We don’t know which strawberry variety we grow either. They were all free, given to us by neighbors at different times.
Strawberries should get plenty of water in order to produce many large berries. Like the blueberries and raspberries, we also use netting over the strawberries when the birds start eating them. The netting has to be elevated above the plants a few inches or the birds can get to them by walking on top of the netting and pushing it down with their weight.
In this picture Becky and Nick are thinning his strawberry patch. In the fall strawberries should be thinned out to reduce crowding, but, this only has to be done every other year. If they get too crowded they will produce very small strawberries. When they are dug up to thin, the older plants should be discarded and the younger ones should be replanted 6 inches apart. The older plants will be thicker where the stems meet the roots of the plants. This section of the strawberry plant is called the crown. The thinner crown will be the younger plants. The whole patch should be watered thoroughly after replanting.
 |
| Thinning Strawberries |
No comments:
Post a Comment