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spring strawberry cleaning..
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:46 pm
by cedarchris
hello...newbie to the sight..lifelong gardener/ landscaper....we are experiencing a spring thaw here in the mountains of the western united states....so as I was out trimming the apple trees today...I thought of burning out the grasses in the strawberry fields....is this a bad idea....it seems when I rake out the dead grass.. I always shread the leaves off the plants...anyone see the harm of burning the dead quack out????
Re: spring strawberry cleaning..
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:28 am
by Meatburner
cedar, if you are a life long gardener/landscaper, what has your experience shown in the past?
Re: spring strawberry cleaning..
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:01 am
by applestar
I don't think you want to burn a strawberry bed. They are awake and ready to grow, and shallow rooted. Dead grass isn't a problem. They are basically mulch. Maybe pile more mulch between the rows and concentrate on pulling between the strawberry plants in the row?
Hm... How do you have yours planted?