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Strawberries for Vegetable Growers
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Interested in growing strawberries in a vegetable rotation with the same tools and equipment you would use for vegetables? Can't get the lingo straight? This episode is for you! Ben Phillips interviewed Courtney Weber, berry breeder from Cornell, and Annie Klodd, fruit specialist from University of Minnesota, about strawberries production styles for June-picking that can work for vegetable growers.
A summary of this podcast was written up for the Vegetable Growers News Veg Connections Column.
Here are a couple of resources that could prove useful going forward.
This Penn State University production guide includes plasticulture instructions for both plug and bare root plants. https://extension.psu.edu/strawberry-production
This University of Minnesota variety list contains attributes that are useful for far northern growers: https://blog-fruit-vegetable-ipm.extension.umn.edu/2020/12/choose-strawberry-varieties-based-on-38.html
This North Carolina State University plant supplier list has the main players for sourcing plug plants and bare root plants. Consider reaching out to southern producers of plug plants up to a year in advance. https://ncstrawberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Plant-Suppliers-2020.pdf
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