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  • From: "maury sheets" <maurysheets AT verizon.net>
  • To: <Unschooler AT lrec.org>, "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Strawberries in High tunnels?
  • Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:36:24 -0400

Leslie,

That is the wave of the future with strawberries if you want huge berries.
Leave them for a second year if you don't mind smaller berries.

Maury Sheets
Woodland Produce
South jersey



-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Leslie Moyer
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:44 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Strawberries in High tunnels?

I know absolutely nothing about it, but I've gotten some catalogs
recently that show red plastic under strawberries and tomatoes. Ads
tout ripening effects. You might look into it. Where we are (Oklahoma)
many growers are growing strawberries as an annual--planting in the
fall, growing through the winter, picking in the spring and then tilling
in.

--Leslie

On 4/15/2010 1:10 PM, Richard Sherrington wrote:
> We're thinking of planting strawberries in a high tunnel using black
> plastic on the beds to cut down on weeds but I'm wondering if the beds
> will get too hot in the summer. I guess white plastic is an option
> too. Almost am a bit concerned about slugs and how that might affect
> them. We are thinking of cutting 4 inch holes in the plastic so
> perhaps a circle of sand around each plant would discourage the slugs.
>
> Richard
> _______________________________________________
>

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