5 Biggest Mistakes when Growing Strawberries!

In today's video I talk about the 5 most important things I learned about growing strawberries. There are basic things that I could have avoided if I knew what I was doing. Like I always say you live and learn. Most of the things I've learned I'm going to apply them in next year's growing season, And I am hoping I will not make the same mistakes I did this year. There is a video coming soon about how many pounds I picked and how profitable it was.
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[@carrowxhex6891]

You should be proud of yourself. I’m impressed by the way you grow your food, willingness to help teach others, and the hard work you put into feeding your community quality food.

[@photograffyc2139]

Im not into farming AT ALL !! Just subscribed because of your great personality. You are smart , willing to work , have the patience to learn and teach. I pray GOD BLESSES ALL OF YOUR CROPS THIS YEAR.

[@ghoneyp1718]

I love the fact that you are not afraid to admit your mistakes! It's a great help for your viewer's! ❤

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[@pamquick9037]

Loved watching you critic your first season of strawberries. I feel like you were successful and learned a lot. Thank you for taking your you tube class along with you! Great job!

[@harppoon23]

I just planted 10,000 strawberry plants here in Alaska. So learning with you

[@AE-gl6cb]

How are your strawberry plants?

[@theveggieboys]

Literally we were just talking about his Dre LOL. I’m listening intently for the answers. Nice video brother! Always love seeing other fruit/vegetable farmers

[@oddish2253]

Your channel is so good. Keep tackling those issues as they come.

[@chris-2496]

Or do more research before wasting money... just saying

[@wesh388]

Quality tips, thanks for taking the time to share your experiences! As a home grower that is considering starting a small farming operation, your videos have been extremely helpful!

[@boobyjoe5769]

I love seeing you progress!

[@mikeboyd832]

Great stuff bud! You are always learning to make a better go of it next time. Always looking forward to your next video. Hope all is well!

[@iztherelife1340]

I grew the most beautiful strawberries in South Dakota. Couldn’t hardly kill the things. Every year the bed spread enormously. Now here in Texas I can’t keep them alive.

[@TheKozyKook]

I love it when Dre says " rye grass strawberry mess" lollolololo

[@Digeroo123]

With all those strawberries he should try an Eton Mess. It is a dessert with merigue, cream and strawberries all mixed up.

[@hyp1987mr2]

I'm leaving enough space between rows for the zero turn/atv at minimum now. I learned my lesson just like you, the tight spacing can be a lot more work.

[@chriscaahbaugh2246]

And the best lesson of them all is LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES.. Keep at it kid 👌 as long as you learning each season you will be fine..(just don't bite off too much too quick before ya get the new stuff down to science.) Your far more advanced than most your age just by recognizing the issues before you go at it the next round it sounds like......keep it up 👍 Subbed

[@jgirlaldrich6559]

Your videos have been quite inspiring, and now I have a fixation of watching you for much needed information. My husband and I just bought a small apple orchard with the farm house on the property. A neighbor was contracted by the previous owners to care for and harvest all the fruit on the property. My husband and I finally (having lived on the property just 1 month) walked and inspected all our trees (433 Gala apples trees with 44 crab apple trees interspersed among the Gala's) - after watching many videos including yours. We found our trees were marginally maintained, so we are planning on caring for our trees to prepare for harvesting our own fruit. We want to be more vested in our newly purchased orchard. We live in Washington state, where the ecosystem in high dessert; so it is hot, little rain, some snow in the winter. Steve and I are city-people BUT we both have the "living close to the earth" gene, and finally we took a leap to live on a farm and in a farming community. Farmer Dre - you are very knowledgeable and down to earth which helped up gain confidence that we can farm our orchard in our retirement years!!! Thank you again!!!

[@wenzg9261]

I'm in New Zealand and spring is here ...im doing strawberries in a large garden this year and your tips have been helpful (-: THANKYOU fdr your tips ...i'll keep watching (-:

[@Biophile23]

So I don't know standard strawberry practice but why not use a legume for your cover crop? If you're adding all that nitrogen, the ryegrass would take up a lot of it. A legume would at least add some nitrogen to the soil for free.

[@msmarauder37]

This is like listening to a foreign language lol. I learned a little tho, glad I watched.

[@yannip2083]

Hi Farmer Dre, Thank you so much for great inspiration!

[@florin5236]

I plant between the rows beans and they fix free nitrogen for me. I got beans and beautiful strawberry plants

[@mattnoe5247]

Just an idea, would clover be something to consider to plant in-between the rows? It doesn't grow so tall and it's something nice to put your knee's on when picking.

[@kuiperbeltdropout8791]

Farmer dre, you are a genius my friend. All you have to do is let the rye grass die out and lay the straw mulch on the strawb's

[@justplants8239]

Hi! I want to start a small part of ground for beggining so all these information are very usefull. Thanks!

[@jaydonlietzau8084]

I wish I found this Chanel sooner got sent here from the veggie boys

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Great advice! The first year of anything always has a learning curve lol

[@drigocrews]

Dre, do you have a guide/book reccomnedations on growing strawberries? From preparing the soil to harvesting.

[@infinitecycle3479]

Hell yeah thanks for the help Dre

[@claytonbigsby]

Floyd the produce guy said it doesn't make any difference what you pay someone. You have your workers and your goof-offs. I found that to be true. The workers will work for what ever the pay is and the goof-offs will goof-off no matter the pay.

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💪🏻 Good video 🇺🇸

[@sharonloves]

All research is speaking of the detrimental affects of tilling and uni corps. Have you considered intercropping to help your yields while improving your soil?

[@cristobalpacheco4202]

Dre, how much would you say you have to spend on chemicals for your entire farm? This must be a huge number? And could you talk about the long term effect on the soil of using glyphosate, not to mention what it does to the crop? I garden on 2 acres and the weeds are a full time job! Are the strawberries only good for 1 year, and now you have to replace them, you are a very hardworking man and every new crop you add creates more work, I’d be interested to know how you and your family are compensated, “just ballpark not anything specific “being as you seem to be doing most of the work and your father supplying the working capital, I’m sure there is more than meets the eye as to what’s going on inside the family, believe me I know I’m 58 and have 8 children myself. You are building up this farm that is not even yours and will eventually be split up among all of you, at some point id like to see you go to an area of the country that is better suited to what you want to do, “California” and be out from under your father’s thumb! I say this respectfully because I am that father

[@cristobalpacheco4202]

I’m afraid you’re right, Dre is really trying but I think he’s the only one with his heart in it, up until the money runs out,He is learning by his costly mistakes piled on top of each other as we are witnessing as you say.

[@Biophile23]

@Lapis Manalis I'm no farmer, just a small scale gardener/botanist also making videos ;). But I have been wondering why he went so big on so many crops that are fairly well known to be difficult to grow (strawberries, blueberries) in Missouri. I'd have started with much much smaller experiments personally. He may just be showing the experimental side. It sounds like their major operation is apples, and I know of at least one quite successful apple/peach orchard in Missouri, near me. There are probably more I'm not aware of.

[@jonnygrace2927]

Lapis Manalis dude you’re pathetic 😆 I suppose since you’re a master, you have your own channel?? Wait nope! Loser

[@iEraser3000]

@Lapis Manalis idiot

[@tapsfordays5548]

I agree they failed you don’t get fruit the first year your supposed to pick flowers off the first year the second year when you can start harvesting and this is probably way to much

[@alimarahman7821]

I don't like channels that only speaks but doesn't show any actions happening around that's why my best channel is THE VEGGIE BOYS they are so much fun to watch.

[@eliestcaranua3440]

Strawberry’s grow so good

[@JS-jh4cy]

Why do you need a raised bed for strawberries? Due to too much water in soil in spring and winter??

[@JS-jh4cy]

10,000 strawberries planted, I would end up in the hospital with a bad back

[@PatriotHippy0321]

Looks like my first mistake is not having enough land 🤷‍♂️

[@thomas2732]

Watching this is like taking math 113 without first taking math 111and math 112. Very confusing.

[@igrowibuild109]

Great vids Dre. Keep up the good work. How many acres are in your family’s operation? I Love the diversity of crops.

[@AE-gl6cb]

Fungicide, pesticide, herbicide, insecticide.. What about organic? They're strawberries. You could get a few poly tunnels with mesh sides, hang a gutter system to grow the strawberries in, avoid the vine weevil, avoid birds, avoid slugs. What you'd pay im chemcials every year would proabbly cover the cost ofma 40 foot tunnel

[@Adamhuge7]

Totally agree but it's cheaper to use chemicals

[@devbachu7072]

I brought 4 plants gonna grow near my window

[@lulube11e111]

What are your thoughts on biannual strawberry plantation.

[@NomadMechanic]

Deduct for miss managed picking. $5.00 per tray picked, deduct $1.00 if you find one bad choice.

[@pondholloworchards]

Did you do anything for bird prevention

[@Adamhuge7]

Spray pesticides

[@calvinparker1826]

Do you have rolly polly pill bugs. How to adress.

[@moiselupescu108]

Great Video Bye strawberries wont miss you

[@PhazurGaming]

Can i grow Strawberries in San Antonio Tx?

[@Adamhuge7]

What are the average temperatures

[@PhazurGaming]

@@Adamhuge7 from 70s to high 90s bur im in a shaded area

[@Adamhuge7]

@@PhazurGaming You should be able to grow strawberries in your area. With the shade, strawberries can grow in a shaded area but they won't be as sweet as strawberries grown in full sun. The more sun the strawberries get the sweeter it is.

[@PhazurGaming]

@@Adamhuge7 Thank you for the response 🙌

[@eliestcaranua3440]

Starberrts

[@karencooper6634]

geez way confusing, too much plowing and plastic

[@eliestcaranua3440]

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[@MrryPopinzYall]

A man are you a real Farmer or did you sneak on to a Farmers property to make youtube videos. lol. A MAN STOP LYING TO PEOPLE.. I almost screwed up my strawberries with buckweed. jk.

[@Peterkrack]

...... plastic

[@Pissed31]

What varaties are they man