We planted the everbearing strawberries when my kid was small. Each plant gave us 2 ripe berries weekly for 4 months. We had 4 plants. Useless in terms of production, but it was the perfect way to go about introducing gardening to a 3 year old. Very exciting. Never lost interest. I had to cheat a bit and add in some store bought ones when she brought me a single berry and asked me to make strawberry rhubarb with it....
You know you're a homesteader when we get excited that strawberry roots come out vs the newest makeup fad, ha!!! Thanks for sharing what works and what doesn't!! Fellow Traditionalist !
This really poked my nostalgia bone Sarah. Strawberries are only one of those plants that just keep on giving. I grew up 'in town', but my Mom was the Queen of strawberry starts, (and many others). My brothers and I would drag a wagon loads of starts from Mom's strawberry hill and garden to sell around the neighborhood for years. After the second year, 90% of the starts were all 'pre-ordered'. Mom would 'split' the $ with us, and everybody was happy. I was able to buy my own school clothes at 12. If you continue teaching your daughters a good work ethic, they'll never want for anything.
Great plan Sarah! I have about 300 plants that I planted in old stock tanks (that no longer hold water) that act as raised beds. When the runners cascade off the sides I can clip them off ( I had several hundred last fall) and pot them up, over winter them in the greenhouse and then they are ready to go in the spring. I know a lot of people play the stock market but I like the idea of controlling my own money. Like you, doubling or tripling it on my homestead which is easy to do and in my mind a whole lot “safer” if you just put a little effort into it is so worth it. Thanks for sharing!
when you compare it to the stock market and "doubling or tripling" your money , you are correct. Took me a long time to realize how close the two are. The real bonus being when your stock drops you can not do much about it,but when a plant fails you can rescue or replace.
in the 70s i came upon a paperback titled Two Acre Eden about a family that moved into the countryside and bought a house with two acres. The author wrote beautifully about the experiences. His favorite activity was income generating projects. I still have the book though it's in several pieces now and it continues to give me pleasure. It's the same feeling i get from watching your videos, so thank you for that !!
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Fantastic idea!! Just a tip to anyone wanting to plant strawberries that you can buy bare root strawberries from reputable online nurseries and skip the big box store for equal or less money. I purchased a pack of 75 including 3 different varieties for $19.99 on sale. Always keep your eyes open for good deals on high quality plants!
great job guys !! collect the runners of these plants later on in the year and pot them up and you will be able to have loads to sell at you farmers market
I should have watched this video months ago! We purchased a couple bare-root strawberry packs back in Feb./ Mar. We had 20 plants (10 June and 10 Everbearing) but waited 'til it was warm to plant them. Unfortunately, "warm" didn't happen until like 2 months (May) after we got them! Then, a couple days after I planted them, we had a freeze. =( I had no idea what I was doing with them as I'd never worked with bare-root strawberry plants before; I didn't soak them and planted them directly into the ground. Thankfully, we can still count 5 live little strawberry plants in our garden! I think there are 3 of one kind and 2 of the other (I can't remember which plants are on which side of the bed... another mistake! lol). It's a miracle any of them survived with my newbie strawberry skills! =) Thanks for the informative video!
Many nursery's will also sell bare root strawberry plants which they order in fresh from the growers, they are more healthy than the box store (half dead already) and may not be good to grow in your zone. Our nursery store has a sign up list earlier in the year, or you can call in to put your name on the list for the varieties they offer. They also supply bunches of various onion plants bare root. When they come in they call the customers to let them know they are in.
Selling starts at market is a great idea for some extra revenue! We're just getting our homestead going, but looking for ideas to make money off the land and quit our 9-5. Thanks for the great inspiration!
start other plants from seed also last year the lowes and home depot were charging 4-6 dollars for plants You should be able to charge less and make a good profit just rent(or barter/borrow) a space nearby (like at the McDonald's in the same parking lot I would buy healthy plant for the same or more than the ones they were selling
A great way to both hydrate and separate that bundle of plants, it's a put them into a bucket of water. You might even add something like fish Emulsion to the water. It will begin to give them some nutrients right off the bat. The plants will typically separate and then you can do the trimming of the roots before you plant them in the 3-inch pots. Then, pour that water onto your compost pile. The worms will hug you
I planted asparagus seed last year and they are sending up shoots this year. We can't start to harvest any till next year (ideally the year after next) But I am thinking of starting more from seed and selling the plants when they are 2 years old since they seem to do so well in my garden.
Thank for this video. I like your method for potting those plants. This is my first year with mulching my garden and blueberry plants with wood chips. Today I made my first compost pile. I got horse manure to add to my compost... I told my sister that you must be a gardener if you get excited about horse manure. Lol! Im excited for spring. I may just try some strawberry too. 😊
Be careful adding any manure or compost to your blueberries. Tends to be alkaline and salty. They do like the wood chips though. Hope your's are rockin by now.
That’s a great idea on selling the potted plants. I’m just getting started on making money from my homestead on a full time basis. Thank you for the tip.
Sarah, I love my ever bearing Strawberries! and I also have June bearing as well. Sarah, with our ever bearing I was able to get 4 Ice cream buckets full and I frozen them. Sarah, you can get berry bags, and put each root in each hole, and sell them at your farms market, and handing baskets as well.
Hi Sarah, we want to start with saying we are addicted to your RU-vid channel. We do have a question for you about income. Do either of you have a fixed income like investment dividends or pensions etc to rely on as well?
I've never had any luck at all with Strawberries despite buying special planters for them! I've just spent (aka wasted) a load of money on them to be honest. I gave up years ago, but next year I might give them another go! Thanks for a great video.
I’ve been dabbling in propagating plants for a while and selling at garage sales. When I retire I would l love to do it a little more but in Texas you have to have a license to grow and sell plants. $150 plus sales tax on the sell of the plant. 🙁. That’s a lot of plants to sell to recoup that prior to making a profit.
Next time Sarah when you want to buy bare root plants Look into Boyer's nursery in Biglerville Pa. You'll get a great deal and very good plants for less. I bought 100 sets of strawberries for $ 37.00 and they all survived. I expect to have a great harvest next year. you can get raspberries, asparagus, Rhubarb, Trees etc. I higly recommend these people. God Bless
Inspired me to think about the feral June berries abandoned in my field by a previous owner. If I transplant some in the greenhouse I can get the crowns up to productive size and sell some and fill in some empty spots in my rock wall strawberry patch.
Thank you for your very clear demonstration. Another reason to start with premoistened potting mix is that it needs to be moist to hold its shape on the side of the pot for your method of transplanting the bare root strawberries. Also, about holding them too long before planting...I ordered bare root strawberries through the mail and the directions said to keep them in the refrigerator if you can't plant them right away. We have tried your idea of potting up the bare root plants and selling them at the market. I always told the customer to plant them at the same level they were growing in the pot so as not to bury the crown. Another part of the "sales pitch" was to tell them that the plant will grow runners, which they can pin to the ground and make MORE plants!
Wow!! I am going to round up some old round and square wash tubes I have and ready them for some fall planting!! Love going with you in home and on farm. Thanks so much.
In the fall, try saving your own plants from runners and make good use of that Root Cellar. Be careful not to step on or squeeze the runner ( the young plant will not fruit)
~~~ Thank you Sarah for this video . I really want to try this , I love strawberries to have to eat and make some extra cash. .......GOD'S JOY my friends.....
Thank you, thank you for this video!! I would have done the same as you and waited to put them in the ground. I potted 40 plants this afternoon and can't wait to get them in the ground!! $12 for 40 strawberry plants!!!
I think if you painted the 2 X 4s that you use for 'tables' at the Farmer's Markets, they would be easier to clean and handle [less splinters] than the bare wood. 02/11/2020
Didn’t get here in time for making this comment. I’ve lost my seedlings too. Sorry I know how you felt Being discouraged about your garden is a horrible feeling
I live 10 miles from Plant City Florida. There are thousands of acres of strawberry fields all around here. The Strawberry Festival is bigger than the State Fair. They have the top entertainment. It's the biggest thing around here. They like sandy soil. Strawberries are the mainstay of the economy in these parts. I usually buy a flat for $7
I have not had the greatest luck when growing strawberry plants from bare root starts. My success rate is only about 50%. I'm going to try your method and maybe have better luck?
Every single homesteader keeps telling people to start plants and sell. Do you not need a license to sell plants in your state? If not you are lucky. Everyone should check before doing so, because the U.S department of agriculture has laws regarding the sale of plants, the reason, spread of disease and pest. In my state a permit is needed for every single address where you sell. An inspection is required as well.
I bought seed and I believe that the one packet of seed requires me to put it into the freezer for a short while before planting. It helps it germinate in our climate. We live in Cape Town, South Africa.
What are you selling? The bare root pot or are you waiting until some leaves show? If leaves are to show how many leaves? And how much do you sell them for?
EXCELLENT video dahling! We keep both types of strawberries so that we (read here mostly the mini me) can pick berries here and there for snacking and salads and then have the bigger rush for jams and jellies. :-)
I think you get a better deal on some of the catalog and on line sellers. I also have both June bearing and ever bearing. I get a good amount of strawberries all summer even including the snacking that goes on everyday.
Very informative video. Thank you. We tried strawberries last year but it gets so hot in Southern AZ they didn't do that well. We will try again this year. Looove strawberries :)
+Blue Cactus Dairy Goats Yes, give it another try. I was successful with strawberries in PHX when I planted them near a wall that blocked them from the hot afternoon sun. Never successful with them in pots, though. They dried out TOO fast.
Recommend ever bearing verity planted where it is shaded in the summer but the winter sun which is lower will reach them. You may get the best production in the winter. Make sure the soil can hold enough moisture in the summer to keep them alive.
Just be careful of the little black flying bug (similar to a nat) those bugs took out all my potted strawberry plants they killed the plant at ground level of the crown...I had better luck with what I put in the ground directly...hope you have better luck than me....
Kansas has Farmer's market inspectors. You have to have a live plant certificate, have jumped through all their hoops to sell live plants at Farmers markets or get slapped with fines, and booted from your market(which you paid for a booth area for) not sure what all is required, but sounded more I tense that the General market rules, although I see folks I know who don't have the certification selling and always worry they are going to get caught by the surprise visit of the Inspector.
What a great deal on those plants. I'll have to check out my local BB store this week to see what they have. Up here in Canada things seem to always cost more, so it might not be a viable option. Great video! New subscriber here.
Crap, I had some for a month or more, I just wing it. Huh June bearing or everbearing??? Don't know what I got, either way - I really hope my come up in the spring.
I m8ght have m8ssed it,,but have you ever made a video of sell8ng at the farmers market? Where do you sell at? Your video are super informative and I enjoy them very much
awesome video again, Im goiing to look into this to try and make some extra money for out kitchen garden at work. Just curious, what is that big box in the middle of the glasshouse please?
Thanks for sharing! I bought bare root strawberry plants last summer from an expensive online store and they never made it. Got a refund luckily. Good to know the big box store may have these now! I'll give it a try again.
thanks for sharing with us on how you plant your strawberries. i am gonna try to plant some for this up coming season. when should i start them for spring. and also i have tired to grow carrots for years and i just cant seem to get them to grow if you have any pointers i would be glad to hear them and by the way you all have learned me so much and you have helped me get started on my very own homestead. thank you all .
Hi! Do you sell the berries or the plants (once they've grown a bit)? Or, both? :) You are just a doll and I love your videos. You're kind, humble and sweet! Best wishes!
