Great Gardens: Strawberry growing tips

[juarez23100]

i like strawberry jelly yum yum

[haleybug277]

Nice strawberry farm

[1000Classics]

Have you heard of the Strawberry Tower? Hundred's of fresh strawberries and you don't even need a field. Ted Hallett, The Garden Master check him out!

[Wataney]

hoh

[hopeso]

I had a row of strawberries along the south facing fence that would yield about three or four handfuls of berries, not a lot.

In the fall, I transplanted them all into three rows, 2 ft apart, about 10 ft. long. I added some sheep manure on top of the soil and this year, all the plants are thriving with huge leaves and multiple runners, it's all growing like a weed.

But, very few strawberries. I kept them well watered and we've had a very, warm, sunny summer.

What did I do wrong ?

[Illchangeitlater]

@hopeso strawberies only starts to make allot of fruit in its second year. So you have to keep them alive for atleast 2 years if you want allot of berries (and they don't like allot of sun)

[hopeso]

@Illchangeitlater Thanks for the reply. In fact, these plants were transplanted last fall into its current location. They were "old" plants to start with. They minded their own business for years, (were not attended to) and managed to deliver a few handfuls of very sweet and delicious berries. This patch was on the north side of the garden so they got full sun exposure, all day. The problem, I THINK is too much fertilizer. The transplantor added cow manure in the Fall. I added more in the spring

[Illchangeitlater]

@hopeso Maybe you should try shading them a little too, as strawberries don't really like full sun either. And try some potash next year, it promotes flowergrowth and it's not a fertilizer cuz, as you said, their might be too much in the ground already. Good luck with your berries :)

[hopeso]

@Illchangeitlater Thats a good tip, thanks. I think too, that I gave them too much water. Got to stress the plants a little to promote their survival strategy which is to propagate by making seeds.

[StressedChihuahua]

They really did not give any info. Liquid seaweed and mulching does the trick. I never trim the leaves. I have fresh strawberries for breakfast every morning. No pesticides used. Just cover with netting and hold in place with bricks,

[1tZn0TS34n]

he planted them on 4/20 after his weed was finished

[tsukiomilover]

omg! i tought strawberries would be bigger like a bush! OoO lol, i wanna get one of those upside down strawberry plants

[Productii]

In the strawberry garden...

[MrEnergyCzar]

Great tips and advice.... I just planted my first ones....

[AbattoirDream]

that woman has such an annoying voice.

i also wonder how this guy fertilizes his patch.. most likely artificially, turning that already dry soil into another fuckin salt-bed. typical mainstream media horseshit. -no helpful info, just an idiot with a stupid voice pointlessly filling airtime that should be put to better uses (considering the numerous atrocities currently going on in the 'REAL' world') FUCK THIS

[Maya786stah]

WAT SEASON

[mike93stray]

strawberries planted on fourtwenty (:

[therealrockondon]

awesome

[MzTJones80]

I chaperoned my son's trip to a strawberry farm when he was in the first grade, and I must say those strawberries were DELICIOUS! Much better than the crap you buy in stores.

[ratedEG]

is this the guy from office space lmfao

[Trizkit8512385]

@ratedEG hahahahaaaahaaa...I was way too high when i read that comment ....you had me rollin' lol

[amaddb04]

@ratedEG SOMEONE TOOK MY SHTAPLER

[itsmhvnfn]

I have a strawberry plant that we bought and it is growing beautiful strawberries. Someone told me to watch for the elbows of the plant and once roots start to grow from them that I should cut and replant. Well I tried but that one died :( Now I have about 6 more roots growing and don't want to cut them! Any advice?

[feefoley]

i have heaps of strawberry plants growing they are realy healthy and mutiplying like crazy but no flowers or fruit what can i do?

[elgarcia80]

I went this entire summer without any blooms. It just happens that way sometimes. Too much nitrogen could cause it.

[cannyx]

i have 2 plants growing right now. can i cut the leaves off or will that hurt them. there are a few flowers surrounded and covered by an abundance of large leaves. some seem to be blocking the flowers from the sun. is this ok?

[rleggett0702]

The flowers don't need the sun! The leaves are gathering all the energy that is later utilized by the flowers, so you should avoid cutting too many off if you do

[StixxmanNJ]

They need alot of moisture.. But.. they like a quick draining sandy soil (prevents root rot) not totally sandy, mix a little potting soil in... mulch on top helps to retain moisture, and stops weeds. I left my leaves that fell last year and we had snow and they loved the protection. I add 1 inch of wood mulch a year to my fruit garden, and use liquid fertilizer monthly thoughout the spring and summer because the fast draining soil... hope this helps...

[joeybognar]

yes they will grow where it snows. we have a berry farm a mile away from me here in buffalo ny, so you know they can withstand the snow

[n8tivguitar]

anyone know if strawberries will grow wher it snows/ nort west america?

[dawg1157]

where is greenbluff? sandy loam soil is what i have at my place

[teresah1982]

i planted strawberry pant tday, hope it grows

[p8ntballer45]

i love strawberries actuelly im eating some now :)