Call us today at 502-550-4109!

Home Gardening Inspiration & Education

SUBSCRIBE HERE!

Winter Strawberry Care

growing tips strawberry winter strawberry care Nov 08, 2020

If you and your kids love strawberries as much as mine do, now is the time in Kentucky to prepare your strawberry plants for the winter ahead.

It's best to wait until you've had 3 frosts, or one freeze before renovations begin. Renovation just means you are maintaining your strawberry beds and plants to maximize productivity year after year.

For June Bearing Strawberries -

For FIRST YEAR plants you'll want to cover them with straw in late fall - usually late November to mid December. Cover them fully to provide protection from extreme cold. This will act as insulation to help moderate the plants temperature.

For established strawberry plants, you would have mowed or clipped the plants back in summer after they quit producing berries, careful not to damage the crowns. Then cover them with straw mulch in the fall as well.

For Everbearing or Day Neutral Strawberries -

These are typically classified as annuals and don't need...

Humble Roots

inspiration Oct 30, 2019

Hi! I’m Marlena Wolf, former farmer and owner of Girl Next Door Farm! I am a sixth year farmer, inspired by a dream of self-sufficiency, health and environmental advocacy, and a lifestyle similar to many an ancestor. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Louisville, Kentucky. But I do have some agricultural roots… My father grew up on a 2100 acre farm with his parents, and grandparents in French Lick, Indiana. My mama grew up in St. Matthews and Jeffersontown, Kentucky.

My great grandparents, Goldie and William Bolin owned the Castle Knoll Farm in French Lick, Indiana; Orange County. It was a dairy and hog operation with some row crops. William’s parents, Philomena and Bennett Bolin, my great great grandparents, farmed out in Brooks, Kentucky; Bullitt County. Actually, Philomena and her many children ran the farm operation, while Ben worked in a Louisville factory after his military...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Home Gardening Inspiration & Education

Winter Strawberry Care

Humble Roots

Author

Your almost there...