Strawberry advice

In reply to Eric'
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"This pyramid thing doesn't sound cheap or lazy to me. :)"
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I bought 3  20 foot sections of black landscape edging from
Wall-Mart.  They cost $5.00 for each 20 foot length. (they
weren't even on sale, the sign just said "5.00").  I then used
a very complicated formula to cut them to make 6 concentric
circles.  L=U x C / K.   
     The peat was used because I never plan on touching
 the soil in the pyramid again and hope the peat will keep the
soil loose.  This thing should last forever with no maintenance.
(that's where the cheap and lazy come in).

Allan suggested:
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 You haven't mentioned fertiliser,
strawberries would not need much nitrogen, a reasonable amount of
phosphate (the peat would not have any, then potash the next year. the
other thing is I have found from experience that too much water can wash
out nutrients as fast as they are released.
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Thank you Allan, I will try that in the Spring.  But, being a crafty sort
of gardener, I noticed you didn"t claim that this will cure my problem.

Jack said:
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What did I do?  Cut'em under and vowed noever to buy from that source
again.
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Well Jack, OUCH!   You don't cut much slack.  Well, to tell the
truth, I had a similar problem with another seed company.  Sure, they
will replace the stuff, but with what? More of the same? and even
if they did, it would still have ruined the current season.  I will never
order from them again, right or wrong.  
     I am going to give these strawberries one more year.  Unless
I receive better advice on how to make them bloom, I am going
to cut off all runners next year.  Maybe that will force them to
reproduce the old fashioned way, using the birds and bees.

Michelle offered:
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Maybe showering with your love and attention, putting them in nice cozy 
beds with lots of friends........ It sounds like they're getting 
the right stuff, but need time to adjust to the conditions. 
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OH, Michelle, I love it when you talk dirty.  (Evil Stan talking here)
GARETH, GARETH, Michelle has been eating the fermenting grapes 
again!  Time to adjust her PH level.   Again!
     Thank you for your support.  I hope this variety of strawberries
( Sweet Delight) is as hardy as the Ft. Larimie.

Sarah informs me:
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I may be daft, but I thought they took a season to get going before
fruiting.
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Hey, you can be Daft, if you will let me be Frank.  The
blurb in the catalog said that they would fruit the first year.
On the other hand, they may think they are Melony.

Stan         the cheap and lazy gardener

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