Hello, I would like to know how and when I have to get my strawberry plats ready for winter. I am living right on the border between Zone 5 and 6.
Sure! You won't have to do much, since they are mostly hardy in your area. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/winterizing-strawberry-plants.htm
Strawberries have taken oven an entire raised bed.....can I plant some broccoli/cauliflower/ pea plants (with support) in between the actual strawberry roots?
It would not be advisable unless you clear out a whole section. There would be too much competition for nutrition and water, otherwise.
I had beautiful strawberries which were thriving! Then overnight (maybe I didn't check garden for 2 days but I feel it was only one day - they just got crispy and turned brown. There is one left now that has a LITTLE bit of green left... I live in Botswana Africa - very little things I can buy - any idea WHAT might have happened and is there any organic or something easy I can do with ingredients I would probably be able to find here? Want to save my strawberries.
It may be too late but you can try cutting the crispy brown leaves off to any green leaves and see if it regrows.
Is the sun intense there? If so, give them some shade in the summer. I suspect they got too much sun and not enough water. Here is growing information:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-strawberry-plants.htm
I have no idea of what to do. The season in Fort Myers for strawberries is Dec-Feb, so they should be planted I think around Aug, no later than Sept for a Jan Harvest. I can order strawberry root plants to be shipped in the spring (Feb). What would you do to save these plants until the fall?
Here is a strawberry fact sheet for Florida and it says to buy transplants at the garden center in late fall and plant.
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/fruits/strawberries.html
If you must buy yours in February you could plant them in containers and keep them in a cool place till fall, such as an air conditioned room near a sunny window. They will decline in the heat of the summer outside. It would be best just to buy your plants in the fall or start them from seed in late summer.
No, I would opt to wait until next autumn! Doing so in spring or early winter will cause more problems than it is worth.
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/fertilizing-strawberry-plants.htm
Best way to prepare the soil for 15 new Strawberry plants?
This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-strawberry-plants.htm
What the best soil mixture ph fertilizer?
They need rich soil with compost added and a pH of 6 to 6.5. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-strawberry-plants.htm