We bought some killer one gallon strawberry plants the other day. They all have strawberries on them, some ripe.
I want to grow a bunch of them. I have four 8' railroad ties. OLD railroad ties that are bleached white, so most of the chemicals should be gone.
Would an 8' bed raised that high (about 8") be a good bed? We got 10 yards of good compost from a nursery, and it is very high quality.
Should I mix anything else with the compost? The local dirt is sand dune blowsand. Should I mix any gravel in for drainage?
I want to put the black half inch pipe in there for irrigation. A friend who has a lot of strawberries says that they like a lot of water here. It gets blazing hot in the summer, and pretty cold in the winter. How wet should I keep them?
I like using different meals, blood, bone, etc, instead of chemical fertilizers. What would be a good amendment?
Lastly, propagation. Do you just plant them and let them grow? How far would I separate the plants?
Thanks in advance. Hope this year's garden is better than last year's.
Steve XXtreme SW Utah
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