Strawberries... PHOTOS ADDED

[vfem]

My strawberries we ordered a couple weeks ago. Gurney's notified me a shipment last Wenesday. They said possible delivery times being between last saturday and yesterday. My strawberries were 'on the truck to final destination' as of yesterday. They are still not here (not at a neighbors house, truck never came this way and they aren't labelled deliveried when tracking).

These are bareroot plants! I'm concerned they could be dried out and dying by now? If they aren't I don't even think I can get them in the ground today anyways because it is raining off and on?! What should I do?

 

[bid]

Do you know who is supposed to be delivering them? UPS, FedEx, USPS? If you know you could try calling them. Might not do any good, but it's worth a shot.

 

[vfem]

They were to be coming UPS and I was giving tracking information to follow the package. yesterday is when the information stopped and it said it was on the truck for delivery? Then all of a sudden 5 minutes ago it gets dropped off at the door by USPS?! Though it has the UPS tracking info on it?

Maybe I'm too rural for UPS to delivery to anymore... though they were here just last week?!

I'm going to go inspect the plants...I'll come let you know how they turn out.

 

[vfem]

Well, the roots were VERY dry. Almost like hair after being blow dried. I did as it said on the package and I am soaking them for at least 30 minutes. I'm starting to plant them, and I'm keeping my fingers crosses.

Another concern I have, is the packages said to plant 18" x 24" apart?! I had read to make the rows that far apart so I already did that, but a book I was reading said something a long the line of in those rows I only needed to do 6"-12" apart. I had planned on 8" originally as that is all the space I had prepped for them. If I have to do them 18-24" apart in the rows too... I have to get rid of half my strawberries

 

[setter4]

Well, the roots were VERY dry. Almost like hair after being blow dried. I did as it said on the package and I am soaking them for at least 30 minutes. I'm starting to plant them, and I'm keeping my fingers crosses.

Another concern I have, is the packages said to plant 18" x 24" apart?! I had read to make the rows that far apart so I already did that, but a book I was reading said something a long the line of in those rows I only needed to do 6"-12" apart. I had planned on 8" originally as that is all the space I had prepped for them. If I have to do them 18-24" apart in the rows too... I have to get rid of half my strawberries

I think the 18 - 24 is more for easy acess to your plants. Put them in and if they start to grow and get too crowded move some.
Don't make yourself nuts!

 

[dickiebird]

What you bought were strawberry crowns, they are shipped dried out. They probably could have been lost in shipping for a few weeks and still came to you in the same state they are in now. I would plant them just the way you planned on.
Do follow their directions for depth and be sure the crown is pointed up with the roots pulled over to one side.
THANX RICH

People say I'm getting crankier as I get older. That's not it. I just find I enjoy annoying people a lot more now. Especially younger people!!!

 

[vfem]

Thanks, I got them in last night... 3hrs and 52 plants later I'm exhausted. They look good though... we had a soft rain last night.

Most of these little suckers had leaves on them... so I assumed this 'crown' they spoke of was the brown type leaves between the root and the true leaves. It looked almost like an opening bud? I was told not to bury that? So it was buried up to the crown.

They were everbearing strawberries so the site I used for planting gave me 2 options. Plant in rows or in mounds. So I did both, rows in one bed and I did them all 8-12" apart and the rows were 12-18" apart. (I guessed no ruler needed) The second bed by the pond (for the birds to eat) I planted in mounds 12" apart.

I hope that sounds good!

 

[bid]

Sounds good to me. Perfect timing too. That rain should help them settle in to their new home just fine.

 

[vfem]

sorry these are the ONLY live plants I've ever gotten in the mail?! Can you tell I panicked a bit?!

 

[vfem]

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