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Re: strawberries--good neighbors??

Sophie wrote:

>planning on planting two sqft of lettuce and 2 sqft of spinach
>separated by a .5 by 2 sqft row of strawberries.  (I had read that they
>were compatible or something.)  Anyway, until I read this I had planned to
>keep the berries in a pot so as to prevent them from taking over the
>world.  Now I'm wondering if I should put some kind of separater in the
>dirt btw the rows -- like cut up panels of milk jugs.  Does this sound
>like paranoia or a waste of time?

I think it says somewhere that strawberries, lettuce, and spinach are
all compatible, but I know from my own experience they love each other,
at least in my garden. I wouldn't bother with separators for the straw-
berries. They won't creep that fast, and you can cut off their little
suckers if they do. I usually let my strawberries go wild the first year
sending out shoots, and let them become established as secondary plants.
Then the third year they are pretty well worn out, so I replace about
half or two thirds with new plants. Good luck.
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, Ca USDA9b Sunset19

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