Finally finished getting the strawberry bed cleaned up and fertilized. Untangling runners is distinctly not a fun task. =P Last year the strawberries were one of the big success stories of the garden. For a couple of weeks during the beginning of July we could take our a salad size bowl and fill it nearly to the top *every day*. We'd like to see that again this year.
We're not sure exactly what variety we have- but they are an early season variety with nice big fruit. We did have some ever-bearing plants mixed in, but the early season varietal is much more aggressive and has pretty much taken over the entire bed. I've got a project in mind in the future where I'll create an additional strawberry bed... when that happens, I'll go for mid/late season plants so we can have a longer harvest season.
I found a great write-up called STRAWBERRIES IN THE HOME GARDEN published by NC State. Included in it is a month-by-month guide to strawberry care that is really fantastic. I'll probably reference this in the future.... in hindsight we should have thinned the plants back in September and fertilized well before now. Oh well. Pretty much between now and September we just need to make sure this plot stays well watered.
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