Posted by Snag on April 30, 2011, 11:47 am
Strawberries have been in the ground for just over 3 weeks now , still no
growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle and buried in dry
powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it looks just exactly like it did
when I planted it .
At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small container of water
, I guess we'll see what happens with it sittin' on the kitchen windowsill .
If it starts doing something , I'll wait a bit longer before I plant
something else in that space . If after a week or two it hasn't done
anything I'll plant the rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or
something there.
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Snag
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Posted by Nad R on April 30, 2011, 12:48 pm
> Strawberries have been in the ground for just over 3 weeks now , still no
> growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle and buried in dry
> powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it looks just exactly like it did
> when I planted it .
> At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small container of water
> , I guess we'll see what happens with it sittin' on the kitchen windowsill .
> If it starts doing something , I'll wait a bit longer before I plant
> something else in that space . If after a week or two it hasn't done
> anything I'll plant the rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or
> something there.
There are two kinds of strawberries, June and EverBerries. Newly planted
June berries will probably show up next June and do very little until then.
They will need tender loving care during the summer, like weeding and small
amounts of fertilizer. Ever Berries will produce small amounts of
strawberries through out the summer. June berries come in all at once
around June for the northern hemisphere. a few weeks after flowering the
strawberries will come unless a late freeze get to them.
I prefer the June berries for canning. But then I have a feeling you know
this already. From previous discussions.
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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
Posted by The Cook on April 30, 2011, 12:53 pm
On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:48:03 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
>> Strawberries have been in the ground for just over 3 weeks now , still no
>> growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle and buried in dry
>> powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it looks just exactly like it did
>> when I planted it .
>> At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small container of water
>> , I guess we'll see what happens with it sittin' on the kitchen windowsill .
>> If it starts doing something , I'll wait a bit longer before I plant
>> something else in that space . If after a week or two it hasn't done
>> anything I'll plant the rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or
>> something there.
>There are two kinds of strawberries, June and EverBerries. Newly planted
>June berries will probably show up next June and do very little until then.
>They will need tender loving care during the summer, like weeding and small
>amounts of fertilizer. Ever Berries will produce small amounts of
>strawberries through out the summer. June berries come in all at once
>around June for the northern hemisphere. a few weeks after flowering the
>strawberries will come unless a late freeze get to them.
>I prefer the June berries for canning. But then I have a feeling you know
>this already. From previous discussions.
The June berries we put in this spring are already 3" tall and some
have blossoms. If the roots have not done anything in 3 weeks I am
betting they are dead.
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USDA Zone 7a
Posted by Nad R on April 30, 2011, 2:57 pm
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:48:03 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
>
>>> Strawberries have been in the ground for just over 3 weeks now , still no
>>> growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle and buried in dry
>>> powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it looks just exactly like it did
>>> when I planted it .
>>> At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small container of water
>>> , I guess we'll see what happens with it sittin' on the kitchen windowsill .
>>> If it starts doing something , I'll wait a bit longer before I plant
>>> something else in that space . If after a week or two it hasn't done
>>> anything I'll plant the rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or
>>> something there.
>>
>> There are two kinds of strawberries, June and EverBerries. Newly planted
>> June berries will probably show up next June and do very little until then.
>> They will need tender loving care during the summer, like weeding and small
>> amounts of fertilizer. Ever Berries will produce small amounts of
>> strawberries through out the summer. June berries come in all at once
>> around June for the northern hemisphere. a few weeks after flowering the
>> strawberries will come unless a late freeze get to them.
>>
>> I prefer the June berries for canning. But then I have a feeling you know
>> this already. From previous discussions.
>
> The June berries we put in this spring are already 3" tall and some
> have blossoms. If the roots have not done anything in 3 weeks I am
> betting they are dead.
She did say they were dormant? I bet your taller berries came from your
local nursery. I wonder if the she bought them through the mail they could
have been DOA. But then are not bare root plants need to be soaked in water
for a day or two before planting directly into the ground?
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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
Posted by Snag on April 30, 2011, 8:31 pm
Nad R wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:48:03 +0000 (UTC), Nad R
>>
>>>> Strawberries have been in the ground for just over 3 weeks now ,
>>>> still no growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle
>>>> and buried in dry powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it
>>>> looks just exactly like it did when I planted it .
>>>> At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small
>>>> container of water , I guess we'll see what happens with it
>>>> sittin' on the kitchen windowsill . If it starts doing something ,
>>>> I'll wait a bit longer before I plant something else in that space
>>>> . If after a week or two it hasn't done anything I'll plant the
>>>> rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or something there.
>>>
>>> There are two kinds of strawberries, June and EverBerries. Newly
>>> planted June berries will probably show up next June and do very
>>> little until then. They will need tender loving care during the
>>> summer, like weeding and small amounts of fertilizer. Ever Berries
>>> will produce small amounts of strawberries through out the summer.
>>> June berries come in all at once around June for the northern
>>> hemisphere. a few weeks after flowering the strawberries will come
>>> unless a late freeze get to them.
>>>
>>> I prefer the June berries for canning. But then I have a feeling
>>> you know this already. From previous discussions.
>>
>> The June berries we put in this spring are already 3" tall and some
>> have blossoms. If the roots have not done anything in 3 weeks I am
>> betting they are dead.
> She did say they were dormant? I bet your taller berries came from
> your local nursery. I wonder if the she bought them through the mail
> they could have been DOA. But then are not bare root plants need to
> be soaked in water for a day or two before planting directly into the
> ground?
> --
> Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
Nad , I'm not sure who you're responding to ... I bought mine at Kmart or
Walmart, can't remember which and I went to both that day. I planted
according to the instructions on the bag . Nothing said about soaking , just
a caution to be sure the roots were buried and that the (can't recall the
term - crown ?) wasn't . As much rain as we've had , I don't think lack of
water is the problem ... we've had something like 8-9" of rain since I
planted . A few days should tell if I bought dead plants ... if that one in
the water on my window sill doesn't do anything in a few days I'll jut
consider that 5 bucks a cheap lesson about packaged pants .
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !
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> growth - these were dormant plants , packed in a bundle and buried in dry
> powdered moss . So today I dug one up, and it looks just exactly like it did
> when I planted it .
> At least it hasn't rotted . I stuck that one in a small container of water
> , I guess we'll see what happens with it sittin' on the kitchen windowsill .
> If it starts doing something , I'll wait a bit longer before I plant
> something else in that space . If after a week or two it hasn't done
> anything I'll plant the rest of my seed taters or maybe some cantalopes or
> something there.