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Q: Growing Winter Strawberries?On December 29, 2010, Gerard Caron asked:
Follow these 10 easy steps, and you should have the knowledge you need to have to walk confidently out to your garden and see happy strawberry plants. From the planning and selection all the way to picking and preserving, this information will teach virtually anyone how to grow strawberries successfully. How to Grow Strawberries in 10 Easy Steps
They have to be planted by hand. So, when the millions upon millions of strawberry plants are planted each year for the annualized plasticulture growing systems, they are inserted into the soil by human digits. That can make for some tired phalanges. For a better idea of how the planting process works, watch this video, and then click the link below to proceed straight to the full article: Continue reading Millions of Strawberry Plants…Planted by Hand
Q: Do Strawberry Plants Need Acidic Soil?On February 20, 2013, Becky asked:
Q: How Many Strawberry Plants Per Person?On May 14, 2011, mr. mixitup asked:
One of the simplest and most common methods of protecting the strawberry crowns is to use a thick layer of straw mulch to cover and protect the vulnerable crowns during the cold of winter. It is relative easy to apply and serves several beneficial functions for your plants. Continue reading Mulching Strawberry Plants with Straw for Winter In the United States, just about every home gardener cuts his or her teeth with tomatoes and peppers when entering into the world of gardening for the first time. And, for years afterward, those plants yield bountifully and are a productive stable. For those gardeners who are ready to branch out, I have a [...]
Usually before spring even arrives, the strawberry plants are coaxed from their long winter’s slumber by rising temperatures and burst forth from dormancy in a fevered rush of vegetative production on their journey to setting a nice harvest of berries for the gardener who lavished care on them. But, in most areas, winter poses a real threat to the life of the little forbs. This post will help you successfully overwinter strawberries so that YOU can enjoy that first burst of juicy strawberry fruits each and every spring.
What Indicates Nitrogen Deficiency in Strawberries?In order to confirm nitrogen deficiency in strawberry plants, one ultimately must take a few tissue samples from affected leaflets that are “middle aged.” The leaflets that must be sampled cannot be the old ones toward the bottom of the plant or the new, bright green ones emerging from the crown. Once samples are collected, they must be tested for average composition. The baseline measurement for nitrogen sufficiency is 2.6% to 2.8%. Should the measured percent composition of nitrogen be below 2.6% for the tested sample, it is very likely that the soil is nitrogen deficient, resulting in less-than-acceptable levels of nitrogen in the foliage tissue of the strawberry plants.
Well, it all depends on who you are asking. Ask a commercial strawberry grower, and you will hear about increased yields allowing them to better meet demand. You’ll hear about safety. You’ll hear all good things. Ask a devotee of the organic lifestyle, and you’ll hear about toxic death by ingestion. You’ll hear about danger. You will hear about the conspiracy to end health in unsuspecting individuals for the profit of the mega-rich food conglomerates. You’ll hear all bad things. Continue reading Why Use Methyl Iodide with Strawberry Plants?
Don’t Over-Fertilize Healthy Strawberry PlantsWhen strawberry plants have access to seemingly unlimited resources, they tend to get fat and happy. Just like a 500 pound behemoth of a sloth who has millions of calories within reach of his armchair won’t go out of his way to be productive, strawberry plants who sit in an environment saturated with high concentrations nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus think good times are here to stay. So, they don’t produce much of harvest. They will devote their production to vegetative output. While it is true that strawberry plants have many medicinal uses and useful compounds, most people would prefer the simple delight of the strawberries themselves.
However, there are brave souls out there that want to begin the life cycle of their strawberries by germinating strawberry seeds and then coaxing the tiny seedlings to grow until they are ready to transplant. With all the TLC given to the tiny plants, it would be a shame to make a mortal mistake for them when they are finally sturdy enough to make the transition to the outside. This post will help you successfully transplant strawberry plants that you have germinated. It is best to know what TO do and what NOT to do before risking potential damage or death to your fledgling shoots!
A recent article in The Californian broaches the topic. Methyl bromide used to be the fumigant of choice for soil sterilization until its recent ban. Into the void has stepped methyl bromide’s cousin, methyl iodide. Is this a good development? Some say yes, and some say no. For those interested in what goes into their bodies, this article will help form an opinion, one way or the other (see also this link on 10 Reasons to Grow Your Own Strawberries, and Are Organic Strawberries Better?). It is a balanced presentation by two authors. The first advocates the use of this new fumigant as safe and necessary. The second questions the necessity of its use and points to its dangers.
One of the challenges of growing food for the freshly-minted green thumb is deciding on space. Most rural or semi-rural folks simply dig a hole, put seeds or strawberry plants into the hole, and let the plants do their thing. Even city slickers often will have a usable section of their yard or space to build a raised-bed garden. Urban dwellers can often find an area for a community garden. But, particularly for those living in urban areas, space-utilizing tools are often employed to grow food in areas of contained soil. Usually, pots on a window sill or porch are used. However, there is a new kid in town: the Topsy Turvy. There is also the Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter, which is slightly better suited for strawberries. This post is a discussion of the pros and cons of growing topsy turvy strawberries.
The three types of strawberry plants each produce different expected amounts of fruit. The following is a brief reference so that the anticipated harvest can be put to good use when it comes in. Be sure to plant enough plants to reap the rewards you seek! Continue reading How Many Strawberries Do Strawberry Plants Produce? |
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