
Hi Bob, I made the beds out of cedar from the local Home Depot. I'll have a video coming out soon on how I made them since I had to make two more. Stay tuned!
Bob, I finally finished the video on how to build these! It will be live shortly! ua-cam.com/video/SAzAovC2fqY/v-deo.html
Can you use straw instead of mulch? Also, can you tell me how many rows you were able to plant in your 14x3 area? It looks like 3 rows? And in each row the plants are 12 inches apart?
Yep, straw works! Whatever mulch material you have on hand. I live in the northeast with lots of trees, so I always have piles of leaves around. In raised beds you can plant them 12" apart, so 14 plants per row (since my beds are 14' long) x 3 rows (since my beds are 3' wide) = 42 plants. They fill in pretty quickly so don't be disappointed at how pathetic they look when you first plant them! Gardening is an exercise in patience, LOL!
@@ReSprout thank you. This will be my first year ever growing anything. Going to start with potatoes and strawberries. If I can handle those then I’ll branch out to tomatoes, etc.
Potatoes are very easy to start with, though you'll probably be biting your finger nails like I did the first time I grew them. I was DYING to know if they were done or how they were doing. Good luck!
@@ReSprout there is the anticipation of the unknown with them for sure.
This is interesting because what I have been told is that you dont fertilize the strawberries the first year.
Starting with good soil and good fertility is always a good idea! If the bed has been recently fertilized or amended, I skip it, but I think that bed hadn't had some love in awhile. Here's some more info from University of Maine on fertilizing for strawberries: extension.umaine.edu/publications/2067e/
You are correct. The reason you don't want to fertilize in a new strawberry bed with good soil is that you risk burning the strawberry roots.
Is it ok if I just use the berryton fertilizer from espoma
Berrytone is perfect! It's meant for strawberries. Just follow the directions on the bag. :-)
Your raised beds are gorgeous! Hoping my husband will help me put some in our yard this year.
Get those hubbies to work! We gotta keep them out of trouble. :-)
I second that! Can you do a vid on how to make your flower beds? I’m going to make another comment just in case because I reallllly want to see how you guys make the beds 😁😁😁
Hi Jen, I know this is a super old comment, but I DID end up making the tutorial on the raised beds. Here it is! Hope it helps! ua-cam.com/video/SAzAovC2fqY/v-deo.html
I just love your videos!! binge watching them all today. You are such a great teacher, I love all the exacting tips, the way you show things, that you share “why” you do certain things, your sense of humor and I love your stories I can relate so well, so I appreciate that you’re very real, salt of earth…so fun to watch! And just the right mix of music and not too loud. I’m so glad I found your channel!
Oh thank you Elizabeth! Your comment made my day! I've reread it a few times now. Gonna put it in my Motivating Comments file. :-)
Had to hit the sub button 🙏🖤
It was the gangsta diggin wasn't it? 😂
Nice video April!! I love your explanations on fertilizer!
Thank you Terry! So glad you enjoyed it! Fertilizer is always confusing so I thought I'd go in depth. :-)
Wow...Just what I needed :) Thank you so much. I was doing the same thing...just plopping them in the soil. Never had a problem with it til I tried strawberries. I was probably just REALLY luck everything took off...LOVE the "just talking to myself" at the end...Keep blossoming Queen!
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Thank you Beard CigarBeer!
Great job! This is the best strawberry set up tutorial I’ve seen yet. I ordered the strawberries from Stark Brothers today. Now all I have to do is follow your list of steps. Thank you
Awesome! Stark Bros. is great. Good pick.
Hi! I'm planting strawberries right now, I'm using cow fertilizer or cow manure, and I'm using a 3-1 ratio of planting soil to cow manure, I've gotten that tip from a worker on a garden-store. But i wonder, when do I water my plants? Every day? Every weekend? I'm using straw as cover on the soil by the way, just if that changes the moisture
Yes, straw should help keep the moisture in the soil, which is GOOD! And also keep the weeds down too. Water when the soil is dry. If you want an excuse to buy a cute little garden gauge (I mean, like, who doesn't??), you can put one in your yard. I empty mine once a week on Mondays and make sure the garden gets 1" of rain of week and if not, I pull out the hose.
Thank you for your concise and complete guide to planting strawberries! So glad I found you! Looking forward to your sharing more of your knowledge!
So glad I helped Jaye! 😀
This video rocks n rolls but I'm stuck between planting in a raised bed or the dollar tree stackables guess I'll flip a coin
Great video….how do you print your labels so they don’t fade?
I use a labelmaker actually. I was actually surprised that it didn't fade! I've had some out there for two years now. It's crazy. There's a link to both the markers and labelmaker in my description. Enjoy!
Good videos
Beautifully made video! You definitely need more views!!
Bring 'em on! LOL
I guess I didn't know about TriStar. It looked like no plants were included just roots. I put them in garden and watered. Probably nothing will come up. I should have just paid more for the already established plants for sale!
That's how "bareroot" plants come! They look pretty pathetic, for sure. First time I got bareroot anything I thought it was dead and thought the same thing. 🤣 Keep watering and they'll grow!
Great video, thanks for highlighting all steps! Do you have to prune Strawberries at all?
I prune them to keep them in my beds, otherwise they send runners all over the place, hanging out of the beds! I don't prune the runners inside the beds, though.
Good way to help keep squirrels at bay is to have an outside CAT.
A HUNGRY cat....
LOL! I have long wanted to get an outside cat for my rat and compost bin problem too... 🤔
Do I have to remove the grass if I plan on using a raised bed? Or can I put it on top of the grass then maybe put black plastic on top of the grass? Or is that unnecessary?
Definitely don't use black plastic! It will break apart into little pieces and you'll never be able to get it out of your soil. Ask me how I know this! 😬 Also, you want to allow water and worms to get in and out of your beds and it won't be able to do that with plastic at the bottom. For my shorter beds, a long time ago, I put cardboard on the bottom of the beds before to block the grass. That worked. For these beds, I ended up removing the grass in order to level them properly. But then I threw the removed sod back into the bottom and covered it with tons of soil. No issues with the grass re-growing. Weeds are always going to get into your beds. No way around it. The only way to prevent weeds is to weed regularly. If your beds are level, I wouldn't worry about removing the grass. Just fill 'em up. The grass with naturally die underneath.
Do one on training runners??
cool and like and subrigf
Thanks April for the information! Much appreciated!
You are so welcome!
Great vid and tips. Thank you. Where did you buy your garden labels and labeler machine?
The labeler in this video is a PIECE OF GARBAGE 🤣. Please do not buy it! This is the one I use now and it is fantastic! resprout.com/go/garden-marker-labeler/ Worth every penny! I use for so many other things besides making garden labels! These are the metal markers I use here - resprout.com/go/garden-markers/ Hope that helps!
How many hours of direct sunlight per day are required for June bearing plants please?
They need full sun, so minimum 8 hours a day.
Love love love 💗 the raised beds can you post a tutorial on how to make the raised beds…
You are in luck! That's my next video! Almost done with it. Stay tuned.
Hi Leslie, I know this is a super old comment, but I DID end up making the tutorial on the raised beds. Here it is! Hope it helps! ua-cam.com/video/SAzAovC2fqY/v-deo.html
I love the Nerdiness/Cuteness she has I’m smitten lol
Gotta embrace the nerdiness! 😜
like, for gangster hands
🤣🤣🤣
Great video! Love your measurement hack.
Michael Miller I’m so glad it helped! No wants to pull out the measuring tape FOR EVERY STRAWBERRY, LOL. Are you planting strawberries now?
@@ReSprout My strawberry bed (4x16) is three years old and one half is looking really tired. Plan on pulling and replanting that section early Spring.
Good luck! I’m sure you’ll do fine! You sound like a veteran! 😎
Had to upvote at gangsta XD
My hubby says I'm only like 10% ACTUALLY funny all the times I think I *AM* funny. That's ok. I like amusing myself. 🤣
do raised beds have a bottom???? okay they do. I just hope strawberries can now grow in places that are not cold.
They can, but mine don't! I found that bottoms just inhibit drainage and good soil microbes and worms from coming into the beds.
Please add "checking soil PH" or fixing soil PH, testing soil PH and changing it, something similar to your title so it shows up for all of us when we do a search on youtube, will bring more viewers to you :) LOVE your videos!
Good idea! Thank you!
My strawberries are attacked merciously by slugs, pillbugs, and mocking birds. No fun. Definitely not a beginner crop for me. Im an avid gardener and two years trying in raised beds and then containers to no avail.
That sucks! Hardware cloth definitely helps for the birds. I don't wrestly too much with slugs and pillbugs. Would love to hear from some other Garden Bosses!
I ordered from Raintree also, it was the only provider that had the shuksan strawberries.
Texas is different than Washington but I just want to try them, they are suppose to be the sweetest. Heading into my 2nd year of vegetable garden. Thank you!
Raintree is great! I love them!
Thank you for all the information. Very helpful. Seeing that you live in New York state, do the strawberries fare well over the winter months for the next growing season? Do you mulch them over in the fall when the ground freezes?
Hi Susan, I'm definitely in the warmer area (Long Island) of New York (zone 7), but you can do them in zones 5-8. I don't do too much to them over the winter, but for my winterizing video I did top dress them with compost. They are very happy right now. I'm harvesting strawberries daily!
Nice info, especially about the amendments. BUT, not sure where you are that you have no pests for the berries. Slugs and birds get more than we do!
My main pests for strawberries are definitely the squirrels. The birds have discovered my blueberry bushes and currants, which I think distracts them. :-) And I have been super lucky with the slugs (cross my fingers!)
I am so glad I watched this! Thank u! I subscribed. I love that you are just keepin it real!❤️
You are so welcome!
Great, informative video! Thank you!! My strawberries are in a 2' high x 4' x 13' raised bed that we built last year & we used the hugelkultur method to save on the cost of soil. QUESTION: Now that the strawberries are in the bed, and the soil has broken down about 2", how do you add enough soil/compost to bring it back up 2" without disturbing the roots? I'm thinking I shouldn't have planted them in as deep a bed, in the first place. 😟 Do you think I should build a 1' high bed to put them in, and not use the hugelkultur method in it? The soil will still breakdown, though, and the plants will still get lower in the bed, right?
Hey Susan! I'm not versed in the hugelkultur method, though I know the premise. I'm not sure how hugelkulturists (is that a word?? LOL) deal with the height issues. I've successfully laid mulch on top of strawberries in the fall and the strawberries do poke up back through in the spring. You could add some height that way. Don't add too much though because you don't want to smother them. I think if I were going to do hugelkultur I might use it more for annual beds where it was easier to top off the soil after I harvested a crop (which everyone has to do anyways regardless of whether it's regular soil or hugelkultur). Keep experimenting! That's the best way to figure it all out! ♥️
@@ReSprout Thank you so much for your response! Blessings!! 🙂
This is a really great video! How often do you water your strawberry plants?
As little as I can get away with, LOL. My area gets pretty good rainfall most years. I have a rain gauge in my yard I empty every Monday. If things are consistently below 1" a week, then I start hand watering with a hose.
I may just plant some next spring so that we can eat organic berries instead of those chemical filled ones from the stores
Amen! That's one of the top reasons I garden!
@@ReSprout And it always tastes better than store bought too
Yeah, I really think one of the main reasons a lot of people don't like vegetables is that they eat the stuff from the grocery store. That's their only experience. But once you have a REAL tomato, how can you not want to eat juicy tomato sandwiches all summer???!
@@ReSprout I agree with you 200%
Rampaging is the perfect word for squirrel activities
They keep digging and digging and digging. I want to go out there and yell at them that THEY DID NOT LEAVE THEIR NUTS IN MY GARDEN BEDS!!!
Is there a difference in spacing or bed size with June bearing varieties?
Not that I know of! I've planted both types at the same spacing.
wow thank you so much for this video. subscribed
Welcome to the fam!
Is it possible to add lime after your strawberries are planted? Also, I guess I missed it, but how wet should the soil stay/often should one water the strawberries once planted?
Not sure about the lime. For the watering, I just use a rain gauge I have in my yard and start hand watering if I start getting less than 1" of rain per week. If you live in a dryer area, you might want to try an automatic soaker hose system though, since hand watering that often might be a lot of work.
@@ReSprout thank you!
Merci je vais en planter
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