You only have 2 plants. It is much better to know what you have exactly. A main difference in types of strawberries is that some produce all season long (day nuetral/everbearing) and some mainly in June (Junebearing). Why not do some research and find what is best for your area....then buy some. Your research will answer 1.and help with 3. as some types are more disease resistant than others. Question 2.-I use netting, though some suggest just using nylon fishing line above the strawberries to scare away birds. I think I tried that and it was not very successful. Q4. I have heard that to, but I am in Z5 and have grown >5 types of strawberries, and have never seen any lost to cold. Always an...Angel

Here in michigan I am having a lot of leaf spot. I have been just removing the bad leaves. but with over 1000 plants its a real chore. Do not buy from burpee, gurney, or places like jung. they are just middle men. Buy from a very dependable grower like NOURSE FARM. Many years ago I bought 100 plants from gurney. They were to be everbearing but I got 3 different june bearing plant types. good luck JOHN

Best Places to find a variety: Family Tree Nursery (several locations OP, Shawnee and I think up North) Heartland Nursery at View High Dr and I-470 (Very South KC) Soil Service Garden Center at 72nd and Troost KC, Mo Farrand Farms - 5941 South Noland Road Kansas City, MO For heirlooms you wont find elsewhere: Brookside Farmers Market 63rd St And Wornall Rd KC, Mo (look for Bear Creek Farms or KCCUA) There are also some events you will find different plants: Up coming events you can find plants from local growers Eat Local 2009!! 11th Annual Farmer's Exhibition Buy Direct from Local Family Farms  High-quality, organic vegetables available on-site and thru CSA memberships  Free Range meats, eggs and dairy products  Veggie seedlings and plants for spring gardens  Free Directory of Local Organic and Free Range Food Producers  Free admission, free parking  Original music by Eco-Troubadour Stan Slaughter Saturday, March 28th - 9 AM to 2 PM Shawnee Civic Center 13817 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS (2 miles east of I-435) Saturday, April 4th 9:15 AM to 2:00 PM Roger T. Sermon Community Center Truman & Noland Rd, Independence, MO (Corner of Truman and Noland Roads, Independence, Missouri) KC Community Farm Veggie & Transplant Sale Saturday, April 4 - 10 AM - 3 PM Kansas City Center For Urban Agriculture - KCCUA 4223 Gibbs Rd, Kansas City, KS 66106 Places like Suburban or the Grass Pad really dont have much on selection for tomatoes. They are better "landscape" sources. The best places for seed selections are Planters Seed in the River Market dowtown KC, Family Tree Nurseries (one in OP tends to have more) and Earl Mays (if there are any still around) Heartland Nursery has one of the better selections of annuals and perennial varieties (that you wont find elsewhere) but like Family Tree tend to be a little pricey. They are both worth going and just seeing what they have though! Planters Seed is also a very interesting place.

According to the link below, NZN has been discontinued. In one reference, I read Tracite 10% is an alternative. Have you considered plain ole zinc sulfate as a foliar spray. Although not quite as good as chelate, zinc sulfate is easy to obtain and a lot cheaper. Here is a link that might be useful: How much nzn is too much? This post was edited by olpea on Sat, Jan 17, 15 at 20:33