plants? I thought of adding manure and/or just applying lime.
Here's a good article on what works best for feeding strawberries:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/fertilizing-strawberry-plants.htm
I guess the soil in my backyard is not good, as I cannot grow vegetables. I need some guidance to make the soil better for the vegetable garden. Thank you.
It's important to compost these manures if you're using them on edible plants. Here are a couple of articles that will help.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/manures/composting-sheep-manure.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/manures/steer-manure.htm
There are tiny red spots on the leaves.
This is common with overwatering. Adding a little wettable sulfur to the soil, or as a foliar spray will be all this requires. Strawberries are quite prone to infections, but many are easy to cure.
Here is an article that will help you with the care of strawberries:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-strawberry-plants.htm
My wife comes from Denmark, and Elsanta strawberries are the best I have ever tasted. They are the most popular commercial strawberry in Northern Europe. I have not been able to find Elsanta plants in the United States. Do you have any leads?
I'm sorry. We do not recommend specific sources for plants. You could try local nurseries, or online vendors like Amazon, Etsy, or Ebay.
I would like to apologize for my grouchy comment. Please feel free to remove this one and the grumpy one. I appreciate that you have specific guidelines related to promotion and other things. I will keep looking. Thank you for your time.
This is not at all helpful. An article on your site mentions a variety that I cannot find in the United States. I am not needing a vendor I am looking for a connection to someone who knows something more.
These were new plants in raised bed. Two other plants were continued from young plants in containers and left in alternate location. One suffered same fate. I suspect birds or rabbits.
Slugs also will eat strawberry leaves. They may regrow. I would not pull them right away.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/protecting-strawberries-from-insects.htm
I hate looking at mulch and would like to plant ground-cover in my perennial garden. Will Barren Strawberry choke out my perennials?
I would think just about any other groundcover would be better. Barren strawberries put out runners that take over everything.
Here are some articles that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-5/ground-covers-in-zone-5.htm
Hi, I purchased 4 everbearing type plants in May, filled a tub with Miracle Grow soil (I think it was the garden kind, not potting), got the plants settled in, and they seem to be doing well except that, aside from a few nice berries, they have not produced any more. Even the flowers are gone. The plants are not crowded, so that can’t be the reason. They have had plenty of rain and sun. I water them on dry days, like today (hot and windy, I will water tonight). I wonder if they need phosphorus or something? I have a small kit I could use to test the soil. I do notice small brown leaves at the base of each plant. Or is that normal? I cut away all but one which you can see in the photo. Here I was looking forward to a nice harvest of berries. Those that I got—about four—were very tasty. But nothing since. So what can I do to help these plants?? Thanks~
Give it time. You may not see bountiful harvests for 2 or 3 years. They need, at least, a month to sprout the first sign of roots in recovery, typically.
Care for them as they should be, and don't overfeed with nitrogen, and they will produce more than just a handful of berries after a few years.
Here is an article to help you with container strawberries:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/container-grown-strawberries.htm