Growing Great Strawberries
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Article by: Michael Russell You can choose from three different types of strawberries, depending on when you want fruit. , Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors Consult your local , Basil: The King of Herbs extension office or nurseries for the best varieties for your area. June-bearing varieties produce one large crop of berries in late spring , How to Build a Shed to early summer. , Corylopsis (Winterhazel) - Spicata Everbearing varieties produce two smaller crops - one in the early summer , How to Make a Simple Homemade Aeroponics System and another in early fall. , Landscaping for Wildlife Day-neutral berries, the newest type, con produce fruit , Herb Farming Is A Profitable Business continuously throughout the growing season. , Garden Water Feature - The Fish Dish Plant dormant, bare-root strawberry plants , Lawn Furniture: Wood, Metal, or Plastic? Classy, Convenient, or Cheap? 18 to 24 inches apart in 3- to 6-inch high 3- to 4-foot wide raised beds. , Easy Concrete Pavers Set the plants , Landscaping Tips: Japanese Garden Fundamentals so that soil , Make the Best of Your Patio Playtime: Finding the Perfect Patio Furniture for You covers the roots, , Making the Most of the Front of Your Home Using Wind Chimes but the crown remains above the soil. , A Guide to Vines and How to Vine Beauty with Your Garden Keep the soil , Step by Step 'Leaf' Stepping Stones moist but not saturated. Pinch off all flowers , Step by Step 'Leaf' Stepping Stones until mid-summer for the first season , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (part 14) CO2 to encourage strong root , Garden Delights For Midsummer and top growth. The plants , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair that you set out are called the mother plants. , US State Flags They send out runners that take root , Garden Delights For Midsummer and develop new daughter plants , Landscaping for Wildlife in mid to late summer. , Building Liner Ponds Space the daughter plants , How to Choose a Snow Blower for Your Garden evenly around the mothers to give each plenty of space to grow. , Patio Umbrellas and Beach Umbrellas. Practical and Appealing. Daughter plants flower , How to Build a Shed and fruit , Simple Lawnmower Maintenance the year after they grow. , Basil: The King of Herbs In the second summer , Low Voltage Outdoor Lighting you can remove the original mother plant , Hibiscus Flowers to make room , Lawn Furniture: Wood, Metal, or Plastic? Classy, Convenient, or Cheap? for new daughter plants. , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard Another method is to rotary till the sides of the bed , Corylopsis (Winterhazel) - Spicata in mid-summer of he second or third year, leaving plants , Hibiscus Flowers only in the 18- to 24-inch wide center strip. Train new daughter plants , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair into the tilled soil. , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (part 14) CO2 Plan , Building Liner Ponds to replace your strawberry planting every 3 to 5 years. Cover the planting with straw , 'Sir Cedric Morris' Hardy Geranium mulch after the ground freezes in cold-weather climates , Hibiscus Flowers and remove as the weather , 'Sir Cedric Morris' Hardy Geranium warms in spring. , Hibiscus Flowers One of the most serious insect pests , Starting a Wildflower Garden that affect strawberries is the tarnished plant , Garden Water Feature - The Fish Dish bug, which can severely damage the developing fruit. , How Savvy Gardeners Use Mulch To Make Garden Work Easier These insects spend the winter , Garden Water Feature - The Fish Dish in plant , Wicker Patio Furniture or Teak Patio Furniture Look Awesome With Patio Chair Cushions debris and live on weeds , Landscaping Lighting Techniques in and around your yard. , A Guide to Vines and How to Vine Beauty with Your Garden Covering the strawberry plants , Do It Yourself Landscaping: 6 Things You Must Know Before You Start in the fall , Basil: The King of Herbs with a floating row cover can offer some, but not complete protection from the bugs in the following spring , Make the Best of Your Patio Playtime: Finding the Perfect Patio Furniture for You and early summer. , Hibiscus Flowers Early ripening varieties often suffer less damage than late-season berries. The strawberry clipper or bud , How to Build a Shed weevil is another significant pest , Home for a Gnome? in some areas. This insect flies into the planting from neighborhood woodlots and hedgerows about the time that the flower , Home for a Gnome? buds swell. Adults destroy the developing buds , Ferns as Indoor Plants by laying eggs in them. Many other insects, slugs, mites and nematodes attack strawberry fruits , Building A Foot Bridge and plants, , Pond Spitters Are The Perfect Way To Accentuate Your Pond With Style reducing vigor and production and introducing disease. , Landscaping Lighting Techniques Birds , Patio Umbrellas and Beach Umbrellas. Practical and Appealing. and ground squirrels will also take their share. Strawberries are also subject to many fungal, bacterial and viral diseases. , A Guide to Vines and How to Vine Beauty with Your Garden Fungal infections include leaf spot, leaf scorch, leaf blight, powdery mildew, red stele, Verticillium wilt, root , Container Vegetable Gardening - The Easy Way To A Mouth-Watering Harvest rot and several berry rots. Avoid planting strawberries where tomatoes, , Pond Spitters Are The Perfect Way To Accentuate Your Pond With Style eggplants or potatoes previously grew to avoid wilt diseases. , Patio Design – Expanding Your Home Outdoors Buy only virus-free plants , US State Flags from a reputable nursery.
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