This REVOLUTIONARY Way Of Growing STRAWBERRIES Will Change Your Life!

In this video, I share a revolutionary way of growing strawberries that will change your life! Before I discovered this strawberry growing method, I was wasting space growing fruit trees. The space between my fruit trees was occupied with mulch only. I decided to make use of that space by planting strawberries between fruit trees, doubling my harvest in the same space by growing fruit under fruit!

This brilliant gardening method doubles the amount of growing space in your yard, but it also benefits the strawberry plants and fruit trees by creating a symbiotic relationship. Because the strawberry roots occupy a different soil layer than the tree roots, they do not directly compete. Instead, the strawberry plants act as living ground cover for the fruit trees, cooling the roots and mulching the area as they shed leaves. The fruit tree canopy benefits the strawberries by providing shade during summer heat. The result is a companion planting relationship that doubles your harvest in the same space!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Different Types Of Strawberries
1:37 Maximizing Yard Space For Planting
3:06 Companion Planting Strawberry Plants
4:09 How To Plant Bare Root Strawberries
7:51 Bare Root Strawberry Results
10:13 How Strawberry Plants Propagate
11:26 How To Fertilize Strawberry Plants
12:28 How To Transplant Strawberry Plants
14:55 Strawberry Plants Two Months Later
17:02 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to grow strawberry plants, want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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[TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share it to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 🙂TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Different Types Of Strawberries
1:37 Maximizing Yard Space For Planting
3:06 Companion Planting Strawberry Plants
4:09 How To Plant Bare Root Strawberries
7:51 Bare Root Strawberry Results
10:13 How Strawberry Plants Propagate
11:26 How To Fertilize Strawberry Plants
12:28 How To Transplant Strawberry Plants
14:55 Strawberry Plants Two Months Later
17:02 Adventures With Dale

[jayduplessis]

You have to give the Millennial Gardener 10/10 for enthusiasm... but also chuckle whenever he finds the new "best" way of doing something.

[milliealford]

You know you are a natural at this. You explain everything and the words roll off your tongue so easy.
Thank you for all your videos. Love Dale. Saw his ears perk up when you said "mommy". So cute.
Central NC.

[theresekirkpatrick]

Oooh I have a new small apple tree and another with a cherry bush in 50 gallon grow bags. I bet i can plant with them. 🤔😁😁😁

[stevenpatrick]

Silent fan here, you’ve been mentoring me from novice to slightly better novice. Your expertise are appreciated

[joannc]

“Keep your crowns high…” 🤣 ALWAYS good advice right there! I’ve got “everbearing” and did not care for the flavor — not sweet enough. Loved your visit with James and I decided to also try the strawberries under my fig trees. Thanks!

[mcgritty]

Always top quality information and application. Thanks for all you do ❤

[AvobProject]

This video clearly took a long time to collect the clips across time, edit and assemble together. Thumbs up for effort and thoroughness. I also have noticed that variety matters, when selecting strawberries. The ones you get in hanging strawberry bowls at the big box stores don't do so well in the ground.

[iladyjedi]

I don’t know if this comment just went through, so please forgive me if you’ve already seen this one:

First, thank you so much for the amazing content! I’ve gotten so much valuable information and have also referred several of my gardening friends to you 😊 😉. (And I love your adventures with Dale! I look forward to them every video!!)

Second thing, since you mentioned this toward the beginning of the video, I was wondering in your experience, when do most stores start putting gardening stuff on clearance for the season?

[PorchGardeningWithPassion]

I am glad that they are turned out well! I grew up and still live in berry country (Lynden, WA) where I started picking them for money at the age of 7. To be honest, I would have expected far more growth at the two month mark. In comparison, I was picking a decent amount of berries at the two month mark after planting bare root Albions into my dollar store stackers and in my fabric grow bags.

I am wondering if the warmer weather, smaller starting roots, or you not using Berry Tone/Worm Casting impacted that. My production last year was horrible as I got used to growing them in fabric grow bags and those two things added in Fall/Spring made a world of difference in last year’s plants, this year.

Regardless, I respect and appreciate your effort and enthusiasm in each of your videos to help gardeners find success all around the world 👊🏻🌻👊🏻

[craigwyse]

Great point about June bearing vs Everbearing! Ive been pondering this since i say your interview with james. I typically peel back the mulch around my trees to fertilize, having berries here makes that more labor intensive...thoughts?

[NnekaOchonogor]

Strawberries. I’ve also run out of space so plan on getting greenstalk for next year!!!

[iusko]

Unlike figs, Strawberry roots are a lot more durable. So don't feel like you have to be delicate with them.

[ronaldthoms]

I did same think but had problems with Robin's but took rocks similar sized to strawberries 🍓 painted them red an scattered amongst plants birds left them alone probably bent beaks 😂

[patriciamiller]

I did see your other video with James. He is certainly a high energy man! New Jersey has a short growing season but he sure maximizes his space and he has a huge harvest!! I am pulling plants as my harvest has been pretty bad…next season I will get more and I thank you for your help!!

[tishar]

Thank you for the tips. I also enjoy James' YouTube channel. The end of this video was too precious!

[cooldud]

How will planting strawberries under trees help with the pest problem?

[nanskram]

Hand Picked Nursery is great! They have 1 day turnaround almost every time I’ve ordered. I’m about 75 miles down 95 from Benson and have thought about making a morning trip to them but need plenty of room. I’ve bought June bearing and Everbearing from them with great success. I am going to have to replace some plants because we had a stretch of 103-106 air temp days and I couldn’t get enough water on them. Lost 10 plants overnight on night that got to a low of 86! They went from green on a Tuesday afternoon to brown on Wednesday morning. I ordered a shade cloth for them now!

[ajrichardson]

Thank you Thank you Thank you! 9b low desert AZ and 95% of my garden is toast! 🥵 Theirs hope!!

[TexasNana]

Excellent idea and demonstration. ❤ Dale 😊