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The roots are not getting to much water are they? I don't know what else could cause it. Commercial fields of berries are grown on flat topped ridges and mostly covered with a black plastic mulch. On the ridge they don't get wet. You may have a disease problem I just don't know about.

Variety plays a roll in the firmness of the berry. Some are soft to start with and some are firm. Some are red to the core too. There are varieties that will do well in your cold climate. I know that some people in the colder zones used to mulch then down in the fall after they went dormant and...

Here is a picture of good strawberries used in a catalog for strawberry plants. Several different shapes. I bought my plants form the company in the mid 70's and grew the best berries I ever tasted. I think somewhere I have the old photo of my wife and kids planting them by the headlights of our...

Lots of variations in size and shapes. Some were more of a wedge shape and some perfect ones. The way they get pollinated I think makes a difference. If they have a balance fertilizer that meets their needs I wouldn't worry about that. I know a small time farmer in TN that grows for his local...

Lots of strawberries in NW MO. Only have blackberries and a few blueberries now. Raspberries will be added next spring.

All of my seed sprouted and are growing great that didn't get standing water on them from the 6" monsoon we had. I didn't by any from Baker Creek. Most came from the CoOp feed and seed store. I did order some from Wilhite out of TX. Some were two year old seed I had leftover from Burpee. One...

Today I'm replanting the large parts of a few rows of beans and summer peas where water stood to long right after they were planted. It's hot out there and there's plenty of moisture there to get the germinated and growing. I'm going to have to figure a way to divert the water that comes down...

Peppers and eggplant jumped up and grew 3 more inches over night after getting a good drink last night. Tomorrow I must get the stakes and twine up to keep them upright during windy weather. I need to get some bell pepper seed and start some plants by the end of the week for the fall planting. I...

Even though I need to be avoiding as many white carbs as possible right now I have this craving for new potatoes and sliced ham in a baked potatoes Au Gratin. Just knowing how many lovely spuds there are drying on the porch tables aggravates the situation.

I know that down in central FL where I grew up they did well spring and fall. The AL planting guide says to plant them Aug 10 - Aug 25 for here in South AL.

We should be able to keep some of the potatoes we dug today for the fall crop that gets planted in August. Must try it.

Water is running on the early sweet corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, and eggplant. I saw lots of jalapeno peppers starting to put little peppers on. Got the charcoal ready to grill some of those stuffed with cheese.

All of the potatoes got dug today and we filled 2 5 gallon buckets over flowing with them. They are spread out on the porch now air drying in the shade. Ma is going to attempt to dry can a batch and see if that is as good as some say it is. I do hope it works.

No okra planted but I did till the 1/20th of an acre plot and will have to till it again in the morning much deeper. I have a rhizome grass that is deeply rooted that must be dug out better It's an ongoing battle. I push comes to a fight I'll use a wick applicator on it with some plain roundup...

I thing the difference in natural rain and irrigation may be contributed to the amount and even distribution of rain. There is an art form of putting water out evenly. Type of sprinkler heads and a lot more comes in to play. What I've irrigated is growing like mad. I'm fortunate in being trained...

This morning we had a 58% of rain for tomorrow afternoon. Now it is down to 32%. I'm going to start watering the sweet corn tomorrow. Then the sweet potatoes, peppers, and eggplant. I will be ready for a day off come Sunday.

Another 45 minutes or so and the tomatoes will all be staked and the lower trellis string up. That's the worst of it. Then it's off to pick the blackberries again. We are picking them daily to keep losses to the birds down.

I want to try and keep the side walls protected from rot as long as possible. Trying to think ahead a little I may put a column of gravel down the middle from the ground up to within a foot of the top to allow heavy rains to drain and not drown the plants. I lost about 15-20% of the last...

The little tiny one on the end to off and grew very well. Our target dig date is 8-5 to 8-10. These are a 100 day to maturity variety. After the SP's are dug I think we may plant a row of collards in the same row after it is tilled up good. We can grow collards year round here.

Puddles are gone but way to wet to walk out on. No rain for a week now so I should be able to cultivate the middles with the tiller before then. Now have little maters to go with the little sweet corn. Maybe tomorrow I can get a close look at the sweet potatoes and check for bugs and the same...