Winterizing Strawberries - The Definitive Guide To Preparing Your Strawberry Plants For Winter!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@hollynelson543]

Over the past years you have my relationship with strawberries go from just eating them to love them from start to finish.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

SAME Holly!

[@MikNickel]

I am zone 3 or so in Alberta. I am trying strawberries for the first time in my raised garden beds. I am experimenting to see if I can winterize them and still have them survive to produce next year. Wish me luck. And thank you for the very helpful video.

[@Flickadapoop25]

Good luck!!

[@j.reneewhite915]

I would highly recommend trying the variety "Albion". It is a late August to early October bearing variety and so yummy you can't stop eating them. Enjoy

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup. I have about 35 Albion plants right now. Its the one I feature at the end. :-)

[@ceepark114]

I planted this variety and didn't know it grew strawberries so late in the year, I am still getting nice berries from the Albion variety.

[@lisasharpe7793]

Just to clarify--are you cutting all the leaves off of tge plants or just tge dead ones? Also, having trouble getting straw that isn't sprayed. Do you have a vendor you like?

[@PrairieDoodle]

This is a fantastic video with just the right amount of detail. I appreciate seeing it done for Canadian winters.

[@ItsCioffi]

You are hands down the best gardening teacher I have ever seen on KZbin!!!

[@darcygillan3098]

Thanks so much for this information! I planted a few strawberry plants for the first time this year. I'm in Zone 5b, so this is much needed information to get my plants ready for winter. I got lots of yummy berries off of them this year and am looking forward to getting even more next year. Thanks!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Darcy! The beauty of being in such a cold area is that there's no doubt your plants will hit dormancy. The key is to let them have a couple of frosts, THEN mulch. Zone 5 you'll want to lay it on thick, then remove it in the spring. Best of luck!

[@doctorcrew2388]

I’m also in zone 5b!

[@ginabree]

Thank you for your great tips and information, I learned so much

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching!

[@luuyuri2401]

Really learned much about growing strawberries from this video. Thank you for sharing the information.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Luu, thanks for checking out the video! :-)

[@irisapartments8156]

Great video about winterizing your strawberry patch

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thank you, appreciate the support! :-)

[@nellanddudley]

Zone 7b here. I mulched my strawberries with about 3 inches of pine needles last winter. Worked perfectly.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup, sounds about right! :-)

[@keithbonne5754]

Such good videos. Wealth of knowledge you are. I need to get to the allotment and sort my strawberries out now! I fully intend to get more plants going for next season and I didn’t know this was the best way to do it so thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Keith! Here's hoping for mega bounties next summer!!

[@yahushaismyshepherd1179]

Absolutely love your channel Jeff. Zone 3 northwestern Alberta. Even come back yearly to review for my fall care.

[@AntiqueJeans]

Thanks for sharing. Its my first year growing strawberries. I planted them in thick styrofoam coolers that food kits & insulin are shipped in. I'm hoping they are able to overwinter in them. I have the lids if they get too cold, so we shall see.

[@Flickadapoop25]

How did they do? ❤

[@terrybarndt4808]

Excellent Videos! Thank you so much!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Terry, appreciate that! :-)

[@flylitegemini]

thanks for this!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching! :-)

[@christinebrooks6364]

Great video, thanks for sharing & take care 🙂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Christine, and thanks for watching! :-)

[@keithhilton8869]

Good advise Jeff.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Keith, appreciate that!

[@heeelion134]

Just purchased 3 types yellow wonder, fresca, toscana and laughed when the video opened up with 2 of those 3 varieties hahaha

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha great minds...... :-)

[@marypat7196]

Great video. I was just wondering what to do with my overcrowded weedy patch…sigh!

[@jessicabolen1512]

If strawberry plants only last about 5 years, how long will they last if you separate the crowns and re-plant? Do they only last 5 years because they outgrow them selves? does separating and repeating the crown give you another 5 years? Thanks!! I'm so happy you make these videos from Canada!!

[@thisslime2109]

I live in zone 5B and if anyone lives in a similarly cold climate If you have a shed that still gets cold but insulated from snow if the temperature drops below 20 you can always put container plants in a shed or

[@doctorcrew2388]

Phew! I thought my container strawberries were done for…

[@MichaelRei99]

I’m glad you posted this video. I planted strawberries this Spring and didn’t know what to do with them for the winter. I use chopped leaves for my garden mulch. Is there any difference in application of thickness for the mulch. I’m in 7 A.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Mike. For 7A, I would go with probably 4" of mulch. Shredded leaves is good. Just make sure they don't get too clumpy. When wet, and then frozen, they can just smother the mother plants like crazy.

[@MichaelRei99]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms they are pretty finely chopped. Didn’t have a problem last Winter.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@MichaelRei99 Perfect!

[@valeriesmith15]

Thank you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Valerie!

[@trishawhite3444]

I'm in zone 5 and have a lot of (long) runners coming off my plants. They are planted in raised beds. Should I trim the runners before winter? This was my first year at planting strawberries and I have June bearing and Everbearing (Albion) plants. TIA

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I would trim the runners yes, unless you are looking to expand the patch

[@Bev437Sqn]

Great video thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Bev, enjoy the weekend! :-)

[@BeerAdventureDiaries]

IDK if this is going to help anybody but I live in zone 5, winter is pretty harsh. I cannot keep pots outside they freeze solid and kill what ever is in it. However I love growing my strawberries in pots so when mid fall hits my garden (its very small only like a 5feet by 5feet... apartment life is rough lol) is pretty much empty so I transfer my potted strawberries into my garden, then I follow pretty much the same thing they just described here in this video, and when spring hits i just shovel 5 inches under my strawberry plant and repot it. my plants produce. not as much as if they were growing in my garden though. not sure if thats because they get relocated, because they are in pots or because of the variety.

[@bonniesoliz141]

It's early October and I'm in zone 3 MN. My plants still have ripening fruit and I guess I'll have to let some of the fruit go when there is a hard frost. I've been covering my berries but won't cover anymore. Do I continue to water them until the hard frost? They are in raised beds..Also, I bought tree bags to put straw inside of them, and then lay the bags on the plants for protection. (also didn't want weed seeds and it gets pretty windy where they are planted and I figured the straw would stay in place) But I'm concerned the bags of straw might be too heavy for the plants?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@bonniesoliz141 they shouldn't need much extra water at this time. I've never found straw to be too heavy. In cold climates it can be piled on and then removed in the spring

[@bonniesoliz141]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Is it okay to put the straw inside a tree bag and lay the bag on top of the plants? It's extremely windy where they are planted and I'm afraid the straw will get blown away even though there is a cage like top on them (squirrels are all over) The bag has a zipper and is made of woven row cover

[@doughunter3967]

i have been trying to find this info for years friend...i lost at least 400 plants because of trying to deal with them in spring-early summer...unfortunately i gave a couple hubdred away and they will have had the same luck...i will make up for it this year using your info...Creator bless...doug (sask)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Doug, thanks for sharing, glad to help, best of luck! :-)

[@hellspyro666420]

If I want to grow strawberries in containers do I have to replant new ones yearly? I live in PA and we get pretty cold here, it could be get down to 0F and stay in single digits for a week or longer at a time

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Nope, strawberries get replanted every 4 to 5 years. The best, most productive years will be 3 and 4 usually.

[@ginadavis7039]

Hello...do you think it's better to cut off the runners now before winter or do it in the spring?I'm in zone 6b Canada..also..should I prune the plants foliage now or is it best to wait till spring to do that?thank you

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I would cut the runners off as soon as you see them. If they've rooted and you're expanding the patch, leave them. If you have enough plants, cut 'em off even if they are frozen Gina! :-)

[@ginadavis7039]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thanks for your help

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@ginadavis7039 no problem!

[@bradsmith2386]

Hey I live in Ontario and think I just messed up. I just cut and planted some good runners do you think they will survive?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It's a little late... If you have an extended fall, you could be ok though. It's all about the plants having enough time to withstand the shock of being replanted, then establishing themselves

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Thanks for this video. I’m in southern Vermont zone 5. I missed my opportunity to get about 20 strawberries - that I threw into pots as bare rooted plants in the spring - into the ground. I still don’t know where they’ll go, other plants need to move. It’s been freezing at night into the 30s, 20s and teens F. Daytime temps barely above freezing, I’m in shade so no sun warming here. Ground is frozen in some areas but not in others. About to get a warm up for 3 days plus rain then some snow. All the strawberries are still in pots inside of unheated areas, they’ve experienced some frost already & been frozen and thawed. There is green foliage still, they’re so hardy! I have the Cavendish from Nova Scotia that are super hardy zone 3-7. I’m keeping them out of the freezing outside in case i still can put some in the ground. There will be thick snow cover here, no doubt, plus i have tons of leaves for mulch. I can plant them as dormant in the ground during the upcoming thaw, heel them in inside pots, or keep as is inside unheated areas that may reach similar temps to z7 though probably much milder (this option is my least favorite due to maintenance and watering and humidity issues inside). What do you think? Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

If they are already in soil, even if they are in pots, I'd leave them be. Just protect the pots without letting them warm up to crazy amounts and you'll be aces in my opinion! :-)

[@olgakuchukov6981]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank you! So heeling them in into soil and leaves outside then. There are a few in a clay pot I’m afraid might crack that i want to move into either ground or another pot. I may do that.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@olgakuchukov6981 good idea Olga! Just try to disturb the roots as little as possible.... :-)

[@BrambleHillHomestead]

We are zone 3 in BC and I haven’t been able to do strawberries well. There are lots of wild tiny ones in the forest around us though! -Erinn

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Zone 3 is COLD.....nearing the edge of their limits I would suspect....or at least the varieties you are trying. See what local growers are growing and try to find out what those varieties are. :-)

[@BrambleHillHomestead]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms it’s tough cuz there are no local growers. Local growers are down in town in the valley that is zone 5 so it’s a completely different climate. We are up in the alpine. My dad told me my grandma, used to have success as annual strawberries (we bought the house and family land off my parents), so I need to talk to her about it!!

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Try the Cavendish variety developed in Nova Scotia, hardy to zone 3-7.

[@jenniferhahn7806]

I am in zone 7. I have 21 container grown plants in a stacked tower structure. After a couple of mornings of lite frost, I pruned them back, leaving only a few baby leaves on each plant and brought them into my uninsulated enclosed porch, which faces sort of north east, which tends to remain 5-10 degrees above the outside temperature. My plan was to eventually put them up against the outside wall of the house and cover the entire structure with a blanket, once the overnight temperatures were dropping to freezing, which is likely in the next couple of weeks. I didn't mulch them at first because I wanted to soil amend, and now they are still growing a bit, making a few flowers. Should I mulch and cover now to stop them from growing any more?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Jennifer, I answered in the other video, so I'll cut and paste it here: I think you've done everything right Jennifer. Zone 7 with those towers means that they can't just be left exposed. It feels like they warmed up a bit and burst some buds, and that happens. I wouldn't mulch just yet as that is going to warm them up even more! Wait until they really stop growing....then mulch. Then you know dormancy has set in. :-)

[@annettehalter2182]

Thank You…. Blessings

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Annette! :-)

[@liamgrows]

MY STRAWBERRY FLOWERED

[@liamgrows]

Is there no way for next year fruit if they have gone in winter

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

They develop MANY flowers....a couple here or there in the fall won't kill the plant or your production.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@liamgrows There may be more than one dormant flower...

[@StephStruble]

I need to know how to make them go dormant as if i ordered them by mail. I want to make them go dormant and bring them inside and put them in a box for planting them next spring. I live in zone 5 where it is always below 20 degrees in the winter and i have them in containers

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@StephStruble they need to stay outside all winter. You don't bring them in. Negative 20 is pretty cold though, they'll likely need extra protection, but not indoors. Temperature and decreasing daylength trigger dormancy.

[@RohitMaurya-s4q]

May I know what to do with watering ? Do we just not water at all during winter, save it with Mulch and give up on watering ? Please advice, I am new so having a little more doubts than the others

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It really depends on your climate. Strawberries go dormant over winter, so watering is kind of unnecessary.

[@RohitMaurya-s4q]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms, Thank you so much for helping me with my query. Thank you so much once again for the informative video. Cheers

[@mayo3767]

if my area only gets -10°C only once or twice a year, is overwintering in pots still viable? Also, does that rule still apply if I have an unheated garage I can put pots in?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh yeah, totally still doable Mayo. Just protect the pots from exposure when the temps get really low and they should be just fine.

[@mayo3767]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you!

[@jeffmeyers3837]

I'm in a zone 5 northern climate. I left both of my 1-gallon pots with strawberry plants out all Winter, no special prep, no protection. It got down to -15F a few times. They woke up just fine in the Sprint and are producing berries which are almost ripe. So go figure.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup...some varieties are just built tough....!

[@Robert-cd2ht]

I planted 10 Albion this year and preferred to let them propagate so I now have aprox 40 rooted runners growing on their own in pots. Will the babies survive successfully if protected in zone 5?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Robert, they definitely should. When I'm propagating mine, I try to get them established as fast as possible...preferably by July. That way they are big enough and have good enough root systems to survive the winter. :-)

[@Robert-cd2ht]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms The originals were planted in May the runners were rooted in fall up to November as they grew. I am storing them in a micro climate to protect from hard freezes so let's see what happens.

[@CavanBaillie]

Where to get get that wonderful mulch?

[@zan4110]

I live in zone 3...how many inches of mulch should I cover them with..? Thank you..!🌼

[@sailorgirlk1]

How can I winterize my garden container then? Will adding mulch work?

[@carolann1906]

So I moved my greenstalk inside to an unheated she'd to overwinter strawberries. Last year, did same, all grew back in spring 2022. This year, epic fail, all died! And it was actually a milder winter. I am Michigan, zone 5. Any pointers for this fall would be appreciated as I just replaced all my strawberry plants!

[@dawncadwell7590]

Same thing happened to me...same zone/ state. Hope he answers you

[@leslieh2945]

Tractor Supply carries wood shavings. Can I use that for mulching? Zone 7

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely Leslie....just try not to use Cedar and you should be ok. :-)

[@leslieh2945]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you!

[@MsLookinup]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I was wondering, however, if I put the strawberry containers on a porch with an overhang, in the winter to somewhat protect them from the cold, (I am in Zone 5) do I need to provide any moisture during the winter months? Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I've never provided moisture in winter because ours are so wet. Yours may be very different, and for sure a lot of times people mistake freezing and dying when its actually drying out from freezing.

[@MsLookinup]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks for your quick response!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@MsLookinup no problem! :-)

[@ceepark114]

I think I have overcrowding in one of my raised beds of strawberries. I hope that it isn't too late to divide the mother plant now since Oct 15 is supposed to be my first Frost in zone 8b, Western WA. I need to raise the soil level in that bed so was thinking I would dig up all plants and add soil, then divide them, then wait until a couple of hard frosts to do the pruning. Does this sound correct?

[@MFCC2015]

I live in Zone 7, middle TN. Our weather is all over the place. We normally only have 1 or 2 frostings each winter. Our temps rarely get below 20 degrees all winter. What kind of 🍓 plants would be good to grow in potted hanging baskets?

[@MrsLiz]

How is your straw so small and fluffy? Mine is long and coarse... do you shred it?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I buy it that way from my local feed store. Its specifically for mulching.

[@yhangsalas]

you are so good at producing strawberry fruit while I have not been able to bear fruit until now, can you help me produce the fruit of my strawberry plant?

[@scarrie54]

Your mulch looks like the grab and go straw I just used on my garden. It immediately seeded and grew grass, wheat seeds I guess as all the seeds were the same. I love using it but how do you avoid this?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Mine is definitely not that. Straw shouldn't have seeds in it. Hay will however.... That's usually the culprit. Been there before!

[@MsLookinup]

I get my straw in bales from a local farmer and I need to let it sit out all winter so any seeds that are in it can sprout before I put it in the garden. If winter has come and gone, hose the straw down, and let it sit for a few weeks. It should help.

[@scarrie54]

@@MsLookinup Thank you!

[@kriscross05]

Hi there! Great video!! I'm in Ontario Canada and am having one heck of a time trying to find untreated straw. Everything I have found is either sprayed with a broadleaf herbicide or worse. Where do you get the straw that you're using and what brand name is it please?

[@jeffmeyers3837]

Same here, most people don't check and end up gambling as to whether they are introducing broadleaf herbicide, since depending on your area, the majority of straw/hay is sprayed.

[@MechanicMark613]

Do you order straw or do you have a place to get it locally?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Mark, I have a couple of local feed stores that carries it near me.

[@jtharp9265]

I bought ever bear starberries in a hanging basket at home dot an found 8 plants & 2 daughter plant runners - i used some thick ground staples & got those Daughter plants now full plants with more runners - boy did those daughter plants really do great - especially for me With my youngest & only Daughter April ann Ulrich age 19 killed 5 months after Graduating HighSchool here in Montgomery , Texas 🙏🏻 Ive found re-gardening like me & her use to do very therapeutic especially since her Angel day was Nov 26th . I got JUSTICE BUT IT DIDNT BRING HER HOME . im sorry im overwhelmed .... My strawberries i took out of the hanging basket & put in A better homes & garden above ground Really nice design 2 feet by 4 feet & a good 18 inch deep also has a shelf on bottom. It was on dang sale for $ 50 I regret not getting 2 as im gonna need another for other end of deck as they qre really taking off - plus we planted 3 peach trees blackberry, blueberry bushes an i did my Garlic already & waiting on my 150 sweet onions from HOSS TOOLS - i didnt know this was their 1st year selling sweet onion plants & 50 red oinion - then i found out they had a mix up with 2nd shipment & will b shipping monday fedex . But im dang sick - praying i feel better - thats why im up at 344am responding as needed tylenol 103.4 fever & need to drink alot so dont get dydrated . Ive got about 1- 3 big strawberries ever bearing had white flowers when bought them an counted yesterday with my OLDER SONS daughtes age 9 & 8 . We have 14 stawberries lil ones coming . So here in texas thats all i will get ? What about my blackberry blueberry bushes ???? I follow some people thats all they do is u- pick here in texas . God bless you & your family . Josette Tharp Montgomery County , Texas 🙏🏻

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks for posting Josette! I hope the medicine works and you feel better. I'm up at 4am, can't sleep either. As for the strawberries, possibly you have a variety that'll keep producing in your warm climate....some of the everbearing ones seem to keep going! Let me know how it goes, stay safe. :-)

[@heatherduncan5106]

Hello I replanted my plant in early spring they were unruly but after separation and replanting some of them died I don't know what I did wrong 😔

[@yhangsalas]

Any idea or advice please?

[@allanpennington]

I put in a new variety last spring (New Zealand) and now its first week of winter and I still have some strawberries. Autumn was particularly warm and we have only had two very light frosts this year compared to 5 heavy frosts last autumn at the same time of year. I assume this new variety is a Day Neutral but Im not sure. I hope so since you say if you get flowers and bud break late autumn/early winter say goodbye to next years crop. The garden centre sells new plants every spring, does that mean you won't get a crop that first year?

[@mudpiemudpie785]

I cut mine back and put them in the garage with a light on them and they are still flowering. They are Alpine ever-bearing strawberries that I grew from seed last Spring. Is this gonna be a problem?

[@theseeker4700]

Strawberrys need a good frost or rest period...I would mulch them heavy, cardboard under the mulch maybe and take the light away. Let them overwinter. You will get bigger, sweeter berries next season.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, that is not how they grow. They are meant to have a winter dormancy. They are meant to die back in the late fall and come back to life next spring. Keeping them going all winter and flowering now is not part of their life cycle.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@theseeker4700 Exactly! :-)

[@pierreshasta1480]

Hello, the chilling demand (dormancy) depends on the variety of the strawberry plant. For example, Californian strawberry plants like Albion require 18 days of cold, but other varieties require two months. When you are in zone 10, there is no natural cold zone for the strawberry plant, and yet they continue to grow, the strawberries will just be smaller and less abundant. So it is quite possible to continue strawberry production in your garage with artificial lighting. But ideally, if you want to plant them in the spring in the garden, you should give them a chilling period at a temperature between 6 and 1 degree Celsius.

[@mudpiemudpie785]

@@pierreshasta1480 I didn't put them in there to continue production. I'm in Zone 5b and it's already really cold outside. They are container strawberries, and I was hoping they would survive our winter in the garage. It gets very cold in the garage--often below freezing. Would I be better to put them back outside maybe on the porch? I just didn't want to lose the plants to our harsh winters--often -20 F in January and February. .

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

How can I tell if my strawberry plants are dormant? Mine are still green and lush, but they are not growing foliage and fruits except for my Alpine white (which is fruiting abundantly currently). I notice some of your leaves seemed a bit brownish, but my leaves are not like that.. I'm in NC Zone 7b. We have been experiencing nighttime temperatures arond 29F for a couple weeks now.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Still a ways to go. The foliage will really die back when the plants start to go dormant. You'll know it when you see it. :-)

[@Shoppinghappens]

Is it too late right now( end of May) to try to plant strawberries? I am in zone 9/9b

[@sebigarden1741]

HELLO what phone do you use to record you youtube videos

[@june2110]

What time is this October or November

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Neither. For me, I actually winterize in December. But my area is quite mild. Where YOU live, it may be completely different. Winterizing isn't on a hard, exact date worldwide. Its after your Strawberries have experienced a few good frosts.

[@Kevs2tuff]

I thought you lived in Canada? Zone 9 ?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup. That's right. Zone 9b.

[@thesayn3ver]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms is that the us or Canadian Zone system?

[@Joseph_Dredd]

Endless bounty? We got Zero strawberries this year - they were a disaster. (:

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh no Joseph, what happened?

[@Joseph_Dredd]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Really not sure tbh - they were just very bad - we also tried hanging strawberry setups as well - covering when heavy rain was predicted. Very disappointing tbh. We had a bad bout of rain/sun/rain/sun.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Joseph_Dredd yeah, our summer had two heat waves... Just decimated anything in smaller containers that wasn't able to buffer the moisture loss

[@Joseph_Dredd]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms We had a typical british summer! Short on the sun, but when we had it fairly decent. Intermittent rain ,and worse , an early cold patch which hit our tomatoes with blight. Some of the tomato plants with partial blight(in greenhouse) survived and went on to produce some superb red tomatoes though. :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Joseph_Dredd its such a battle sometimes...! We do the best we can!

[@tayy4123]

All your berries are mutated. 😂i wouldnt eat a single one of those