Strawberry planting and feeding
Posted: 27 Feb 2011 19:34
Whilst tidying up the strawberry bed, I found about twenty young plants rooted from runners which I had missed last Autumn. These had now set good roots. Dug them out and cut the runners.
Created a new bed for these by putting shredded newspaper into a shallow trench and adding some well rotted horse manure. Covered with soil, raking in some pelleted chicken manure, then planted my new strawberry plants about 20cm apart in both directions.
What do other gardeners use a as a fertiliser at planting time for strawberries and throughout the season in the months before flowering and fruiting?
Created a new bed for these by putting shredded newspaper into a shallow trench and adding some well rotted horse manure. Covered with soil, raking in some pelleted chicken manure, then planted my new strawberry plants about 20cm apart in both directions.
What do other gardeners use a as a fertiliser at planting time for strawberries and throughout the season in the months before flowering and fruiting?