For pests like chipmunks and rabbits, I visit a local dog groomer and put clumps of dog hair around my garden. Really effective in keeping them away and no effect on plants.

@trifectat8694

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thats amazing thx, Paul Gauschi from the great documentary "back to eden" mentioned something similar he killed a raven and hung it up on a pole and kept the crows away, also mentioned can hang up a dead snake near fruit trees and will keep birds away.

@largefamilyruralliving7434

2 жыл бұрын

I used to walk our dashound through the garden paths daily and i think it helped keep away rabbits.

Yes strawberries duplicating is VERY real I started out with 8 plants and within 2 months I hade 50 plants And my grandfather started with 2 plants and when he died he had a strawberry farm with about 3000 plants

@supermojo9672

5 жыл бұрын

I started with 8, now i have around 50. It sounds like a Challenge is started!

I am strongly interested in growing these, because I know they're exceedingly popular and lucrative on their own. Plus, they have so much room for value-adding.

Wow. Those strawberry plants are massive! Ove been growing strawberries for years but the6ve never gotten that big! & just the sheer amount of leaves coming out of that one plant- is just crazy!

Curtis, totally on-point! Thanks for sharing. Keep up your good work.

Sooo beautiful there! I have been thinking about strawberries this week. Thank you for the video!

i'm always exited when i see a new video by you! thanks this is great

Excellent way to rid fungus, Thank you!

I worked for a few strawberry farms and the two methods that worked best was fine sand and the black beding wrap in the spring when new ones pop up it creates a bump in the plastic you poke your finger in to let the shoot out and you get beautiful strawberries. The sad you have to be gentle when puking not to get sand on the berry but problem the best I have seen for production .

Thanks so much for the info. I know they really loved the little bit of Compost I gave mine. Wondered about the fabric, awesome.

I just love growing strawberries. I make jam every year from my crop. Hoping to add it to my list to sell one year. Just getting started. =)

@saintamerican6105

10 ай бұрын

Whats your growing zone? Do you grow in ground?

Another great video. Thanks Curtis

holy shit,. I ordered 500 strawberry plant because it was the best deal... I'm gonna have strawberries EVERYWHERE

@vinc8ntl8r

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Kosyjana lol 😂

Wow! I might just have to incorporate strawberries into my game plan after watching this! My son will be thrilled :D I hope I can find a variety (perhaps the one this gentleman grew) that works for me here in Langley, BC.

Great Video. Thanks for uploading it.

This is a lot of strawberries and nice profit in a first year, also the fabric as always seems to make all the work a bit easier. It was worth to do all the research as the variety seems to thrived in this spot.

Thank you for sharing!

Awesome. Camarosa is one of the varieties we grow here in Eastern NC. I think it's a fairly new variety from California. Oddly enough, it's not known as a great tasting one unless you pick it correctly. Those plants in New Zealand look amazing.

@pakarakapermaculture

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We make sure to pick them correctly otherwise, you are right.

@kerrydills3240

6 жыл бұрын

Where are you in NC? I'm in GA and would like to know how you do them

@blackriflex39

2 жыл бұрын

@@kerrydills3240 i live in western nc my last name is Dills i bet we are family... ive never met another Dills i wasnt kin to... happy growing

@kerrydills3240

Жыл бұрын

@@blackriflex39 hello. My family was from the Nantahala area.

Awesome!!....Thanks for sharing.

Nice vedio I like Strawberry too .Thanks for sharing. Watching from Korea

That was awesome! and I got my book yaaaay, it's extremely informative but not overwhelming I feel like I can do it! I'm loving the course as well! Thank you!

@danssawmillservices6444

8 жыл бұрын

+Shelita Williams what book?

@ShelitaRN

8 жыл бұрын

His book

@danssawmillservices6444

8 жыл бұрын

ok

@tkgoody70

8 жыл бұрын

What course are you referring to?

@Talex3003

7 жыл бұрын

theurbanfarmer.co/online-course/

Excellent tips thanks!!

Great video, thank you!

In America you would only get like $1000+ for 600lbs of strawberries. (Wholesale prices, not retail)

Great video. I watched this a few days ago and am very curious how he built up those deep planting rows and how in the world do they stay upright? I want deep raised rows in my garden (I am unable to flip sod). Besides compost--what else do I add to the row to raise it up?

6,000NZD is about 4,300USD. 300kg is 660lbs so this works out to a retail price of about $6.50/lb USD or $5/pint. Defs not out of the question depending on the market. Seems like a winner considering it's only 330 bed feet or so!

@offgridcurtisstone

7 жыл бұрын

It's actually more. You can't convert currencies that way to understand purchasing power within respected countries. Pricing within countries doesn't all equate to USD.

@alpenglowist

7 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone actually this is exactly how you calculate purchasing parity - by comparing a known quantity in two different currencies and then comparing it to prices in your own market and your own currency. My point is, you're probably not going to make "six thousand dollars" off your strawberry patch:)

@offgridcurtisstone

7 жыл бұрын

I look at the purchase price of common goods as well as base wages, rent and real estate costs. In the hundreds of farms I've visited in the US, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Australia, I can tell you, for certain, that you can make that anywhere, well maybe not Mexico, bit for certain the other 4. Price point totally depends on the market stream your selling in and the quality of the product. As far as US dollars, if that's your context, selling in high end restaurants and farmers markets would certainly deliver a higher price like that. Even in the US, it also depends on what state and city your in as well.

@Supadubya

7 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone actually, it's less, not more. The Cost of Living is lower in rural New Zealand than in most suburban areas of the United States...

@2awesome292

6 жыл бұрын

At Walmart, strawberries are $1-$2/pound so idk?

nice video...... got some ideas from it

great video.. we hope to see a new one!!

Cool! Thanks.

Thanks for shareing

Awesome. I request raspberries :) I'm also interested in stone fruits (which are being harvested right now in New Zealand).

Hey Curtis - We want to grow Strawberries in a our greenhouse in Winter. Where can we find information on 'how to' ? We plan to grow under-cover (caterpillar tunnels) in Summer. Thanks for all you do!

Great video

luv this guy he's awesome

His German accent makes it 100% better!!😁

Hello Curtis, ive got dormant june bearing strawberry and planted them already on the ground. Can you please tell me when is the right time to fertilize them? Spring or after the crops? I heard that its not good to fertilize june bearing on spring cuz its make the fruits soft and watery? So is it better to fertilize them with seaweed liquid fertilize in spring or after they produced fruits? And is there a probability to see leaf growth before winter or it will in dormat till spring?

Hi Curtis, Could you share with us what stuff did he put as Solid fertilizers, he said he put 20 kg of them, thank you and congrat for your videos, they are really inspiring :)

Do you irrigate only between the beds/rows or on the plants? Do you use drip irrigation to keep fruit dry?

woow i love your videos.

Great video! Makes me want to eat strawberries....about three more months to go for us!

When is a good time to plant in the states. I'm in California 9b

Can you let us know what landscape fabric was used?

Im stoked to add this to the farm next season, Curtis did he use drip on these, or just spot watering through the weed block?

@schex9

5 жыл бұрын

He answered this above -- the NZ farmer used overhead watering and he gets lots of rain.

Having a tunnel system is really important.

Anyone know what type of fabric he used

Can anyone explain how the bushes are so tightly packed together,Did he plant close together?

Wow, I didn't know that strawberries could produce so much in the first year!

@fruithoevevanpoucke

5 жыл бұрын

Strawberries do not need several years.. We grow them professionally, every year new plants for best results

What is the width and length of this strawberry beds ?

That fabric would never work in Florida! Good for Canada

Hi Curtis any chance we can meet up sometime mid April for quick chat as we will be getting into market garden sometime in next year or so. We currently live in surrey thanks

i love his accent. never noticed new zealand accent before...

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

He's Israeli

Where can a buy high quality strawberry seeds ?

i have a 10th month old honeoye strawberry plants. But until now, still not fruiting even the matured runners, and even if with proper care. What do you think is the problem?

Hey Urban Farmer Curtis Stone, love your stuff man! Have you ever thought about implementing aquaponics in some way? possibly even with trout for eating.. just a thought

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Roan Evergreen Yes, I've thought a lot about it actually. Done a ton of studying it for a few years now. Even went so far as to plan out a vertical system for my greenhouse. After pricing it and really breaking down the numbers, my conclusion is, it's not worth it for my context. I have good soil, and a fairly good climate, so it would just be a waste of money for me. That's not to say it would be for you. My thinking is, if you've got good soil and a decent climate, it's not worth it. But again, I can really only tell you what it would be for me. After all the research I've done with it, I now have absolutely zero interest in aquaponics. Vermiponics is sounding more promising now, but again, I like soil and I'll probably stick with that because it works.

@interestingyoutubechannel1

7 жыл бұрын

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Apologies for replying to a 8 month-old comment, but as my area is vermicompost tea fertilization, I'd love to know what research you found on vermiponics and where. Thanks.

@Supadubya

7 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone also, your model of urban farming seems to be fairly heavily based on doing everything yourself, or at least directly supervising it. Gave you thought seriously about growing out a small company and hiring managers to oversee additional farm hands so that you can grow more food while not having to spend all your time supervising people? Think of all the jobs you could create in your community Curtis!

@lukkassuhn6761

6 жыл бұрын

I'm willing to bet Curtis' answer would be something along the lines of 'too much hassle, too much legislation, too much penalty to profitability'

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

Not to mention that there is a limited market to his product. He sells to top-tier restaurants and there are only so many of those.

if u heat a greenhouse during winter could you potentially harvest all year round using both everbearing and seasonal varieties?

@saintamerican6105

10 ай бұрын

Some people do i will have a greenhouse next winter so i will try it!

when does he cut the tiops off though before winter or in the spring?

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

I think late summer so that there is some growing time left before winter

What was he fertilizing with?

There are a couple of questions I would ask re this farm: what is the watering system used on the beds and he mentioned he would fertilizing after cutting the first growth. How would he fertilize? Would he lift all the fabric and throw compost underneath or would it be through watering, etc.? Thank you.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Wind Dancer He had overhead watering and was using liquid fertilizers. If I were to do this, I'd put drip lines under the fabric and fertilize through that.

@justinstuelke5682

8 жыл бұрын

Will there Be a problem with the drip lines clogging using organic fertilizers

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

I think that would be a definite possibility. I've never actually tried it. If you're right, then a pour over liquid fert would make more sense.

@interestingyoutubechannel1

7 жыл бұрын

+Justin Stuelke It's possible to prevent clogging by filtering compost tea with around 100 micron filter (depending on your setup), in addition to your pump's filter. One limitation is that you need to apply aerated compost tea in the field within approx. 8 hours of the finished product, if you want to maximize its effect. If you use vermicompost tea, it'll have substantially higher plant-available nutrients compared to conventional compost tea, and a greater diversity and mass of beneficial microbes, including nitrifying and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria. And contrary to popular belief, you do not need to give any "microbe booster" such as molasses, if you're aerating the organic brew for 12-24hrs. In my opinion its also a bit counter-intuitive to use on-the-shelf high value processed food products to feed bacteria to feed your crops.

Awesome farmer!

Was he able to get a crop in the first year because of his location or was it the fert and mulch? I thought that you'd have to plant short day varieties in the fall I order to get a spring crop. I'm in New England and am wondering about the possibilities of doing that here.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+jigary Yes. He planted in the spring and was cropping by early summer.

You have to remember that nz is in the Southern Hemisphere so spring is sooner for him.

@offgridcurtisstone

6 жыл бұрын

+Taheerah Rochelle their spring is our fall.

Good stuff - but I wonder about watering - is there a drip system under the landscape fabric? Too bad we didn't see the comparison crop - he said he did 100 plants without the landscape fabric.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+No Guff Gardening He didn't put it underneath because he gets tons of annual rainfall. In my climate, I would do exactly that.

@donnabalzerhelpinggardener3271

8 жыл бұрын

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Thanks. I am gardening on the "Wet" coast most times and I do need irrigation in the growing season as well...

So did he plant these in the fall or spring? And he did not remove blossoms first year (not sure if these are everbearing or not)? Will be interesting to see if the yield is as high as they say that you have to remove blossoms first season. Thanks for this video very nice.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Cynthia Taylor He planted in the spring and they aren't everbearing.

Arent the diseases in the soil? So will cutting the foliage off at end of seaso make a difference?

660 lb - ~100 (non-saleable... very conservative) = 560lbs × $5/lb (just a guess) = > $2500!!

How do they process the strawberries? Harvest to market?

Interesting idea about removing the foliage in Autumn but isn't there a much greater risk that botrytis will enter through the wounds?

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

Not removing in autumn; more like mid to late summer

Hey man, love the vids. I've thought about doing this myself but surprised he's using black fabric. Strawberry plants produce more sugar in the fruit if the roots are kept cooler. I've been thinking about using a white fabric and perhaps underground irrigation? Just a thought :)

amazing! what if we need to " cool " the soil instead like our climate here in Kuwait , we do the opposite of what you guys do ,, so no covering needed?

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+The Mull Farm Maybe a white fabric.

@Supadubya

7 жыл бұрын

The Mull Farm presumably you want to cool the soil to reduce water losses? Try adding Biochar to the soil under the white liner- it will improve the water retention of most sandy soils so that less water (and nutrients) washes through, and will reduce evaporation by blocking sunlight even though it actually heats up the soil if exposed to direct sunlight (it will also radiate more heat at night, as black objects radiate heat faster- though due to the higher water retention the soil should cool more slowly due to water's high heat capacity- and also warm more slowly in the morning...) Doesn't do nearly as much for rich temperate soils, but Biochar is IDEAL for sandy soils in tropical/subtropical/desert climates...

So I did this and I'm having huge trouble with the weed fabric being pushed up with weeds, not on the bed, but in the isle. Is there a trick to get it not to do that? Also, what brand is good that will last longer than a year without ripping to shreds? I've heard you mention sunbelt. What weight is sufficient?

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

*aisle

❤

Very impressive, but how do you keep birds and ants out of your produce? Thanks

Urban farme is best seeds

have you considered perennials? if so , which? why / not?

I definitely want to try strawberries, but I don't know where to start. I'm seeing some catalogs say the plants won't fruit in the first year.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+bsg1206 With everbearing berries I think that's the case, but seasonal ones, it might be different. I'm not expert on berries whatsoever.

@Endur0xX1

8 жыл бұрын

+bsg1206 The variety I grow (puget reliance) fruits in the first year if planted early enough but the yield is very small, hardly enough to sell, let alone covering the cost of establishing the patch on year one... it is known as a biannual (even though it is kind of a perennial) and it is a 2 years investment. Generally as plants get older, the berries dont taste as good so most commercial growers will start from scratch every 3-5 years (for this particular variety) but, as seen in this video, there are ways around this.

@RobertMayfair

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Laroche Thanks for the response, that's helpful.

@geneshaffer267

7 жыл бұрын

I always let first year plants fruit, I don't have time to wait another year. I get about 1.75 pounds per plant the first year, then about 2 pounds per plant after that and I replant the fourth year.

I'm growing Strawberries from seeds but I have the problem that since I live in the Caribbeans and the lizards love to eat baby strawberries, so I have to keep them covered but they are growing beautifully. You have a great channel. I Loved and Subbed and shared.

@kevinreingoud9014

5 жыл бұрын

What variety ?? How did they come along ?? I gonna start a project soon and I'm also in the Caribbean.

@elasesinoespritual341

4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinreingoud9014 albion works in the carribean buy um off amazon thank me later

@kevinreingoud9014

4 жыл бұрын

@@elasesinoespritual341 thanks man

@ronaldthorn6912

9 ай бұрын

@@elasesinoespritual341 which island is this? Taking temps into consideration

Are they in a raised bed or on flat ground?

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

Probably 30" wide beds like Curtis Stone uses; note that the strawberries are planted in a staggered pattern so that they are about 12" on center

Great video thanks! Two questions though: How does he fertilize after the first year? I assume the fabric stays in place. Do strawberries need some shade cloth it you get 100+ degrees temperatures in summer?

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Permaculture Playground Liquid fertilizer is an easy was to do it. Pump compost tea or liquid kelp through your drip irrigation.

@nightwaves3203

6 жыл бұрын

A shade cloth wouldn't hurt. In hot periods watch out for the soil getting too dry and the leaves having standing water in full sun. Shade clothes can hold heat in especially the black ones while creating their own real high temperatures much higher than ambient temps.

@RiverRockFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone do you have a video on how to drip irrigation under the fabric??

@fruithoevevanpoucke

5 жыл бұрын

We grow around 40000 plants annually and have done so for 30 years... Best thing to do is to plant new ones each year in bio degradable plastic on elevated rows. Put straw around them, remove weeds and the runners. Feed water and nutrient soilents with drip irrigation come summer time. We also cover them with tunnel hoops and plastic ( very inexpensive ) in februari. which we move every 3 years to a new plot of land to avoid disease ( botritis and mal nutrient soils ). The plastic on top goes off every winter. Put bees in when they flower. When going full organic you must choose decent plants fit for this! Can't stress this well enough.. delicious ones are Malwina. But for pure bio we opt for Vima Zanta, superb taste and the plants are virtually disease free.

I have known of farmers using sheep to free down the follage saves cutting it.

Wow, this guy is on point! It'll be scary to lop off all the foliage like that, but it sounds like a no-brainer; I'll be brave and do it! I'm replanting them in a new spot anyway. If it all goes terribly wrong, I can buy a couple more and feed them nitrogen.

@largefamilyruralliving7434

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a good time to loosen the weed fabric from the ground so weeds won't take hold fur the next season.

How much does he sell them for?

Did he say how he waters them?

is this David Brent from the Office (UK) interviewing ?

That’s a serious strawberry plots. That’s where he put his water pipes

With fruiting in the first year does he expect to get 3 years of yields?

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+John Wood I'm not totally sure. I would expect that myself.

@TheDriftwoodcanoe

8 жыл бұрын

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone if he does it represents an increase in productivity, but if he pulls them after 2 years it would still increase efficiency by freeing up the space for a year. I just put in 1500 plants using this system we will see what happens

@cheriewhitten1587

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDriftwoodcanoe How did your strawberries do? Did they yield well in Yr 1?

Hmmm, cut the strawberry plants in fall. That's a good idea!

@supermojo9672

5 жыл бұрын

Shoot! I totally forgot to cut the foliage in fall. Nahhh! I'll do it this fall u swear....

This is awesome! How long are those beds?

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Lil' City Farms I think they were around 50'.

@lilcityfarms3802

8 жыл бұрын

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone Thanks Curtis! This is an awesome idea we will be implementing this season on our extra space as a trial crop =)

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Lil' City Farms If I had the space, I'd be all over it as well!

@lilcityfarms3802

8 жыл бұрын

+Urban Farmer Curtis Stone You and I are in similar "climate zones" he mentioned they used Camarosa strawberries? Would you use that variety in the high\dry desert as well or something different? We have and extra 1/4th to 1/8th acre to experiment on with things like this this season.

1:05 Kamelåså? Denmark?

@anarkhalil

6 жыл бұрын

Camarosa

Do you know if he has a KZread channel?

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+ran dom He doesn't as far as I know.

Клубнику опасно выращивать - если 1 куст заболеет значит все пожелтеет и сгниет.

Hello,can you tell me how you defend it from snails?We do have so much snails here in Italy,Lombardy...they just devore EVERYTHING we plant,and particularly love strawberries so that las year I had 8 plants and have eat 5 strawberries myself,all the rest has been devoured by that filthy animals.

@offgridcurtisstone

8 жыл бұрын

+Juana Iguana I'm definitely no expert when it comes to pests. In fact, I prefer not to address pest questions too much because they are so nuanced to place, climate, species, season, and crop that it's very difficult to answer without fully understanding the context of all those things in your situation. I would say, look for local knowledge from farmers in your area. That's the best way.

@TheJuanaiguana

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks,local knowledge about snales is zilt,unfortunately will stay without strawberries forever :-(

@seanweir7311

8 жыл бұрын

+Juana Iguana I am not an expert just a hobby gardener but by accident I found coffee grounds keep the snails away. I got them to compost at first then read about just putting them directly on the garden for fertilizer. Not sure if they work for fertilizer but as a side effect just about every bug, snail, slug that you don't want in a garden disappeared. The slugs disappeared first almost on day one. I don't think the soft bodies can handle the caffeine left over in the grounds. As far as fertilizer goes, my tomatoes had a growth spurt after application. I now use coffee grounds every year for bug control. I do have what we call pincer bugs but they prefer dead things to live things and the coffee grounds, manure, and compost keep them happy and away from my plants.

@TheJuanaiguana

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much,Sean,very preciuos practical info,appreciate your intervention and wish you a fabuolus crops :-)

he could sell strawberry leave tea

don't mess with the Zohan I mean yotam

Haha. The gardener explains all his hard work and all the blood sweat and tears he put into his patch and the interviewer ends with “wow! Who knew it could be so EASY!!? ANYBODY can do this! Lol. Strawberry farmer: 😐

I know it may not be profitable for U , but thought of no till?

@offgridcurtisstone

7 жыл бұрын

Ya dude. Been doing it for two years. Keep watching ;)

@Dollapfin

7 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone great! It's good to see people who aren't 60 year-old hippies deciding not to till the ground. It's impressive seeing that you can do it with such a fast-paced style of farming, although that may make it a little easier to keep the soil aggravated. Check up on a guy named gabe brown if you hadn't already. I like how he does it, although you wouldn't be able to use that many covercrops most likely because you use that black sheet on all ur plants, but a short cover crop like clover would go well in a greenhouse, and provide tons of nitrogen for your tomatoes.

@offgridcurtisstone

7 жыл бұрын

Nice. Yes, I'm very familiar with Gabe Brown's work.

@Dollapfin

7 жыл бұрын

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone nice

Hello,want a partnership to grow strawberries in my country.

it is called renovating the bed I do it every year I don't grow in weed cloth the runners wont have any place to root

@janetschexnayder2813

5 жыл бұрын

He puts straw between the rows; the runners start to root there; then he pulls them and plants them on new rows. At least that's the plan. My runners root in the mulch over fabric in part of my strawberry garden. I put them in 4" square pots to get a good start and then use those plants to fill in bare spots.

King julian

6'000 us with this setup?

@yeahrightbear8883

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah more like $1,500.

Tell them to use woodchips instead of fabric

@offgridcurtisstone

6 жыл бұрын

I use fabric too.