Strawberry Care | Jack Shilley

[@highprogressive111]

Thank you very much, this is so far the only video I've seen where you explain in detail how the irrigated strawberries.

[@JackShilley]

+highprogressive111 Thanks - I am glad you found it helpful!

[@denisepeake5621]

Thankyou Jack. One of the most thorough, clearest and gardener friendly videos I've seen. (No we're not related!) Dee

[@millybops]

Hi Jack, thank you so much for such a detailed video, I’ve just bought a couple of young strawberry plants today and now know what to do with them. I feel more confident in buying many more now, I love strawberries so from next year I’ll hopefully not have to buy supermarket fruit any more 😊 thanks, have a great summer (I’ve also subscribed) 👍🏻

[@oldorchardgarden]

Hi Jack, I can't wait for homegrown strawberries this year, I have 48 plants so that's going to be a lot of homemade jam! Thanks for sharing :)

[@JackShilley]

+Lavender and Leeks WOW! That is an impressive amount of strawberries! Lots and lots of jam I would have thought!

[@NarnianLady]

Thanks young man! Finding all info that I can about strawberry care. There are also very contradictory ideas about how and when to feed the plants - after they're in bloom, or before... I try not to overfeed so I just water them until they seem to run out of oomph.

[@JackShilley]

Indeed there are many different methods, none are wrong or right necessarily! That’s what makes gardening so interesting, seeing how others grow 😊 For me, I use a good balanced feed early in the spring to get them going and then some Tomorite near/during flowering season.

[@kimuseni]

Beautiful strawberry garden

[@lydiamackay8564]

Just a thought, checking the softness of the fruit through squeezing would lead to bruising, reducing it's shelf life, you would be better off smelling them since they give off aromatic compounds when fully ripe, which can be a handy tip for the white or orange varieties as well. Btw love your enthusiasm for plants! Good luck!

[@sjpiran]

Hello Jack. A very useful video. My strawberry beds are a mass of runners and I was wondering why the strawberries themselves aren't growing too well. Now I know why - the energy is going to the runners! I'll be using my secateurs on Saturday morning. Thank you :)

[@jacig2083]

Brilliant the way you explain things so well makes it easy to understand. 👍 and subscribed. Thankyou very informative.

[@mohammadharb5414]

hi jack , thank you so much for this video , can you tell us what are the best kinds of strawberry and what good time to plant them , and i need to know is it right that i should change the plants "renew" each year ? big thsngs

[@JackShilley]

Hi Steve! I have been using this method on strawberries (not just these plants but others in previous years too) and have always had bumper or improved crops! Will be interesting to hear about how yours turn out too so do let me know!! Jack

[@tanr265]

Thanks, very detail information.

[@tedscott1478]

Hi Jack🙂 is it the sunlight that makes strawberries ripen, or the heat?

[@mirokauwhata9647]

Really great video, much appreciated. Learnt some very valuable tips

[@learamos1999]

Thank you. You were a great help. Do you grow other things? I am growing tomatoes right now. I don't have much of a green thumb but I like growing my own things :)

[@darrenbirchall2075]

really good advice - I thought my lack of crop was due to lack of sunlight but I have loads of runners! I'm off to get pruning :) thanks

[@JackShilley]

I would say that your runners could be the problem! Hopefully the big prune went well :) Thanks for watching!

[@mauriciorodriguez349]

Thanks for the info

[@jyothianandan2166]

Loved the video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 very helpful

[@lofenoialof5320]

How deep do the containers need to be ? Also, what does it mean when the leaves are turning bright red and orange ? Thank you !

[@mystiquerose620]

Hi...what is the best fertilizer fir strawberry plants...also...is it true that if every few years you replant yoyr strawberry plants theycwill keep producing? I thought strawberry plants only produced fruit for 3-4 years?thanks

[@patrickfreeman1250]

Very helpful video, thanks Jack.

[@JackShilley]

+Patrick Freeman Glad to help! I hope your strawberries are doing well!

[@elbuitredemadrid8526]

Hi, thank you for the video how are the hanging cd protecting the plants?

[@puddytat4982]

+El Buitre De Madrid Scares the birds away x

[@dacedamon5666]

Very detailed . Thank you very much , may I know how often strawberries fruit ? or do they just fruit at certain mth of the year ? Thank you

[@JackShilley]

Strawberries fruit during the summer, you can get early, mid and late flowering varieties to spread the crop out over a longer period of time - Hope that helps! Jack

[@dacedamon5666]

Got it , thank you so much Jack !

[@shelliecheers]

What type of container are they growing in?

[@honeyb8157]

hi jack, such helpful videos, thank you..

[@syravannyang8125]

Hi Jack, I'd like to ask for some advice from you. I just start growing a few strawberry plants on my own. They are growing okay. I'd like to ask for how many weeks or when appropriately should I snip the runners out of their mother plants? And there's one runner starting to grow another runner, should I let the 2nd runner grow or should I snip it out of the 1st runner? Thanks in advance :)

[@JackShilley]

Hi There! Glad to hear your strawberry plants are growing ok! Have you had fruit from your strawberry plants yet? If you haven't, and want them to fruit well, remove the runners completely! Then the plants can focus their energy on producing flowers and fruit. If you have plenty of fruit from your plants and want more plants then leave the runners until they have established a decent root system themselves - then snip them off from the mother plant! I would personally remove any 2nd runners and just have the one! :) I hope this helps!!

[@syravannyang8125]

+Jack Shilley They haven't had fruit or even flower yet. So, I should remove runners first then. Thanks a lot for your advice. :)

[@JackShilley]

No problem! Thanks for watching! :)

[@steveemait274]

what's that you are using for planting your strawberries in and where can I get some

[@JackShilley]

If you mean the raised planters - I made them myself so can't be purchased - sorry!! :)

[@balthizarlucienclan]

Just a small request from the states jack, if you don't mind please; I don't read Celsius or metric so could you caption things like the temperature with the conversion? That would be awesome and would stop me wondering where the snow is at 30 degrees :p

[@kevinrowan4464]

Does cutting off the dead leaves to save energy apply to all plants?

[@amarchadbagan8667]

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[@JackShilley]

Of Course! Captions is a feature I am working on currently, hopefully it will be ready soon! Jack

[@girliehanooman2022]

Hi Jack what causes the leaves to go brown

[@skyfairy1959]

great vid- ol chap! thank you!

[@MomentsOfGaming21]

Where are you come from which country I also need this plant

[@roswitasimanjuntak8431]

Thank you so much. So help full for me.

[@josefcharles2529]

good work .

[@DeeEmTe]

Thanks mate, you're a champ!

[@iambabyjehn]

do u recommend growing them in hanging basket??

[@JackShilley]

+Green Garden Strawberries grow amazingly well in hanging baskets - in fact this year I actually have some hanging strawberry pots and they are laden with fruit!

[@iambabyjehn]

+Jack Shilley thank you! i'll try that as soon as my runners mature, ahhh can't wait! 😁

[@JackShilley]

+Green Garden I hope it goes well!! Let me know how they get on! 🍓

[@iambabyjehn]

+Jack Shilley sure followed you in ig :)

[@davidh9244]

Is it true Strawberries only fruit best up until their 3rd year ? Mine are in their 3rd year now.

[@JackShilley]

Yes this is normally considered correct - whilst the plants will continue to grow the amount of fruit they produce will gradually start to decrease as the seasons progress. It would recommend taking runners from your plants now and potting them on to ensure you have new plants coming up! -Jack

[@davidh9244]

Nice one Jack thanks for that - I'll take some runners this year ready for the coming years 👍🏻

[@emanuel3631]

Hey Jack, is that normal that a young strawberry plant produce small fruit big like my thumb.? My strawberry plant leaves are not big like yours. Help

[@JackShilley]

It could be that the plants are young, or it could be that you just have a small variety of Strawberry! They do come in all shapes and sizes! - Jack

[@emanuel3631]

Thanks for answering, i live in spain and i gon order to a garden site situated in Holland, There are few varieties of strawberry (Maxim, Ostara, Sweet Eve, Korona, Elsanta) Sins im not expert, what variety should i choose? Im looking for the biggest fruit with the most delicious taste. I hope you can help.

[@msre1821]

Thank you. Awesome.

[@girliehanooman2022]

Did i hear you said hang CD's to keep away pest?

[@BlessedBaubles]

From growing up with strawberry farmers who farmed the past 200+ years, I've never seen a strawberry ripen AFTER it's been picked. Please explain.

[@JackShilley]

+CheriByGrace Studies have recently shown that strawberries will indeed continue to ripen and colour up for a couple of days after picking - of course for the best flavour and display you would choose a strawberry fruit that is full and in colour right of the plant and eat straight away!

[@adrianabonitaaziz7393]

You are really good . But the runners I just stick them in the earth , and let them grow stronger , then I cut it off The mother plant . I don't mind having less fruits , if the plant is giving nice runners already with fruits on it . Thank you .

[@JackShilley]

Not That I Am Aware Of. There are not really any other plants to my knowledge that would work with the above principles other than strawberries. It is always a good idea though to remove, Dead, Diseased & Damaged foliage at the earliest opportunity! Jack

[@dustysgarden2254]

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[@meep2576]

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