Strawberries Planted in Double Row Hill System
Planting strawberry plants is best done in early spring. If you live in a warmer climate you can also plant strawberry plants in the fall if you want. When gardening, you should always wait until the ground is workable and not overly wet. Before you start gardening, you may want to read Growing Strawberry Plants. It will give you information on varieties of strawberry plants, soil conditions, fertilization, sunlight and watering needs of your strawberry plants.
HOW TO BUILD A STRAWBERRY BED
When planting strawberry plants in the home garden, the strawberry beds are usually planted in one of two systems:
- MATTED ROW SYSTEM: In the matted row system, all runners are allowed to grow which will produce larger yields the first bearing season. The plants should be spaced 12 inches apart and rows should be spaced 3 feet apart.
- DOUBLE ROW HILL SYSTEM: In the double row hill system, plants are spaced 12 inches apart in the row and rows are 12 inches apart. All runners are picked off. Each double row is raised and separated by a 24-inch trough or gutter that makes it easy for you to walk among the plants to pick berries or keep them weeded. Varieties such as everbearing and day neutral strawberries are more often grown in this system as they do not send out many runners. The above image is of an established strawberry bed grown in a double row hill system. Click on the image to see a larger picture.
STEPS FOR PLANTING:
- Before you plant your strawberry plants make sure to take off any older leaves from the plant as well as pinch off all flowers and runners.
- Trim the roots so that they are approximately 4 to 5 inches long and remove any damaged areas.
- Next, the plant should be placed in the soil so the crown of the plant is just a little above the soil’s surface or at in the very least even with it and the roots fan out.
- Water well so that the water gets right down to the roots.
CARE AFTER PLANTING:
If you have planted everbearing or day neutral plants, pinch off all blossoms for the first six weeks after planting. This gives the plants time to establish before putting their energy towards fruit production. If you have planted June bearing plants, you want to leave the blossoms on because of the shorter growing season.
For More Information:
Grow Strawberries in Strawberry Pots
Coming Soon:
Planting a strawberry pot
Strawberry hanging pots
Planting Strawberries in Containers
Strawberry Care Tips
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Types of Mulch
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This Strawberry garden is mor beautiful but plantation is consurvative. No protection in soil for strawberry.
Wow, those look really good, but how much would that cost me?
Hello, Happy Holidays, I have question, I like to grow strawberry’s as small organic farmer for a few rows, I heard that FDA proved an injection to strawberry’s rout before planting will protect the strawberry from disease,
Do you know any thing about it? I appreciated.
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