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Strawberry Bed Renovation (July 19, 2010)
In mid-summer, the strawberry patch can look pretty bad. Leaf spot diseases take hold, especially in a year with alternating flooded and dry periods - like this year. In the past, when my strawberry plant foliage looked really bad, I just lopped it off and new leaves quickly filled in.
This year, since my patch is much larger than ever before, I decided to maintain the patch "by the book". My authority is the Ohio State University Extension Bulletin #940, "Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide".
According to OSU extension . . .
This is a combination website and blog where I can share with you everything that I find interesting and informative about gardening in the greater Cincinnati area and Midwest USDA zones 5 and 6. My students are continually asking me what to do when, and how to do it. In my blog, I’ll tell you all that. They want to see what my garden looks like, and I’ll oblige there, too.
I am a horticulturist, teacher, garden writer, and plant lover. I believe in sharing research-based information about gardening. I’m a mostly organic gardener. I love growing and testing annuals and perennials, flowering trees and shrubs, and anything edible. . . and I hope to get others excited about landscaping and gardening!
Thank you for joining me here, and Happy Gardening!
Sue Trusty, the Trusty Gardener
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