The message q9kKb.293273$_M.1595282@attbi_s54
from "David Bunch" contains these words:

Here is my goal- I would like to sell strawberries this summer at local
farmers markets. I enjoy gardening and being outdoors, but I do have a few
questions.

(1) If I try to get a crop of strawberries the first year I have my plants,
will that harm future strawberry plant production?
(2) What can I do to boost my first year strawberry crop? Would potting
soil and liberal fertilizer use help?

You haven't researched strawberries AT ALL, have you?

(3) Space is not an issue, I have several acres I can utilize. What would
be the best way to plant about 400 strawberry plants?

The backbreaking way. Individually by hand, bending from the waist*,
same as weeding and harvesting. Enjoy :-)

Commercial harvest-transport-sale of such delicate and perishable fruit
takes some knowledge and skill. I'd suggest you start by growing strawbs
on a smaller scale just for family use, and use the first couple of
seasons to experiment with different varieties. Then you can work out
which best suit your location, climate and market, and how to extend the
harvest. You probably won't want 400 plants which ripen simultaneously,
and you definitely don't want them to do it right when the local market
is glutted with strawberries.

Janet
(ex commercial picker.*Kneeling or crawling in the strawberry fields was
a sackable offence)