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11 Mar 17, Barry Folo (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

What are the best variety strawberries for south east Queensland?

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12 Mar 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Tioga, Earlisweet and Redlands Crimson are good varieties for Queensland. Trust this helps.

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10 Dec 16, Lindy (Australia - temperate climate)

I've had a good crop of strawberries over winter but December seems too hot. Can I do something to store the plants during hot summer in north Qld?

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26 Sep 16, jan (Australia - temperate climate)

lHave been searching west australia for hokowase strawberry plants. No luck. Can anyone tell me where to get them?

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25 Jul 16, isabella (Australia - temperate climate)

Gypsum does work but it is not instant. I prepare a new area I want to plant with lots of gypsum six months before I want to plant it up. Then at 3 months before I dig it again and add really rich good compost. Finally when it comes time to plant I did it again and then plant. My garden gets lots of positive comments. Do no buy "doctored" gypsum where sand has been added. You can tell later if it has had sand added as the gypsum and the sand join together to make hard unusable lumps. The gypsum you buy should be 99 per cent all gypsum.

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25 Jul 16, isabella (Australia - temperate climate)

I have added lots of gypsum and some Iron chelates to my heavy clay soil and the strawberries seem to like it.

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28 May 16, James beresford (Australia - temperate climate)

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09 May 16, Donelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

We have a bed of very healthy plants, but only a couple of flowers. I've trimmed off the few runners. What else can I do to increase flowering. Plants were purchased from bunnings.

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09 May 16, ELIZABETH (Australia - temperate climate)

Donelle, to increase flowering you can prune plants carefully back to the crown this will increase not only new growth but also new flowers.

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02 May 16, ELIZABETH (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I HAVE GROWING STRAWBERRIES IN PVC VERTICAL BEDS FOR SOME TIME NOW IN A HOT HOUSE BUT STILL WONDER HOW OFTEN I SHOULD WATER THEM. I HAVE DRIPPERS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PIPE, IN THE SUMMER THEY AUTOMATICALLY COME ON EVERY HOUR/TWO HOURLY DEPENDING ON WEATHER FOR 1-2 MINUTES. HAVE READ TODAY ONLY TO HAVE THE DRIPPERS SET UP 2 THIRDS DOWN THE PIPE. AND HOW OFTEN DO I WATER NOW HAVING JUST PLANTED NEW PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM. THANK YOU.

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