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Re: Strawberries

In Alaska I used several inches of straw mulch on the strawberry bed, but
be sure to remove the mulch when the weather stabilizes in the spring to
give the ground a better chance to warm up and dry out. It's good starter
for the spring compost pile too. I confess, I think I cut the plants back
to the crown, but I don't remember absolutely for sure.
Anybody else?
--Havi

At 04:51 PM 10/1/97 GMT, you wrote:
>What preparations does a strawberry bed need for winter.  I am in central PA
>and planted strawberries this year.  I pinched back all the flowers so I am
>anxiously waiting for my first crop  next year.  Do they need to be mulched,
>cut back or what?
>Susan W. Smith
>State College, PA 16801
>sws2@psu.edu
>
>
>
Havi Hoffman
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