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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7586 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Jun 17 2022 : 1:45:47 PM
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Any one have tips on how to grow strawberries? My dad gifted me one for Mother’s Day. It’s in one of those hanging pots. It hasn’t produced any strawberries and doesn’t actually look the greatest. My mom got a strawberry plant too and her looks good and has produce strawberries. We aren’t doing anything different. Why would mine not be doing so good and how can I change that?
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4429 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4429 Posts |
Posted - Jun 18 2022 : 04:49:21 AM
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No help with container strawberries. I have a bed with my strawberries.
When they are done with berries, you can till around the edge or the middle and add in peat moss. It keeps the soil lighter. Your containers might have too much water, not enough, be root bound hard to say. You could try repotting and see what happens.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3306 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 18 2022 : 6:44:00 PM
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I don't have any advice either but my mother in law put some in a tower and they're not doing the best either. The berries are tiny! I thought it might be the weather - it went from cool and wet to crazy hot.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7586 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7586 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2022 : 1:47:18 PM
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Thanks Michelle. I’ll try that out and see if it helps.
Heather, I was wondering if that was possibly the problem. We have much colder temps at my home then my parents house. Also the other thing I was thinking about is that we have horrible winds all the time. Maybe they don’t like wind.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2022 : 08:44:42 AM
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I don't know about wind but I know they don't like raccoons! They toppled my mother in laws tower over last night - I'm guessing they were trying to climb it and it doesn't support their weight. They're annoying little boogers. They like to get the fruit before I do - not just the berries, but the grapes, pears, etc.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7586 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7586 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2022 : 3:36:16 PM
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Oh my goodness. Those darn raccoons. I’m sorry they a wrecking havoc on your strawberry plants. I don’t think raccoons are the problem and hopefully they don’t become the problem lol. We left for a few days to go camping and my neighbor seemed to have forgotten to water it. Now it looks worse. I’m really babying it to see if it can pull out of this issue.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2022 : 6:48:27 PM
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 Phosphate, triple 3 Strawberry's are heavy feeders and need triple phosphate.
Diana
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Edited by - gramadinah on Jun 27 2022 6:50:06 PM |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4429 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jun 27 2022 : 7:14:20 PM
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Diana, does that have any effect on the taste of the berries? Just wondering. thanks
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
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USA
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Posted - Jun 28 2022 : 06:13:42 AM
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No, just lots of berries.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7586 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 29 2022 : 12:56:25 PM
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Thank you Diana. I’ll get me some of that.
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