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[John Smith <friendly27sw@yahoo.com>]

We used to lightly cover with straw in early December
when lows would be in the single digits to protect the
crowns, but not cover by a lot or they could rot
before removal in early spring.

zone 5b central MO

--- Mark or Helen Angermayer <hangermayer@isp.com>
wrote:

> Any ideas  on the best time to mulch strawberries? 
> We've had a strawberry
> patch for three years now and never winter mulched. 
> This year I'm trying to
> do things right.  Jim's mentioned he's had good
> results with pine needles as
> mulch so I thought I'd give them a try.  I've been
> able to aquire bags of
> needles but don't know when to put them on.  How
> much should the plants die
> back before I cover them?  (So far the plants'
> foliage is as green as ever,
> we've only had lows of 30F.  And trees are losing
> their leaves but not fully
> dormant.)  Also after covering up the plants, do you
> have to remove the
> mulch in the springtime, or will the strawberry
> plants push up through the
> mulch pack?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark Angermayer
> Zone 5 Kansas
> 
> 
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