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["Raby, Brian" <brian.raby@roche.com>]

Regarding my message from a few weeks ago regarding the lack of strawberry runners on my plants.  Uhmm… never mind. 

 

I usually check over my plants every week, checking for weeds and Japanese beetles.   This weekend, after a few days of hot weather (correlation unknown at this time), the runners are coming along.  As mentioned by a previous writer, not all of the varieties that I have are producing runners.  However, it is a great to see, knowing that the harvests that I get every year will continue.

 

Brian

Sheridan, IN

Zone 5a/b

 

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Road's End Farm
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:48 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Strawberry runners

 

On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:35 AM, Raby, Brian wrote:

 
Melissa,
 
Rivka beat me to the point… if you google “renovating strawberries” many of the web sites mention this process.  
 
Rivka, I did mow fairly soon after harvest was done.  I was also careful about how close to the crown I mowed.  When done, I spread 10-10-10 over the rows and generously watered it in.
 
Brian
 

Are you sure they needed the 10-10-10?

According to my soil tests, mine usually only need a little N; I use fishmeal. Your soils and previous amendment applications are probably different from mine, of course; so what yours need is likely to vary from my results.

I don't know whether that might affect runnering.

--Rivka (who needs to go get something else done now, before the rain comes back)
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly