Fruits and Nuts: Strawberry questions, 1 by rutholive

rutholive wrote:
Here is a photo I just took, at 6:30pm and late in day, of my newly built and newly planted raised bed for strawberries. The bottom layer is unshredded brush, then a layer of my shredded stuff. Then layers of compost, manure and potting soil. I transplanted 4 varieties from other areas in my garden to this bed. there are 30 plants and 4 varieties, I think all are everbearers. The lables are long gone. I plan to cover the entire bed with bird netting when they have berries. This year I will remove most if not all of the blooms. I also added Planters 2, organic 9-3-4 fertilizer, and that is all I will do this year. DonnaS