Strawberry plants - when to mulch for winter? zone 5

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hilda_ohio Barberton, OH(Zone 5a) Nov 14, 2007

Help. I have a three teired strawberry bed and am unsure exactly when to mulch the plants for winter. I know I must mulch to have any hope of the plants surviving a NE Ohio winter. Can anyone help?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Nov 14, 2007

Typically strawberries are mulched as sonn as they go dormant, which is usually after the first hard frost and before temps fall into the teens. In your area I would suspect about now.

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hilda_ohio Barberton, OH(Zone 5a) Nov 17, 2007

Thanks. The plants still look green. We've had a few hard frosts and then warmer weather, upper 50's to low 60's. I thought I'd be too early eand have rot if I mulched when it got warmer again. So, do I wait until it's cold and stays cold? Thanks for your patience.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Nov 17, 2007

I would wait until the nightime temps would be fairly consistently in the 20's, Your temps appear to holding higher than ours this year. we are into the 20's at night.

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LTilton Glen Ellyn, IL(Zone 5b) Nov 18, 2007

If the leaves are still green, wait.

They will turn red when they're going dormant. Mine are turning now.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Nov 19, 2007

I dont know if it is possible, but after the cooler days start to turn into really colder nights, we always lay straw along the plants/earth, we lift up the foliage of each plant and tuck the straw under it, the foliage is exposed and continues to get light as they change colour for winter, but the roots are as snug as bugs in a rug, in a windy situation as I have, I then lay some of the white very lightweight fleece over the plants and hold this in place with heavy stones/bricks etc to prevent the straw getting removed by birds, wind and anything else that will use straw for bedding or nesting. hope this gives you some ideas, by the way, soon as you see new growth in spring, you slowly rake some straw away form the roots/plants to allow light onto the growing crown of the plants. Good Luck. WeeNel.

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LTilton Glen Ellyn, IL(Zone 5b) Nov 19, 2007

With one of those 3-tier planters, mulch is doubly important, and possibly a cover over the planter.

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ohakas Viljandi, Estonia Dec 25, 2007

What plant breed you have? I have thirteen plant breed. I like ´´Polka´´ because is to be the better quality berries.
I have 1 ha land strawberries.
( I´m sorry i don´t speak English because i start study English)
Thanks!

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Dec 27, 2007

Hi Ohankas, good luck with your English Classes, hope you enjoy them as much as your gardening, I understood perfectly what you were writing so carry on and join in ant forums you feel you want to, best wishes. WeeNel, UK.

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