Description
It's summer, and just a few weeks ago you were picking bowls full of strawberries. Now there's almost nothing to pick. The frustrating part is your plants can still look perfectly healthy while the harvest keeps getting smaller.
In this video, I'm breaking down the most common reasons strawberry harvests slow down in summer and the simple fixes that can help keep the berries coming.
summer.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 It's Summer... Where Are the Strawberries?
00:21 Why There's Suddenly Nothing To Pick
01:55 Why Containers & Towers Struggle First
02:42 How Mulch Helps Protect Strawberry Roots
03:07 Why I Never Skip Shade Cloth in Summer
04:44 Is Your Garden Making Heat Stress Worse?
05:03 The Watering Change That Can Save Your Harvest
06:09 The Feeding Mistake That Leads to Fewer Berries
07:50 Something Else May Be Stealing Your Harvest
09:33 Meet Us in San Diego
10:39 Keep Your Strawberry Harvest Going All Summer
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Learn how to keep strawberry plants producing through summer by adjusting watering, shade, feeding, and pest control in raised beds, containers, towers, grow bags, and hanging baskets.