I have been searching for information about working with a new strawberry planting.
I have planted two rows of strawberries this year and am wondering what to do at this stage. I have picked off the flowers when they came on, and now have a good deal of runner development. In all the publications I've been coming across, they talk about what to do after harvest (mowing, mulching, fertilizing, etc...) But what do I do in the first year of development. Do I still need to mow off the top in order to direct more energy to runner development or do I leave it alone? Do I mulch now... do I fertilize now?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Brian Raby
Sheridan, IN