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@Okunniger_Volker

2 күн бұрын

What if my strawberry plants (potted) are sending out huge amounts of runners (3-7 per WEEK) and the berries are small if they grow at all? Could it be due to over watering? My plants get 7-8hrs sunlight per day. I'm just trying to grow some berries, but the plants seem like they are on a mission to take over the world.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

2 күн бұрын

@@Okunniger_Volker I've seen fertilizing with too much nitrogen cause excessive runner production. Also makes the berries small...

@Okunniger_Volker

2 күн бұрын

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ahh. Is there any way to reduce nitrogen naturally? Maybe by adding wood chips?

This is one of the best videos on strawberry runners I have seen.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

5 күн бұрын

Thanks Mark, appreciate that man! 🙂

I fall asleep to his videos and then wake up at 5 am and put his garden tips to work. 🍓

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

23 күн бұрын

Ha ha oh no, I hope they aren't that boring!

I couldnt find anything on youtube this informative

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

5 күн бұрын

Thanks! 🙂

We have about 100' of strawberry beds, we expand the runners, weed diligently, and mulch every spring. But as soon as they have begun to ripen and I see the jam that is to come, the squirrels come from miles around to raid. We've tried netting of various kinds, completely enclosed them, but the squirrels just laugh and laugh as they get through it all and feast in broad daylight. Next year we're going to invest in diy hardware cloth boxes with wooden frames. We are serious this time. I wouldn't go to this much trouble for any other plant, but I want my strawberry utopia and I'm going to have it.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Ugghh...squirrels and birds. Raiders from above and from all sides! :-( You got this though! Let us know the progress!

@KerriEverlasting

Жыл бұрын

Omg I feel this comment so much! I have pest trouble too 😂😂😂

@jaimelarson5864

Жыл бұрын

A few 110 conibears baited with a strawberry or walnut and you won't have many squirrels left.

@amandafarmer4284

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any owls you can set around them? We got two and mine are doing really good now .

@olefosshaug5565

Жыл бұрын

Buy a cat or two

Being a teacher myself, I want to commend you on your excellent teaching skills! Keep the lessons coming please!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Steven, that means a lot! Cheers!

Thank you for this video. I learned so much. Now I know why my mother plant didn’t produce strawberries

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Michelle, thanks for watching. Best of luck with the next batch! 🙂

What makes an enjoyably good KZread channel ???? Answer: The producer’s personality! You have it my man! In 66 years, I never knew much about strawberries until I watched your video . Thanks!!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Hey, too kind! Much appreciated, really. :-)

Best KZread guide to strawberry propagation! Thanks!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Crystal! That means a lot!

2nd year of having strawberries, mine have multiplied since last year growing in other parts of the garden and some growing on my patio. Brilliant video, now i know what to do with mine. Its now july 1st and strawberries have all been picked. Thank you

Thank you. I planted one strawberry plant last year and this year it grows all over my garden. I didn't know that I have to cut the runners and replant. Thank you once again.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha on the plus side, now you'll have unlimited Strawberries! :-)

This has to be the best video on strawberries. This is my first year growing them and you have given me all the information I needed, and easy to understand. Great thanks 😊

Not sure what happened to my message, so sending it again. You are an amazing teacher. Love your slower method of explaining and pausing. Just amazing!

My strawberry plants have runners all over the place. I never knew they were a drain on the mother plants. This video was a great help for me to better manage my strawberries! Thanks!

Really appreciate the detail you went into about rooting them and showing the different wants to do it. Thank you!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Kyaide, glad you liked!

@jlseagull2.060

20 күн бұрын

Same here. He did a great job for being informative👍

What a frickin great video. I was just about to do this with my strawberry plants, they’re going crazy! Just needed a little jog of my memory but ended up knowing even more ways to plant the daughter plants! Thank you for such great informative videos! ❤

I'm just about to root some strawberry runners and was going to leave them attached and pinned into pots. Having seen you demonstrate it I'm going to use your water rooting method instead. Thank you for the time and effort you repeatedly give to the production of your videos.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Try both if you can. Once you get the hang of it, its much easier to nip them off and root them elsewhere...but the pinned pot method is good too and ALWAYS reliable. I would say try both at first if you can. Let us know how it goes!

@createnewhandleokwilldo

2 ай бұрын

Me too!

Brilliant!! Thank you SO MUCH for this step by step video! EXACTLY what I needed! Now I SEE ( GREAT CAMERA WORK!) what I may have been doing wrong ( planting to deep, anchor wrong angle) what I did well and why ( keeping runner on mother while rooting) what I can try next! (Water method, anchors from vine!) So grateful, feeling more confident now...was about to give up!

@shervin6711

Жыл бұрын

I have them in a Greenstalk planter, vines don't always reach the pocket...but I can also try your pot method...if anyone has ideas how to attach or suspend a pot from the Greenstalk please share!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Don't give up sher! Definitely try the water method to get the hang of getting roots. Its all a timing thing. Keep them sheltered until they fully root, and then you're good to go!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

@@shervin6711 Ha ha yeah, the pot method may be tough on that one. I'd try rooting them remotely as soon as you see root nodules.

@shervin6711

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms made the " sun" mistake too, planted a few in moist soil, then left the tray out in the sun, it was " only" about 4hrs...well..when I came home..it was 90..and about half the tray looked crispy... literally... I transferred them to our covered porch its been a few weeks, thought the crispy ones were goners...but when I pulled one out ( no anchors) it had new growth in center! Can't believe they *might* make it! Lol

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

@@shervin6711 oh been there! So many mistakes with these guys. Thankfully they keep producing so we can try again!

Brilliant video cuz. First time growing strawberries here and watching so many vids trying to get diffinative information. Finally! Thankyou! ❤

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for that Nic, means a lot. Best of luck with your berries!

Awesome vid. You are one of my TOP 5 go to gardening channels to learn info. 😊 Thanks

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much C C! Its ALWAYS appreciated!

This presentation is excellent 👍. Thank you so much for giving us all the information we need to grow beautiful strawberry 🍓

Strawberries are soooo clever 😍 can’t wait to get outside in the morning and start planting runners :) maybe that means next year I’ll get more strawberries :)

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Strawberries EVERYWHERE Louise! :-)

Great video with plenty of tips on how to expand your strawberry plants. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

This is the most informative strawberry tutorial I have seen. I ended up building cages for mine because of squirrels! First year harvest cost about 50 cents per berry. Summer, heat, fungus, Florida. I'll get better soon. Thanks Ken

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ken. Smart idea about the cages.....I've been lucky so far, but I know its only a matter of time before nature figures out how many berries are here, LOL! Cheers buddy. 🙂

@kenbrown5217

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms let me know if you want photos of the cages. Is it possible to send them here?

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

@@kenbrown5217 I wish... Not even on the community tab unfortunately

@patriciatinkey2677

Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain, Ken! Florida can be brutal. Zone 10!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

@@patriciatinkey2677 definitely next level sometimes Patricia!

That is the most informative strawberry guide I've seen. Thank you!!!💓

A brilliant video , perfect in every little detail

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

20 сағат бұрын

@@anthonyamos4016 thanks Anthony, appreciate it man!

Love your guides! Everything about this video is calm and informative. Thanks! :)

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Cindy, really kind of you to say!

You're simply one of the best on KZread. Thank you!!

Thanks Jeff! I had such a disappointing experience when I tried strawberries years ago, that I had never tried again! Now I could, with your great teaching! 🙂🙂🙂

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

I hope you do try again Patricia! :-)

Thank you. I've four plants, putting out two or three runners. Was going to save half, and compost the rest. This video came just in time, inspiring me to save them all!👍

You are a wonderful, wonderful teacher. Love the way you pause in between, using a slower method for those that really want to take in what you are saying. Your pause method is off the chart outstanding. I am mesmerized with the way you explain everything and just taking your time. thank you we appreciate YOU.

Perfect timing. Great video.

Best instructional videos ever! Thank you so much!

Your videos are always so very helpful. Thanks a bunch! ❤ 🍓

What a great video!!! Exactly what I was needing to know and you explained it so well. Thank you!!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad to help!

Great information! Nicely presented and easy to understand.

I collected around 400 runners 2 years ago. 300 went in at my farm. The whitetail took them all. The rest basically went in a garden i did for a friend. A few were handed out to a couple of other friends. I struggled to come close to that last season. But i saved all but 5. Starting fresh with the additional white Pineberry. They are growing great. My reds are struggling.

You are a great teacher. I like your close-up shots. For this reason I am subscribing for more knowledge. Thank you so much.

Just learned a ton! Wow, so much info in one video. This was great, thanks! 🍓🍓

I love strawberry runners. I had three pots on a deck at one point, strawberries in one and some annual flowers in the other two. When those two died back at the end of the season, the strawberry put out runners, but only in the direction of those two pots. Like somehow it knew where the soil was. I've never quite gotten over that concept.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

25 күн бұрын

Ha ha they really do seem to know where the soil is!

Thank you, that was a very well done video that was informative. I really like that you didnt rush it and even came back at the end to recap all the information. One day I may start doing videos too, and your channel is definitely an inspiration

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much! You definitely should do videos on your passion. Let us know if you do, we'll check it out!

@letsgrowveganic3889

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thanks, I really appreciate the kind words of encouragement. I'll definitely let you know if I do finally put something out there.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

@@letsgrowveganic3889 for sure, the more knowledge being spread around the better!

Very thorough video! All productive time spent for learning and potential success gardening strawberries. Thank you; good teacher.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I appreciate the kind words and support! :-)

Best video i've seen yet on them. Ty very much.

This video is SO helpful. Thanks man.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

4 күн бұрын

@@Sethyfisher that's awesome Seth, happy to help!

Great info...my strawberry patch stopped producing and now I know why and how to make new plants.

Great video! I've been waiting for a good instruction video on strawberry runners.

You are a superb instructors!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much! I don't think anyone else has explained it so well 😊

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

11 ай бұрын

Cheers christy, hope it helps!

Thank you so.much. I have runners but didn't know what they were for or what to do with them. Now I do. Grest video!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Eunice, and thanks for watching!

This video was very informative. I learned so so much. Thank you.

You do a great job of teaching this subject. Like other commenters, I just needed a little reminder about the runner situation. Watching your video gave me so much more. Thank you and well done.😀

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying that Wendy! Happy to help!

Such a great video. Definitely informative.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Күн бұрын

@@Solodolobbq thanks Brian, much appreciated!

This is a great video! Very informative. Thank you so much.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks Mary, and thanks for watching! :-)

Thank you. Very informative and to the point

Excellent tutorial, thank you very much.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Josie, thanks so much for watching! :-)

The paperclip is great advice!! Thanks!great video!😁

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Melanie.....it really does work!

You explained that soo well thank you very much !

Awesome upload - as are all your uploads - I'm a great believer in rooting almost everything in water! XxxX

Thank you for this new strawberry lesson. I’ve watched all your strawberry videos but I think this one might be the most helpful one yet 🥳. It’s been such an extreme summer here in south Texas that none of my June bearing varieties gave me any strawberries this year. The runners however have been abundant so in July I made the decision as a first time gardener to let them grow and expand my patch. Looking forward to seeing how many new plants we get. Thank you Jeff for the encouraging videos it really makes all the difference especially to a new gardener ☺️. I have a long 303 day growing season here but I’m excited to over winter my strawberries and see what next year will bring 🤞🥳🥰

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brittany, appreciate the support! I hear you on the heat. Seems to be an issue everywhere, even way up north here. When it gets too hot like that, the plants just go into survival mode.

I'm so excited! I just got some strawberries and just found out about this and the strawberries that I have are not make any strawberries but it's making a lot of runners. I'm Excited to use them to make more strawberries to hopefully make a strawberry garden 😋 thanks this exactly what I was looking for

Thank you for this!! I have everbearing & June berry plants that I grow every year. I've been just letting the daughter plants expand themselves out, but I couldn't figure out why my yield has been so low. Now I know!

Great video. I really enjoy your video recaps at the end.

After trying every flower colour for the best strawberry it's the white flowered variety that seems to be the best quality.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

11 ай бұрын

Gotta grow with what works best for your garden! I've tried 18 varieties so far...I am undecided....but certainly some of the pink ones are more ornamental than tasty!

Jeff your chanel is the best!!! I'm learning so much. Thankyou Thankyou 👍 😁🥰

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much linda!!! :-)

Fantastic video!

Awesome video....thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Ай бұрын

Cheers, thanks for watching! :-)

You're an excellent teacher!

Excellent, thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this video. This is the first year my strawberries didn’t dry out from intense Colorado heat and I’m looking to expand my strawberries using the runners.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

27 күн бұрын

Right on Cathy! Best of luck rooting them and expanding your patch!

I finally have four thriving strawberry plants. Going to try and overwinter them in the bed they are in. Gathering as much of your info as possible.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

9 ай бұрын

Best of luck vicky!! :-)

Great tutorial. Thank you!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

22 күн бұрын

Hey thanks Grant, and thanks for watching!

Thank you I'm so excited 😊

Great video! I learned so much. Thank you for sharing this!.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Debra! Happy to help!

Thank you so much. I have a ton of strawberries now! 🍓🍓🍓

Awesome videos man. Learning lots! Thanks!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, happy to hear! :-)

Good presentation on growing strawberries! I shall go cut the runners off and plant the excess. Thank You!

Thanks you are a good teacher God bless you.

Thank you that was very informative . . .I like the paper clip and leaving 1" of runner :)

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

27 күн бұрын

Thanks! If you have the room for it, that's definitely the best method. :-)

Excellent, thank you.

Fantastic video very informative thank you now l know what to do with Strawberry runners..

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks for watching! :-)

Wow! The best tutorial and All about Strawberry Planting. Wish I viewed your video before I cut the runners 🥲

Great info! I've got much to do differently! Thanks much.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, best of luck with your strawberries!

Thanks for the video . My runners are vibrant and I had no clue how to properly use them

Love the detail that I really needed. New subscriber.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks darlene, and thanks for the support!

Awesome, well done thank you.

Thank you! I have a lot of runners.

Just what I needed!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Omar! 🙂

I did not think of paper clips.. thanks for the tip

Awesome informative video. Thank you!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Wilson! And thanks for watching!

Great video, thank you!

Really appreciate the advice in this video. I overhauled a horribly overgrown and under-producing strawberry bed last fall and replanted 44 healthy parent plants back in the space, giving each plant at least 6" of room all around. The transplants took well before cold weather set in(zone 6). I was thinking I would remove all runners(stolons) from the plants as soon as I see them growing this year so all energy would go into producing blossoms and berries. Your advice reinforces my plan of action. :)

Great content as usual

Thank you so interesting learnt so much 😊

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Ай бұрын

Happy to hear that Delia. :-)

Love it, "To reach that strawberry utopia, you've always dream off". That's me

Very interesting and good video! Thank you!

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks so much for watching!

this is what im planning next! Never had my own strawberry plant before, good to know you gotta trim them hah. don't want my porch looking like a jungle

Thank you so much very nice video and advice your awesome

This was a great video!🎉

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it!

Well, I know what is now on my task list in the next couple days if the weather cools down! Thanks for all guidance.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha no problem! :-)

@justfurthehealthofit

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms when you're bored (hahaha), I have a short on my videos called "Nature is Awesome", you might get a kick out of it. Hint, it features a strawberry runner!

Thank you 👍