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Hours of Work vs Minutes With This Strawberry Tool

This Video is from the Youtube channel: “Homegrown Passion”. 

Winterizing strawberries doesn’t have to steal your whole day. In this greenhouse video, I show how I prep hydroponic strawberries for winter using a pruning tool that turns an hours-long job into minutes — and honestly makes it way more fun.

I love strawberries… but trimming every plant by hand? Absolutely not. When you’re working inside a high tunnel with rows of hydroponic strawberries, efficiency matters. In this video, I take you inside our greenhouse to show our real winter prep process and the pruning tool that completely changed how fast (and how satisfying) this job is.

Winter prep is one of the most important — and most overlooked — steps in growing strong, productive strawberry plants. How you cut them back now decides how they wake up in spring. I’ll show you exactly how much foliage to remove, how to protect the crowns, and how to avoid the mistakes that leave growers wondering why their strawberries didn’t bounce back.

These strawberries are grown hydroponically in BATO buckets, and what used to take hours with hand snips now takes just minutes — clean cuts, healthy crowns, and no unnecessary suffering. Trust me… once you see this, you’re not going back.

If you grow strawberries in a greenhouse, high tunnel, or hydroponic system, this is one winter prep step you’ll actually enjoy doing.

👇 Quick question: do you cut your strawberries back for winter, or let them go wild?
Stick around — spring results are coming.

If you grow strawberries in:
• Greenhouses
• High tunnels
• Hydroponic BATO bucket systems
• Raised beds or garden rows

…this winter prep method matters.

You’ll see:
• How much foliage to remove before dormancy
• Why clean cuts now = healthier plants later
• How to avoid pest and disease issues over winter
• The difference between slow hand tools vs powered pruning
• What NOT to skip if you want strong spring regrowth

This tool was sent to us by SEESII, and it fits perfectly into real-world seasonal cleanup — especially when you’re working with a lot of plants and limited time.

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👇 Question for you:
Do you cut your strawberries back for winter — or leave them wild? Drop a comment and let’s compare notes.

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00:00 Why Trimming Strawberries by Hand Is Miserable
00:36 The Winter Prep Mistake That Ruins Spring Growth
01:11 Do You Cut Strawberries Back or Leave Them?
01:26 The Tool That Changes Everything
02:07 Why Clean Cuts Matter for Strawberry Dormancy
02:54 Hedge Trimmer vs Hand Tools (What Works Best)
03:36 The Tool I’ll Use After Strawberries
04:16 Why Winter Prep Doesn’t Have to Be Slow
05:11 Setting Up the Tool Safely
05:35 How Much Strawberry Foliage to Remove
06:06 Checking Crowns Before Dormancy
06:42 Precision Trimming Inside the Bucket
07:25 The Faster Method (Minutes, Not Hours)
08:37 Cleaning Up to Prevent Pests & Disease
09:10 Positioning Buckets for Cold Snaps
09:42 Winter Monitoring Tips Most Growers Skip
10:07 What This Saves You (Time + Healthier Plants)
10:14 Subscribe for Spring Results