Strawberries, asparagus, and more!
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Asparagus companion- strawberries?
Comments (17)hey dirtslinger2, we have a large established bed of gus, aprox 20 ft by 60ft, the center of the rows are about 6 ft apart,, we have had great success with strawberries in a portion of it, we find the harvesting schedual of the two is about the same as we have to do a picking atleast every 2 days durring production, we let the indian runner ducks in ONLY until the fruit starts to set on the berries, they really have helped with our west coast slug problems(slugs seem to love strawberries as much we do), for us the spear production starts near the same time as the berries. as it is such a large bed we also grow a few squash in with the gus durring the summer, perhaps it reduces the gus production but seems to shade the understory weeds and we water both with soaker hoses, durring the rare dry spells, we have also tried pole beens, corn, with success, we restrict our interplanting to just portions of the gus patch....See MoreWhen to uncover asparagus and strawberries?
Comments (2)Hi hisgirltoo - I never "uncover" my asparagus beds. They come up right through the straw and leaving the straw in place helps keep down the weeds, retain moisture, and feeds the beds as it decomposes. There was a nother recent discussion on this (further down the page) and I think most agreed that you don't need to uncover it. Strawberries here in my zone get cleaned up, uncovered, and fed in late March (depending on the weather) so I would guess that mid to late April would work for you. Depends on what your last freeze date is. ;) Dave...See MoreGrass on asparagus & strawberry
Comments (2)As long as it's dry but water and air can penetrate it, it should be fine. You'll need to keep an eye out for slugs when the strawberries are forming -- they love cool moist dark environments. You're lucky to have enough dried grass to mulch with!...See MoreNo room for asparagus or strawberries.....unless
Comments (9)Strawberry barrels if done properly make a lot of sense if space is limited. I have been hanging on to an old variety of strawberry 'British Sovereign' introduced in 1923. The original plants were given to me in the 70's and I've have had them tucked in here and there just to keep them going. These don't seem to be available anymore so I don't want to lose them. Now to my question, has anyone grown strawberries in hanging baskets, I'm running out of places to grow these in the garden but have space for hanging baskets. I have a half barrel but it's full of tulips which would not appreciate the extra watering they would get in the summer if I planted the strawberries with them. Annette...See Morehazelinok
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