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Strawberry blossoms
Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read
somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice? |
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Strawberry blossoms
Hud wrote:
Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice? Depends on the variety. If they're everbearing, you can pick the blossoms until the end of June then let them go. I put in Tristar Everbearing strawberries last year and did just that and had more strawberries from a 16' bed than I could eat. .. Zone 5b in Canada's Far East. |
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Strawberry blossoms
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"Hud" wrote: Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice? I never picked the blossoms and the strawberries send out PLENTY of runners! -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Strawberry blossoms
"Omelet" wrote in message news In article , "Hud" wrote: Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice? I never picked the blossoms and the strawberries send out PLENTY of runners! -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks, Om. |
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Strawberry blossoms
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"Hud" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news In article , "Hud" wrote: Planted some strawberries and the first blossoms have appeared. I read somewhere that one should pick off the blossoms because it encourages the plants to send out shooters. If I pick off the blossoms, that means I won't have any strawberries this year. Right? Will the plants spread if I don't pick the blossoms? Or do you think I should just pick some of the blossoms and not all? I really want to pick some berries this year. Any advice? I never picked the blossoms and the strawberries send out PLENTY of runners! Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks, Om. :-) -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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