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Preparing For Strawberry Season

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    Destroy At End Of The Season

    At Clod Buster Farms, Sells destroys the strawberries at the end of the season and will plant new seeds in the fall.
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    Replanting Strawberries

    Beginning in the fall, Sells begins laying down new plastic and replanting the strawberry seeds
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    Protecting the Blooms

    If a strawberry plant has a bloom in 30 days it will bare strawberries. Sells has to be mind full of any potential frosts that can happen during this time as this can alter the growth of the plants. In order to do this he has to water the plant if it there is going to be a frost that night. He has to water the plants at night when it gets below 34 degrees.
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    Finishing Touches

    Sells mows down the middle rows and weed eats around the plants to make the plants more accessible to the customer.
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    Strawberry Season

    Strawberry season is finally here at Clod Buster Farms and then at the end of the season, the process starts all over again.