Gardening Series: Tips for Harvesting and Storing Fruits & Vegetables from Your Garden
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Harvesting
The garden you’ve been working so hard to keep weed- and pest-free all summer is now beginning to produce abundantly. Knowing when and how to harvest the fruits of all your labor ensures they provide the best flavor and nutrition. Knowing how to store it for consumption in the next few days and in the next months and years ensures it still tastes good and nourishes you and your loved ones without risking their health.
How to keep strawberries healthy and productive
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Fertilizing
If June-bearing plants do not produce many runners by mid-July this usually means the plants need more nitrogen.
You can apply compost or an organic fertilizer, such as blood meal, around the plants to increase nitrogen for plant growth.
Before plants begin to grow in the spring of the second year, you may need to add more compost or organic nitrogen to encourage plant growth and fruit development.
Weeding
Because strawberries are poor competitors, keep all weeds out of the strawberry bed.
Hand-weeding is recommended for home gardeners.
Careful cultivation with a hoe is effective for managing weeds in strawberry plantings, but be careful not to dig too deeply, as you could damage the plant's shallow root system.Shidonna Raven Garden & Cook How to: Clean Cooking & Eating
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