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- Q.Gnarly Strawberries - I was given some strawberries by a friend and I threw them in the ground where I know there is ...
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- Q.Strawberries - My strawberry plant has only runners and looks healthy but there are no blossoms. Is this a climate issue? Hot ...
- Q.What Weed Killers Can Be Used On Mature Strawberries - I would like to know how to keep the weeds from my berries and what will promote them to produce ...
- Q.Strawberry Care - Can a strawberry plant be moved to a new location now?
- Q.Getting Rid Of White Mold On The Soil - I have what looks like a white powdery mold in my strawberry patch and in my vegetable garden. It is ...
- Q.Winterizing Strawberry Plants - How do I winterize my first year strawberry plants?
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ginny490 on
July 21, 2011Q.Gnarly Strawberries
I was given some strawberries by a friend and I threw them in the ground where I know there is not enough sun, but since I live in a condo it was the only place I could snag for them. They didn't produce last year but this year I have a lot of them for the few plants I have and they are very sweet. However, 2/3 of them are gnarly looking. How to describe. . .they have bumps on them, but they have grown that way kind of misshapen into blobs of a strawberry shape with these gnarly little nobs. They taste fine though. Any idea why?
Answered by
Heather on
July 22, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like you have a plant that is prone to fused blossoms. What you essentially have is siamese twin (triplet, quadruplets, etc) fruit. The plant produced flowers that were fused together and the fruit grow together into rather knobby, blob like shapes.
It is not harmful and the fruit is just as tasty. Just a little ugly is all. It is common on plants like tomatoes, but can happen on any flowering plant. Most of the time you will see just one or two, but you can get an oddball plant occasionally that is prone to producing like that.
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- Asked by
dirtman on
August 14, 2011Q.Strawberries are few
This is the second year for my raised bed strawberry plants, and though the plants have spread out and developed many runners, I got very few strawberries out of the beds.
- Answered by
Heather on
August 18, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you:
http://strawberryplants.org/2010/08/strawberry-plants-producing-runners-but-no-strawberries/Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
djburton7661 on
August 22, 2011Q.strawberries
My strawberry plant has only runners and looks healthy but there are no blossoms. Is this a climate issue? Hot days and not cooling down at night? Thanks, Dave
- Answered by
Heather on
August 23, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It may be lacking phosphorous or they may not be getting enough light. Give them some bone meal for phosphorous and make sure that they are getting enough sunlight.
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garden grub on
August 25, 2011Q.What Weed Killers Can Be Used on Mature Strawberries
I would like to know how to keep the weeds from my berries and what will promote them to produce more berries.
- Answered by
Heather on
August 26, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Among the chemical weed killers, a broad leaf weed killer should take care of most of your common weeds. On the organic side, you can look for pre-emergent type weed killers. As strawberries propagate by runners, the weed killer would only affect the weed seeds.
The best way to get more berries is to have happy plants. Mulching, fertilizing and good watering practices will all help. They like a little extra bone meal to help with blooming and fruit production as well.
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Anonymous on
October 2, 2011Q.Strawberry Care
Can a strawberry plant be moved to a new location now?
- Answered by
Nikki on
October 3, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It depends on where you live. If you live somewhere with freezing temps in the winter, I would not plant or move them after late fall. If you live somewhere that does not get freezing temps, then you can actually transplant during the winter, though early spring would be preferable.
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Anonymous on
October 11, 2011Q.Getting Rid Of White Mold On The Soil
I have what looks like a white powdery mold in my strawberry patch and in my vegetable garden. It is just on the soil and does not appear to have affected the plants. I am guessing that it is from too much moisture. I have tried a spray fungicide but it did not seem to help. I also tried removing the soil that was affected, again it came back. I have heard that putting sulfur in the soil this fall will help. How can I get rid of this and prevent it from returning in the spring?
- Answered by
Nikki on
October 12, 2011
Certified ExpertA.The powdery substance could be mildew or some sort of mold or fungus attributed to overwatering. Therefore, keeping the area as dry as possible and growing plants in well-draining soil is important for prevention of this disease. Once it affects plants, more often than not, treatment is not effective. Just keep doing what you've been doing. There's really little else you can do.
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deziboy on
October 23, 2011Q.Winterizing Strawberry Plants
How do I winterize my first year strawberry plants?
- Answered by
Nikki on
October 23, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/winterizing-potted-strawberries.htm
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