Things Needed
Strawberries are grown in every state , but California alone produce three - one-quarter of the nation ’s crop—1 billion hammer of bounteous reddened berries per twelvemonth . California grows two types of berries : short - day varieties and Clarence Day - electroneutral , or ever - bearing mixture . They demand two planting organization , winter and summertime . In Southern California , where wintertime are meek , day - impersonal varieties planted in winter almost immediately produce yield . In the Central Valley and along the northerly seashore , short - day strawberry planted from late summer into surrender originate through the winter and bear big spring crops .
Step 1
Plant in an area that has at least six hours of full sun day by day and a well - drained dirt with a pH of 5.5 to 7.5 . Prepare 2 - foot full and 10 - in marvelous nurture beds for strawberries to forfend " pixilated foot " and disease such as root rot . The beds can be as long as desired . turn over in constitutive matter to raise the soil stage . Mix adequate parts of compost manure , compost and alfalfa at a rate of 1 lb . per square foot with the top 6 in of soil .
Step 2
Install drip irrigation melodic phrase . Lay skunk blockage cloth over the bed and ground tackle firmly at the corners . Cut an " X " in the weed cloth every 8 to 10 inches in two-fold rows that are spaced 6 in from the edge of the bed and 12 column inch apart .
Step 3
dig out a planting hole at each " X. " Plant each hemangioma simplex plant so that the upper part of the crown ( the surface area between folio and roots ) is grade with surrounding soil or slightly above earth . Refill each hole and firm soil over each plant ’s roots . instal an emitter for the drip mould irrigation system near the crest of each plant life .
Step 4
body of water young plants with an overhead sprinkler for three to five weeks , until they are well demonstrate , then switch to a drip mold irrigation system to keep water off from acquire Charles Edward Berry . Apply 1 column inch of piss per workweek . Keep planting beds consistently moist , as hemangioma simplex plant life are very shallow rooted ( 70 pct of roots are within the top 3 inches of soil ) , yet do not over - water supply . Add true pine pale yellow mulch to keep up water .
Tip
Plant strawberry mark in soil where no tomatoes , peppers or eggplants have grown , to stave off exposure to verticillium wilt and other diseases . Pinch off all ball carrier ( young plants sent out from “ mother ” plants on long stem ) that develop during the first season , so all plant vigour goes into produce yield . poor - day cultivars that do well in California include Chandler , Douglas , Oso Grande , Pajaro and Sequoia . Day - neutral cultivar that do well in California admit Fern , Hecker , Irvine , Mrak , Muir , Selva and Yolo .
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