Re: strawberries

Kara,

You will find that strawberries are easy to grow.  I will describe how I do it
and then you can adjust for your situation.

I have two strawberry beds going.  I plant new plants in bed #1 and pick off the
blossoms in year 1, this allows the roots to get established well.  Then year #2
I let them bloom and produce fruit.  After the fruit is picked you can train the
runners, pinching off all but one or two per plant, and then disposing of the
mother plant, thus keeping the bed going as long as you wish.   I find this too
much work and just let them do as they will.  Year #2 I plant new plants in bed
#2, pinch off blossoms, etc.  This way the beds are running opposite for the age
of the plants.  As time goes on the berry production slows down, I can replace
bed #1's plants and still have berries for the season in bed #2's.  I find that
the beds produce for 3 or more years.  I hope I am explaining this well.  If not
please ask me to clarify anything that is confusing!


Kara Sweeney wrote:

> This is my first year planting/growing strawberries.  I decided to add them
> to my garden of mixed vegetables.  Any hints or suggestions are appreciated.
>
> Also, I was thinking of using seaweed (since it is plentiful and free in my
> next of the woods) as a ground cover for my tomatoes, peppers, eggplants,
> etc. Has anyone used this before in their garden?
> Thanks. Kara

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Oakland County, Michigan USA;USDA Hardiness Zones 5b/6a
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