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How should I care for my strawberries in Spring?

Strawberry NJ

My strawberry plants (like the rest of the garden) are in need of sprucing up this Spring. What should I be doing to get them back to their best? Should I prune the dead leaves? Also is it best to remove runners as they are produced to concentrate the plant's energy back to fruit production or...

Asked by: Beth Johnson (2 points) Posted:April 5, 2013

1 answer 8365 views

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How to acquire Strawberry seeds in Kenya?

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Strawberry seeds are not available in Kenya.Seedlings which are expensive and bulky to transport are the only planting materials available.How can we acquire seeds? Is there advantage of using one over the other?

Asked by: deactivated (1 point) Posted:February 25, 2013

2 answers 13881 views

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What can I do to grow strawberries in nyandarua Kenya?

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I was somehow discouraged coz I understand that nyandarua is too cold and the strawberry fruit cant do well.This is where my land is.What advice can you give me?

Asked by: deactivated (1 point) Posted:February 27, 2013

0 answers 2182 views

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What do I need to start growing strawberries in Nakuru Kenya and how much yields can I expect from half acre ?

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Question on behalf of Nicholas Bore from Kenya. Advise me on how to start growing strawberries in Nakuru and expected yields on an half acre piece of land. The altitude is about 1800m ASL with minimum temperatures of 15ºC and maximum temperature of 28ºC. I'm a third year student in a local...

Asked by: deactivated (1 point) Posted:March 10, 2013

1 answer 2119 views

Browning of leaf edge

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My plant is yet to be transplanted into a pot, it is still in d bag I bought it in. I have had it for two weeks, watering it twice. I noticed the browning and it is getting bigger. What is causing it? Should I cut it off? I live near d ocean coast and am based in Nigeria. Please assist.

Asked by: Titilayo (1 point) Posted:July 15, 2016

1 answer 675 views

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Plant hormone usage on strawberry to promote flowering, fruit set and increased fruit size

Strawberry Iran

I want to know more about plant hormone usage on strawberry to promote flowering, fruit set and increased fruit size,like GA and IBA, specially time of usage ...

Asked by: Amin (1 point) Posted:May 25, 2014

2 answers 3686 views

leaf spots

Strawberry Guatemala

I found several leafs with this spots. I am not sure if is Mycosphaerella sp. or... Can anyone help me to ID this problem?

Asked by: Erick (1 point) Posted:May 9, 2018

0 answers 96 views

I propagated four strawberry plants from the mother plant via runners

Strawberry South Africa

Three of the four plants have dark green to charcoal in color leaves. One has started to push up the lighter normal green color leaves. What can cause this?

Asked by: Phillip Armstrong (1 point) Posted:March 19, 2018

1 answer 260 views

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What is the best way to grow strawberries?

Strawberry FL

Should I start them from seed and transplant to the garden or should I buy some young plants from a nursery? Does either way produce a better result in terms of the quality of the fruit? Thanks

Asked by: Jill (2 points) Posted:February 12, 2013

3 answers 3594 views

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fragaria ananassa/ california /xylillea fastidiosa

Strawberry Lebanon

is fragaria ananassa plants growing california Crown nursery a host of xylillea fastidiosa

Asked by: RANIA ELHAYEK (1 point) Posted:October 26, 2018

1 answer 33 views

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Advice on strawberry farming and marketing in Kenya

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hey, i am about to venture into strawberry farming in Kenya. Is there available markets out how an i get contacts Leah

Asked by: leah (1 point) Posted:October 10, 2013

2 answers 9423 views

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fragaria ananassa/ california /xylillea fastidiosa

Strawberry Lebanon

is fragaria ananassa plants growing from california Crown nursery a host of xylillea fastidiosa

Asked by: RANIA ELHAYEK (1 point) Posted:October 26, 2018

0 answers 19 views

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Transplanting runners to fill gaps left by flood-damaged plants

Strawberry Central New Hampshire

I set out a new strawberry planting (100 new plants of Jewel) in late May according to the book, faithfully removed the blossoms, mulched the patch, and kept it well-weeded, but torrential rains of June and July waterlogged my usually very well-drained soil. Fully a third of my plants have died...

Asked by: Peg Boyles (142 points) Posted:August 2, 2013

1 answer 1853 views

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Strawberries producing very little fruit

Strawberry Ceduna South Australia

My strawberry plants are very healthy and growing well but are not producing any fruit.

Asked by: Kym Woods (1 point) Posted:February 13, 2015

3 answers 1748 views

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fragaria ananassa/ california /xylillea fastidiosa

Strawberry Lebanon

is fragaria ananassa plants growing from california Crown nursery a host of xylillea fastidiosa

Asked by: RANIA ELHAYEK (1 point) Posted:October 26, 2018

0 answers 20 views

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What is best to plant near strawberry?

Strawberry Zone 7

I ask this as I know that strawberry does not do well with competition. Is there something that will do well and not affect the strawberry too much. Is there an optimum amount of space to leave between a strawberry patch and other plants? I can't seem to find the information I need so any input...

Asked by: Ed Simmons (3 points) Posted:March 13, 2013

2 answers 1992 views

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Worms on strawberries

Strawberry sabetha kansas 66534

worms similar to bagworms are on strawberry plants planted this spring in an old horsetank. they were doing very well then these worms appeared recently in numbers. the worm is brown and encased in the bag attached to the leaves. please identify Thanks

Asked by: karla epple (1 point) Posted:July 19, 2015

0 answers 1136 views

Strawberry leaf pest

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Was wondering what the pest in the picture is and how i should handle them. They are eating holes in all my leaves of a container strawberries.

Asked by: Mark (1 point) Posted:June 16, 2016

1 answer 782 views

Strawberry problems

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The reason i have these problems is that the strawberry plants are in barrels

Asked by: Valerie (1 point) Posted:November 19, 2016

1 answer 631 views

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Is it advisable to use root hormone to speed up growth of strawberries?

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Question posted on behalf of Mwaura Gathuka from Kenya. I have been using root hormone to speed up growth of my strawberries. Is this advisable? The root hormone i have been using is AZATONE hormone. i usually deep the root end in a solution of the rooting hormone for 24 hours before planting.

Asked by: deactivated (1 point) Posted:March 2, 2013

2 answers 6148 views

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Strawberry plants soils pH

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How can I make these strawberry plants soil acidic pH? Right now it is 7.0

Asked by: Valerie (1 point) Posted:November 19, 2016

2 answers 507 views

Semi-ripe strawberry

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Why are my strawberries not rippening like they should be, they are in a greenhouse?

Asked by: Valerie (1 point) Posted:November 18, 2016

3 answers 704 views

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Strawberry leaves disappearing

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Planted new strawberry plants next to existing plants. Some things (someone?) ate the leaves on two of the three new plants the first night they were in. I have had issues with things eating the berries, but never the leaves. The old plants were totally untouched. How do I protect? Cayenne?...

Asked by: Nelcy (1 point) Posted:June 7, 2016

1 answer 574 views