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Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 218 Location: West Cork
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:54 pm Post subject: Strawberry bed rotation. |
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This is the year, the first bed of strawberries I planted 4 years ago, I believe need to be discarded. Each year since then I have been producing runners from 1 year old plants and have dug a new and seperate bed for these on a yearly basis, now giving me 4 beds. I believe it's not the done thing to reuse the beds again after the 4 yr old plants have been dug up and disgarded. Therefore my question is, do I just tidy it up by sowing grass or is there a vegetable that can be sown there next year which starts off the 4 yrs veg crop cycle rotation. _________________ vegandflowertime.blogspot.ie |
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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potatoes would be a good crop to start off with or cabbages as these make good seed beds for the following year. You should have good healthy crops of strawberries if you have followed such a rotation and propagation
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired) _________________ michael brenock |
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AJ Rank attained: Ash Tree

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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Michaelfor your reply and help. Yep the strawberries have been pretty good and easy to manage.
Regards _________________ vegandflowertime.blogspot.ie |
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