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Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those packages
of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a week
or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take before I
start seeing new growth ? These are well-rooted (roots 5-6" long) starts .
The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this year , but the web
sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop the first year ... and
better in succeeding years depending on how I care for them . I'm on new
ground here , haven't a clue what I'm getting into . But we love
strawberries , and for a couple of bucks worth of starts and a little work
I'm willing to try .

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Snag wrote:
Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those
packages of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a
week or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take
before I start seeing new growth ?


It depends on the conditions, if it is too cold they won't do much. If not
in full sun they will be slower.

These are well-rooted (roots 5-6"
long) starts . The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this
year , but the web sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop
the first year ... and better in succeeding years depending on how I
care for them . I'm on new ground here , haven't a clue what I'm
getting into . But we love strawberries , and for a couple of bucks
worth of starts and a little work I'm willing to try .


You may get a small crop the first year. Keep the weeds down and manure,
water and mulch during summer. Note that mulch goes under the leaves :-)


David

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David Hare-Scott wrote:
Snag wrote:
Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those
packages of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a
week or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take
before I start seeing new growth ?


It depends on the conditions, if it is too cold they won't do much. If not
in full sun they will be slower.

These are well-rooted (roots 5-6"
long) starts . The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this
year , but the web sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop
the first year ... and better in succeeding years depending on how I
care for them . I'm on new ground here , haven't a clue what I'm
getting into . But we love strawberries , and for a couple of bucks
worth of starts and a little work I'm willing to try .


You may get a small crop the first year. Keep the weeds down and
manure, water and mulch during summer. Note that mulch goes under
the leaves :-)

David


I prepared the bed by tiling under some turf , letting it stand a couple
weeks , tilling in some compost , then laying a double layer of newspaper
topped with 3" of the same compost . Once they get a little growth I'll be
adding a layer of mulch too . There are no plans to use chemicals ... my
marigolds are sprouting !
Top of compost is warm, 2" down is still pretty cool . The bed gets pretty
good sun from 9-ish until midafternoon . I'm probably just being impatient
....

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Snag wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
Snag wrote:
Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those
packages of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a
week or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take
before I start seeing new growth ?


It depends on the conditions, if it is too cold they won't do much. If not
in full sun they will be slower.


i'm not sure where Snag is, but the
strawberries here in USDA zone 5 are
starting to show some new growth.

we've not had much sunshine lately
and the temperature is rarely above
45F. so they will grow in cloudy,
cold, wet weather, but i will expect
the most growth the happen once it
gets a little warmer and some sunny
days happen.


These are well-rooted (roots 5-6"
long) starts . The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this
year , but the web sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop
the first year ... and better in succeeding years depending on how I
care for them . I'm on new ground here , haven't a clue what I'm
getting into . But we love strawberries , and for a couple of bucks
worth of starts and a little work I'm willing to try .


You may get a small crop the first year. Keep the weeds down and
manure, water and mulch during summer. Note that mulch goes under
the leaves :-)

David


I prepared the bed by tiling under some turf , letting it stand a couple
weeks , tilling in some compost , then laying a double layer of newspaper
topped with 3" of the same compost . Once they get a little growth I'll be
adding a layer of mulch too . There are no plans to use chemicals ... my
marigolds are sprouting !
Top of compost is warm, 2" down is still pretty cool . The bed gets pretty
good sun from 9-ish until midafternoon . I'm probably just being impatient
...


they do best in full sun (unless you
are really far south, then they like
some late afternoon shade), so your
production might not be super heavy.

covering the soil with newspaper
limits how fast it will warm up. so
it could delay the rate of some of
your growth.

when mulching in a bit, be careful to
not cover the crowns and be sure to
leave some space for air.


songbird
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songbird wrote:
Snag wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
Snag wrote:
Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those
packages of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped
bed a week or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take
before I start seeing new growth ?

It depends on the conditions, if it is too cold they won't do much.
If not in full sun they will be slower.


i'm not sure where Snag is, but the
strawberries here in USDA zone 5 are
starting to show some new growth.

we've not had much sunshine lately
and the temperature is rarely above
45F. so they will grow in cloudy,
cold, wet weather, but i will expect
the most growth the happen once it
gets a little warmer and some sunny
days happen.



songbird


I'm in Memphis Tn , and the weather can't seem to make up it's mind. We
set record highs one day and have 35° temps the next .

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Rick wrote:
Strawberries tend to put a lot of energy into developing a good root
system at first. Once new leaves start popping out the flowers will
soon follow. Conventional wisdom is to pinch off the flowers so more
energy goes to the plant in the first year, but I have never been able
to do that g. Strawberries are pretty hardy and probably won't get
you any greif unless you have a hot wet summer and then fungal
diseases like brown rot can be a problem. Plan on 3-4 productive
years on the plants, and you'll get plenty of runners from most
varieties.


ALL summers in Memphis are hot and wet . Well , hot and very humid . When I
opened the package , I saw these stringy roots with a small brown lump at
the top buried in a wad of dry mossy looking stuff . A lot of them still had
a short piece of runner coming from the lump.
Looks like I just need to be more patient ...
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On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:57:22 -0500, "Snag" wrote:

David Hare-Scott wrote:
Snag wrote:
Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those
packages of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a
week or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take
before I start seeing new growth ?

It depends on the conditions, if it is too cold they won't do much. If
not
in full sun they will be slower.

These are well-rooted (roots 5-6"
long) starts . The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this
year , but the web sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop
the first year ... and better in succeeding years depending on how I
care for them . I'm on new ground here , haven't a clue what I'm
getting into . But we love strawberries , and for a couple of bucks
worth of starts and a little work I'm willing to try .

You may get a small crop the first year. Keep the weeds down and
manure, water and mulch during summer. Note that mulch goes under
the leaves :-)

David


I prepared the bed by tiling under some turf , letting it stand a
couple
weeks , tilling in some compost , then laying a double layer of newspaper
topped with 3" of the same compost . Once they get a little growth I'll be
adding a layer of mulch too . There are no plans to use chemicals ... my
marigolds are sprouting !
Top of compost is warm, 2" down is still pretty cool . The bed gets
pretty
good sun from 9-ish until midafternoon . I'm probably just being impatient
...

Strawberries tend to put a lot of energy into developing a good root
system at first. Once new leaves start popping out the flowers will
soon follow. Conventional wisdom is to pinch off the flowers so more
energy goes to the plant in the first year, but I have never been able
to do that g. Strawberries are pretty hardy and probably won't get
you any greif unless you have a hot wet summer and then fungal
diseases like brown rot can be a problem. Plan on 3-4 productive
years on the plants, and you'll get plenty of runners from most
varieties.


Just remember not to plant strawberries where tomatoes were earlier, They
are susceptible to the same diseases.


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On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:02:49 -0500, "Snag" wrote:


Hey y'all , I have a strawberry question . I bought one of those packages
of 10
(June-bearing) plants at wallyworld , planted them in a prepped bed a week
or so
ago according to the package instructions . How long should it take before I
start seeing new growth ? These are well-rooted (roots 5-6" long) starts .
The wife sez she doesn't think we'll get berries this year , but the web
sites I've looked at seem to indicate a small crop the first year ... and
better in succeeding years depending on how I care for them . I'm on new
ground here , haven't a clue what I'm getting into . But we love
strawberries , and for a couple of bucks worth of starts and a little work
I'm willing to try .



I'm guess you will get a handful of berries this year. Next year
should be a good crop. At least judging from our experience about 6
years ago. I believe that the climate in Memphis is close to ours
(see info in my signature.) Just hope that you don't get a 4 day
freeze in early April next year.
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Snag wrote:
....
I'm in Memphis Tn , and the weather can't seem to make up it's mind. We
set record highs one day and have 35° temps the next .


thanks. i see in the other
post that you started with dormant
plants (perhaps even dead, hard
to say at this point). that adds
time too.


songbird
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