I'm going to put in some strawberries. Is there any advantage to the
orientation? I can plant it in several locations, shielded in each
directions. Would this make a difference, say in winter, when they would be
sheltered from the north wind. Or in the summer when they would be
sheltered from the afternoon heat?

Steve

On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:33:21 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote:

I'm going to put in some strawberries. Is there any advantage to the
orientation? I can plant it in several locations, shielded in each
directions. Would this make a difference, say in winter, when they would be
sheltered from the north wind. Or in the summer when they would be
sheltered from the afternoon heat?

Steve



Might depend on where you are. Here in So.Cal they are planted to
grow in the winter and given as much sun exposure as is available.
Best conditions might vary in other parts of the country.

Green end up is usually good.

SteveB said:


I'm going to put in some strawberries. Is there any advantage to the
orientation? I can plant it in several locations, shielded in each
directions. Would this make a difference, say in winter, when they would be
sheltered from the north wind. Or in the summer when they would be
sheltered from the afternoon heat?

I'd always prefer afternoon shade to morning shade. First, because
plants usually do better in that situation and then because if you are
picking strawberries after a day's work, it is more comfortable to work
in the shade. And strawberries (in my experience) do fine with little bit
of shade.


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