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From: marty@wuphys.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Strawberries
Message-ID: <426@wuphys.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Aug-86 20:38:44 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 25 20:38:44 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 28-Aug-86 08:35:30 EDT
Organization: Physics Dept., Washington Univ. in St. Louis
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Keywords: Winter, mulch, strawberries, advice


I planted a strawberry patch of about 25 plants for the first time last
spring. So far, they look quite nice. I am wondering what to do with them
during the winter. Should I put a mulch over them? If so, how thick? Or
should I just leave them exposed to the elements? (We have below-freezing
temperatures here in St. Louis in the winter.) Also, what is a good way to add
organic matter to the soil? Should I leave them runners alone or should they
be cut or what? Any other miscellaneous good advice about strawberries?

Thanks,

	Marty Olevitch			Washington University Physics Dept
	seismo!wucs!wuphys!marty	St. Louis, MO 63130
					Tel: (314) 889-6285