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  • From: John Smith <friendly27sw@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberry mulch
  • Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:40:44 -0800 (PST)

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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