Watch how I preserve my hydroponic strawberries for winter!
This Video is from the Youtube channel: “Homegrown Passion”.
Watch as I show you the step-by-step process of preserving my hydroponic strawberries for the winter! I’m trying out a new method of winterizing my strawberry plants. I’ll be dipping them in a hydrogen peroxide solution and storing them in the freezer until March. Also going to prepare some the old-fashioned way… with straw. Will these technique work? From trimming the plants to rinsing off the roots, I’ll guide you through each stage. Don’t miss out on this valuable technique to keep your strawberries thriving year-round. Subscribe to my channel for more gardening tips and tricks!
Love to see them love it
Do you actually need to freeze them or would 33 – 38 degrees, keeping the roots in water and solution for the chill period be good. I’ve heard you don’t want the roots to get dry. What’s your thoughts.
I bet they will produce a ton with the size of those crowns! 🍓 Really cool video Katy.
Do you ever use neem oil on your plants? I’ve been told it’s best for the pests you’ve listed.
I’ve been told that you can do this with pepper plants as they are tender perennials.
What kind of strawberries? What is the hydrogen peroxide formula?
Would it be better separating the new plants from the 2 year old crowns? The reason is that the older plants could have more disease than the younger ones. Strawberry I hear have a life of about 4 years before disease and genetic shift takes its toll. Separating them could keep the generations rolling over, particularly if they were in different rows next season. They will need to be replaced eventually. I have very few plants and might try your trick when our winter comes around. Great video. Thanks.
Thanks for the video, it helps me see different approaches. I too have started growing strawberry’s in hydroton on flood and drain tables, and in Oct I took down my tables, 400 strawberry plants and chilled them for a week at 33f, then took them out and trimmed all the leaves and roots down, and back in a the chest freezer which keeps the temp just above freezing. I plan on bringing the temp up and getting them growing again in March. I like your approach of H202, and wished I did that too, but hoping it was cold enough to stop any growth, but will spray them down with a diluted 35% mixture when warming up, don’t want any bugs surviving from last year 🙂
Why are the washed plants going into the “freezer.”
Hi you beautiful farmer