Growing strawberries in the home garden, Fertilizing & Weeding

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• snow and ice melt completely.

  This winter mulch makes a great summer mulch too. Rake the straw off the plants and leave it between them to help conserve water and keep weeds down as the temperatures begin to rise.

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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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