need to plan my strawberry beds
And I forget what the rule of thumb is. if I am getting 50 plants of one variety and 50 of another variety, what square footage do I need? do I want two separate beds? I will plant them in strips. I think I can do 20 feet long IIRC. and how deep do I want them?
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Plant them to just below the crown. Excess runner production and weeds can be a real problem in the strawberry bed. A little extra effort up front, with some advanced planning can make the bed much less work and more productive. If planting in conventional rows, perhaps consider a thick weed barrier plus mulch about 1-1.5 feet on each side. Leave a six or so inch strip of soil and then put another 1-2 foot heavy, weed blocking mulch. Then after fruiting, when the plants make runners, you can thin them easily and direct the keepers to be bare strip that you left to the side. If you did that on each side of your row of plants, you would have three nice rows the following season.
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sheeshshe,
I use the mat system. Basically plant the bare root crowns 1ft apart in all directions. The photo shows my raised bed. 3ft wide and 20ft long. You should be able to plant all 50 on a bed like this.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Fruits%20and%20Berries/DSC02289.jpg[/img]
You don't see the mulch in this picture, but I too like the heavy mulch idea. keeps the mud off the fruit and leaves. Less diseases, like Grey mold.
Eric
I use the mat system. Basically plant the bare root crowns 1ft apart in all directions. The photo shows my raised bed. 3ft wide and 20ft long. You should be able to plant all 50 on a bed like this.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Fruits%20and%20Berries/DSC02289.jpg[/img]
You don't see the mulch in this picture, but I too like the heavy mulch idea. keeps the mud off the fruit and leaves. Less diseases, like Grey mold.
Eric
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sheeshshe,
(2) 3ft x 20ft beds. 12" deep would be nice, but 8" will work.
That's the funniest thing I've ever heard! Groucho
Take a look here. No bent rebar, but black waterline.
https://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Metal%20Work/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
(2) 3ft x 20ft beds. 12" deep would be nice, but 8" will work.
AlaskagoldI know this isn't the area to ask, but I am admiring your hoops!
That's the funniest thing I've ever heard! Groucho
Take a look here. No bent rebar, but black waterline.
https://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Metal%20Work/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
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