On Thursday, we planted 900 row feet of strawberry plants. Strawberries are one of the 3 fruits that we grow, and they sure are a labor of love. This is the first year that we are growing them on landscape fabric (primarily for weed control). We’ll harvest a few berries from these plants during this year of establishment, but next year the berries will be in full production mode.

We buy dormant, bare root strawberry plants. This variety is Honeoye. When planting the berries, you want the roots to be planted vertically. Craig made this awesome little tool for making the job much easier.

A simple piece of metal! It is funny how the littlest things can make such a big difference.