Transplanting Strawberries In 3 Easy Steps

 A key part of sustainable strawberry gardening is the ability to transplant strawberries and create multiple generations of strawberry starts. It doesn’t make any sense to buy seeds every year and start from scratch, especially when the best strawberry yields are on the 2nd and 3rd years of growth.

The optimal way to keep your strawberry garden expanding year after year is by transplanting starts from old to new beds where they can grow more freely and create their own patch of new Waec gce expo plants.

Digging Up The Starts

The main thing to remember here is to steer clear of the roots with whatever digging tool you are using. It seems pretty common sense, but we have seen some strange gardening practices, so it is best to mention it. You don’t have to be too careful when you are pulling them up, but it will still require firm pressure. If you look at the video we made, you will see we aren’t treating them with any sort of special care.

Once you pull up your starts, brush aside any excess material to prepare them for replanting.

Setting up the Strawberry Bed

Strawberries thrive in raised beds of dirt. Strawberry plants and fruit rest on the ground naturally. This allows moisture to collect around and under the plant which increases the chance of molds ruining your juicy berries. Raising the bed gives a way for excess moisture to run off and away from your plants.

At our community garden, we have created raised beds that are 24” across. Having such a wide hill allows us to stagger where we plant our young strawberry plants in a triangle formation and create an optimal area for them to expand and multiply themselves. Our strawberry transplanting video shows this process more clearly.

Replanting the Strawberries

It is important that strawberry starts get the appropriate amount of space between them. The runners will stretch out in every direction and root themselves in new areas to begin the cycle of strawberry life once again. Planting starts too close together will hinder this replication process and also have a negative effect on overall yield. We suggest 10-12” of space between each plant.

At these distances apart, we have found that a strawberry plant will yield approximately 1 quart the first year, 1.5 quarts the 2nd year, and 2 quarts the 3rd year.

Bringing in the Next Generation

With these 3 simple steps, you will be well on your way to creating your own strawberry field at absolutely no cost for new plants. It only took us 4 years to increase our strawberry output by over 500%. The people from our garden are literally taking home gallons of strawberries. We got 40 gallons just for ourselves that we used to make jams and shared with family. Tickled our tongues for months!

You can do just the same with a plan of action and the right knowledge. Want to know more before getting started? Then check out our website elliotthomestead.com which show how to grow strawberries more effectively. Once you are ready, start getting dirty and start gardening!