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Re: Strawberries

My grandfather lived in NE PA.  He mulched strawberries with a little 
straw or hay.  Otherwise just left the plants alone.  He got more veg 
out of that red shale and rock, that passes for soil up there, than I 
would have believed possible.

Steve  (Maritime Climate -- UDSA Zone irrelevant)

Havi Hoffman wrote:
> 
> 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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