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And speaking of strawberries. When I renew a bed after several years
and too many perennial weeds, I dig the whole bed up in the spring and replant
strong, dormant plants at an appropriate distance apart. I can never
keep up with runners---there's always too much to do. So, my beds are also
chock full o' berry plants.
The problem with this method is that you lose a year of production.
I am considering mowing the foliage of one of my beds and then digging
everything out a few days later, preparing the bed with new organic matter, and
then replanting the plants. naturally these will be kept moist while out
of the ground for a couple hours.
Am I going to get regrowth and runner production this year yet? It
would be great not to lose a year of production. I've got so many things
in the yard that I don't have room any more to just dig a new bed.
Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI USDA zone 3-4
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