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I'm harvesting even more strawbs than last year I can't believe it (lemmy.ca)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/gardening
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I have 19 plants and so far have filled 2 gallon-size freezer bags! And they’re still going too.

[–] IMALlama 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How big of a plot are the plants in? We have somewhere around 8 plants in a 20 gallon bucket like thing. I think we would need two more buckets to have that many plants

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Strawberry patch is bottom right of photo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

It’s like 8 feet by 5 feet. The plants should have 12-18 inches space.

After harvest you should mow them down to 2”, leaving just a few small leaves, then and only then should you fertilize. Remove all runners. Once the plants are 4-5 years old, let the runners grow into new plants which you put into a new bed in the fall.