Re: Strawberries

ROSS E STANFORD wrote:

> I need help with my strawberries.  I made a pyramid using concentric
> circles of landscape edging, filling it with a combination of peat and
> garden soil.  I then ran a 1/2 inch black poly pipe up one side to the
> top and capped it off.  I connected the other end to my timed soaker hose
> system.
> Then, at each level, I Tee'd in one of those skinny little flexible
> hoses and ran it all the way around each tier.  I then cut in those
> inline drip irrigators about every 12 inches.  I then put Preen down
> after conferring with the list.
> I bought 25 strawberry plants from Henry Fields, Sweet Delight.
>  (along with the
> 3 grape special, I will post more about that at a later date) and
> spaced them out around the pyramid.  I hoped that they would
> send out runners to fill in all the bare spots.
>      They did much better than expected.  They completely filled
> the pyramid.  They sent out runners like in a Sci Fi movie.  I now
> have a wonderful pyramid, full of strawberry plants, BUT NO STRAWBERRIES!
>  Not a one.  Never had flowers.
>      My question now is, how do I make them produce strawberries
> next year?  We have had our first frost this year and some of the
> leaves are starting to turn color for the winter.  Should I cover
> the pyramid with something for the winter?  Jutting up out
> of the garden like it does, I'm afraid a deep freeze may freeze it
> all the way through.  Will this hurt the plants?  The Ft. Laramie
> strawberries make it through the winter just fine, but then, they are
> supposed to, according to the catalog.
>      In another part of my property, I transplanted last years FT Laramie
> strawberries from the garden to a sunny but exposed spot.  They
> did well, producing many strawberries until the deer ate all of the
> plants.
> Thanks for your help and patience.
> Stan             the cheap and lazy gardener
> P.S.  DHCF=Die Hard Cub Fan
>         WUNY=Wait Until Next Year
> P.P.S.  I have officially named my garden "The Chicago Cubs"
>
>
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Stan,
     I had a similar problem.  I bought plants from the same source and
planted them.  This year I had the best looking plants ever, but not one
lousy, stinking, rotten bloom.
What did I do?  Cut'em under and vowed noever to buy from that source again.


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Jack
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