Grow your own Strawberries at Home. Strawberry Information and More.

[nemiedan]

hi john im nemie from philippines, i was asking a favor for you if you can send me seeds of your strawberries you know i really like to try growin strawberries on my backyard but i dont have any seeds here, hope you can send me some, and im a big fans of your, this is my address (sitio panday brgy.mabuco hermosa bataan philippines 2111) my real name is nemelita m. dela cruz thank you so much and more power

[elizbenn]

i live in the caribbean, i'm a lover of strawberries too but can they grow in the island? i live in Barbados, thanks

[girlcookart]

Really informative nd inspiring. Im very thrilled to grow my own

[iiablaze]

i didnt knw u can just take the little seeds like that off the strawberry and plant them...how much seeds do u need to make a sprout?

[johnathanyang]

@iiablaze All you need is one seed to make a sprout, but more if you want. I would advise you to plant about three times the amount of sprouts you want, because most of them will die to diseases.

[iiablaze]

@johnathanyang i'll try it. thanks so much for answering my question.

[Annahealthseeker]

Excellent video- very detailed & informative.

[BOBLOL00]

i use chicken and rabbit shit

[pomatolove]

Love your videos they are very informative

[MissprissMorgan1]

Hi John- This comment actually deals with another video of yours I just saw; how do you manage crop rotation with perennials? Do you dig up the crop and replant it in a new bed, or do you not rotate perennials?

[growingyourgreens]

I dont rotate my perennials. I enrich the soil with more compost, rock dust and other organic nutrients as needed.

[XQTLKITAKU]

witch strawberries are the best for planting?

[MrJimmeking]

please,what do i need to make strawberry grow in tropical place?

[Apichapsaroo]

great vid...thankyou for the informative..sry for english

[brackpersian]

is strawberry a tropical fruit?

[growingyourgreens]

No, its not.

[Joburg1960]

do you know how to make your own strawberry seeds?

[lilchopin1]

on average, how much money do you spend per year on your garden

[SecretTrollAccount1]

picked up some white berry seeds today, the birds wont be stealing all the nice ones next year.

[chrisdietlmeier]

So i dont have to polinate or actualy do anything else than look after it?

[growingyourgreens]

Plant them and water them, keep the bugs off, and feed your soil (compost and rock dust), are your main jobs.

[chrisdietlmeier]

@growingyourgreens cool, so no polinating? Ill be growing them indoors.

[smokestorm88]

@chrisdietlmeier LOL

[tmc200527]

Hi, I built 3X6 raised beds but the june bearing strawberries quickly become just an out of control mat of plants that cause limited production and mold, bug problems. I have to find a better way to keep the plants organized and is not as labor intensive. Have you tried growing strawberries on a vertical structure? What type of critters do you have to deal with in California? Here in MA, the robbins, bluejays, squirrels, chipmunks left little for me to harvest.

[growingyourgreens]

I havent tried growing them vertically. Check my other videos for a hydroponic grower that grows strawberries vertically. In CA, we only have some birds, no squirrels where I live, but we have rats and racoons. Sow bugs were the biggest problem in my strawberry patch.

[telemarker77]

strawberries can take snow .generally the 2nd year is the most productive you just need to mulch them with leaves for the winter or straw. you should be reworking your beds every winter/fall. plugs are the way to go. most people kill their bare roots and even commercial growers are moving away from bare roots to go with plugs. i ve grown strawberries from seeds. not worth the effort. i mulch my beds very heavily 2 a year and dust with diatom. earth for bugs. plant in the fall/spring. nice bed.

[harrisonfivehere]

I started my strawberry bed last year with full grown plants from the nursery. I didn't get a lot of strawberries from them, BUT this year I have a ton of strawberries growing on the plants. VERY excited and happy that the plants are producing this year. Looking forward to June. Thanks for the video. Interesting talk about your pee, lol.

[samljer]

Beds are right on the street, you ever have to fight off animals like dogs, racoons or even people? lol

[zekehooper]

John, I wanted to ask you about nuts! I know you eat a vigan diet, do you also eat things like Pecans,Almonds and and other nuts? Can you juice nuts?

[HomesteadAcres]

My berries are just starting to come up. :-) Can't wait until they start to produce again this year. Strawberries are one of our favs.

We put in a bed with root stock last year. This year I'm trying to start some yellow strawberries and alpines by seed.

[rubyspirit2]

Mine are planted and I have lots of flowers! I like the fact they come back every year!!

[1ChevyGuy375]

That's what I'm doing this year John. Growing my own strawberries, I got everbearing though.

[BalconyGrow]

I have a problem with aphids on my strawberry plants. Any suggestions? ~Jeri

[growingyourgreens]

try spraying with dr bronners soap mixxed with water.

[phantomcreamer]

We have a couple types of strawberries that we planted about a year ago, and they have self propagated to emmense proportions over the fall and early spring. One thing about them is that they are unaffected by our night temps right now and we're in Northern Utah. I wouldn't be afraid of the last frost out there. Let them have plenty of time to develop there root system before they start kicking off there flowers.

[fatpius]

Much appreciation~

*****5, as always

[norxcontacts]

Hi John Coaler, what do you think of freeze-dried strawberries?

[growingyourgreens]

freeze dried strawberries are a type of dried strawberry that are crunchy vs dehydrated strawberries that are chewy. They are healthier than things like a candy bar, because they are 100% fruit in most cases. Of course fresh is best. Dried is 2nd best. The other thing is that most freeze dried strawberries are "conventional" which means high pestiside residues.

[halleysmommy]

Did you record this earlier or has your frost date realy not passed? Hmm...

I was just @ the nursery & their strawberry plants on same sized pot as you bought were $5.49 per plant. Cheaper than a quart of berries from the store... but sheesh it would add up to do a whole bed!

[growingyourgreens]

this was recorded a few days before the official frost date :) I paid significantly less than $5.49 a plant.

[1111atreides]

It's a brave man who can talk about his pee. Can't wait to see the asparagus vid!

[jazz61021]

My grandmother transplanted, or maybe they were wild and in place. some native Wisconsin strawberries into her yard over 70 - 80 years ago. The berries were only as big as a small pea, smaller than a pencil eraser, and very sweet. Sadly the garden no longer exists. Subseqent owners tore out the massive glacial rock garden, and all the native plants... :0(

[MsPatreesh]

Thanks for this video! I planted root start strawberries for the first time a while ago and didn't really know how this all worked . . . or what a runner is!

Could you recommend an all-purpose fertilizer for a container garden? I've been using Miracle Gro, but would like to use something more natural.

[growingyourgreens]

There are so many options out there. I am not really that familiar with many, since COMPOST is the best fertilizer and ROCK DUST. They have "natural" levels of nutrients that occur in nature. Other than that, check your local store for an organic vegetable fertilizer.

[mysciencenow]

very intelligent

[VivianRinSC]

I'm trying to grow strawberries again this year. I've never done well in the past. This year, I'm using "wild" plants that I have on my property. These have had tiny berries. I'm interested in what differences you'll have from your various methods. I'm also trying different areas and methods to see what works here. The flowers on mine are solid yellow, not white petals. So far ONLY 50-60 plants transplanted.

Gonna be an interesting year. :) Can't wait to see how your garden does this year.

[BlessedWifeNMom]

You have one of the best channels on youtube. THANK YOU for all your hard work. Question- your raised beds-- how high are they and do the frames have bottoms or are they sitting on top of your existing soil? if on the soil, did you put a barrier or any kind before fillign with the compost mix?

[growingyourgreens]

Thank You. I do have an episode on how tall to make the raised beds. Check that out for the answer. Mine are open to the ground below. We did cardboard sheet mulching that has now been composted out. If I had gophers, I would have added a wire mesh.

[monteros]

Really looking forward to seeing the results!