Strawberries

NEW FOR GROWERS!

Crop production video series for Central Valley strawberry growers. Produced for Southeast Asian farmers in California by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources with support from the National Research Initiative of the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, USDA.

Crop Production and Pest Management Slide Sets. These user-friendly slide sets were created for Southeast Asian and other limited resource strawberry growers by Chuck Ingels, Erica Chernoh, Jennifer Sowerwine, and Jenny Broome. The slide sets were developed under a USDA National Research Initiative grant, which was led by Jennifer Sowerwine, UC Berkeley. These slide sets were not peer-reviewed, and some information may be out of date. Always follow pesticide labels. Consult the UC IPM Strawberry Pest Management Guidelines for current information.

Soil and Land Preparation

Soil Solarization

Weeds

Diseases and Nematodes

Insects and Slugs

Spider Mites

Fertigation - Applying fertilizers through the drip system

Cover Crops and Crop Rotations

For a searchable Google map of the strawberry farms in Sacramento:

Map of Sacramento Strawberry Stands

Strawberries

Biodegradable Mulch and Plastic Waste Management in Strawberry Fields Meeting - September 12
The opportunity to learn more about new and current trials evaluating mulch technologies, including...

Psocids in Strawberry
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What Kind of Bug is This?
We experienced some excitement this past week when we found a unique looking bug out of one...

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Some Notes on the Utility of Seaweed Extracts in Berry Production on the Central Coast
Over the past year, I've had questions brought to me about the usefulness of seaweed extracts in...

Flower abortion in Central Coast Strawberries
There have been many, many questions over the past few weeks about why so many strawberry flowers...