The grasses and weeds often grow faster than the berry plants themselves. With the threat of showers on the way, today was a great day to clean up the berry beds.
I used a weed wacker to cut the weeds and grasses close to the strawberry plants in our new bed containing 1000 plants. Once the weeds were down, I gave supplemental water to hold the plants over until the rains come. It doesn't usually rain that much at the farm and takes alot to get a deep watering job done so I water whenever I get the chance. So far this year, I have used fish emulsion on the plants once to give them a boost. I plan on making a second application to help the plants get big and bushy before the seasons end.
It was quite a surprise to see no berries on the plants this past week but, I am guessing that our Roosters enjoyed red berries more than bugs. My hope now is that we can keep all the critters out of our strawberry beds and enjoy the second crop. The few berries we did try were simply delicious and sweet.
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