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[Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>]

Yeah, I think if you can't water them, they will not produce as well. They
may flower, but won't have very many berries unless they are moist and
growing vigorously. Hot dry summers I get very few, but usually get a decent
amount in the fall. Cool moist summers we get them all summer long. I am in
Michigan, so it's a little cooler here. ;) I have mine protected from hot
afternoon sun and they do pretty good. Varieties are Tristar and Tribute, I
think they are newer than some others. I get my plants from Indiana Berry,
and find they have really nice plants for a decent price and accurate
variety descriptions.

Also, everbearers definitely taper off in production, quicker than
June-bearers I think. I get a TON the first year, and usually not as many in
future years. I don't renovate them at all, I just plant them as a temporary
crop under other things like Honeyberry or raspberries.

-matt
z5 SE MI

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Amelia Hayner <abhayner@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have had the same problem, here in NC. I thought it had to do with
> dryness, and forgetfull watering. I think perhaps the variety has something
> to do with it. I planted Eversweet, and it DID bear in July, and the birds
> just loved it.
> I got one or 2 of them, they were much smaller than the ones it had in the
> spring.
> I would think if you tried that variety, you would have better success.
> If I tried it again... in my climate; I  think I would simply pinch off all
> the blooms that came on in July, and help the plant conserve energy till
> Aug. when we often get some cooler weather, and rain.
> Amy
> NC, Z8
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:00 AM, <jerrydana5@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I have never had luck with everbearing strawberries.  They don't
> > "everbear". I realize they normally have a larger crop in June, and then
> > sporadically throughout the summer, but I get nothing later. What do I
> need
> > to do to get any berries past June?  Jerry in southern Indiana
> >
> >
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