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09 Sep 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Strawberries are shallow rooted so keep the water up to them. Check the soil to see if it is dry or wet. A good watering 3 times a week. Later in the year they will send out new runners.

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02 Jul 19, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in Inglewood just 10 minutes north of Perth CBD please advise when it’s best to plant strawberries and what month

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04 Jul 19, (Australia - temperate climate)

Read the article again on growing strawberries for temperate climate.

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16 Mar 19, maria garreffa (Australia - temperate climate)

1) Can I use seaweeds grass as moulching provide i washing it in tap water? 2) when is the correct time to plant garlic? 3) is now the time to separte re- plant plantlets from strawberry?

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17 Mar 19, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Seaweed is great in the garden - don't put it on too thick as a mulch - 2

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08 Feb 19, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)

When is right time of year to transplant strawberries we live in Wallaroo sth Australia

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12 Feb 19, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plant May June

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04 Dec 18, don grant (Australia - temperate climate)

My second crop plants are not flowering at all but they are very healthy looking with lots of leaves. No fruit likely ,any clues ?

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05 Dec 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I suppose it depends what variety and kind you planted. I don't know much about that either. But in SE Qld it is important to plant early April. This doesn't give the crown too much time to produce a lot of leaf and then they start flowering. The ones I planted in mid April were still sending out runners until early June. By the sounds of it you may have planted too late and or you have applied too much Nitrogen. A suggestion start preparing your strawberry patch early next year by putting some manure, grass clipping, leaves etc and dig that in and turn it over each 2-3 weeks. Keep it moist so that it break down and decomposes by end of March. This should give you good rich soil without it being overloaded with N. The strawberry season is finished here now.

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23 Aug 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Continued about planting strawbs in sub tropical climate. Buy new stock and plant April/May. You can either plant runners from these next year and do that in future years, After about 6 years start with new stock again. Or leave the new plants in for two crops. Then plant new runners from these plants and do the same again. After doing this 3 times (six years) start with new stock again. Between the first and second crop with the same plants trim off all new runners. I will be putting my strawbs on weed mat next year. Also if you can put an irrigation system in the soil or under the mulch. If watering overhead do it in the morning (so the leaves and fruit dry out quickly) rather than late arvo.

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