Lime and Fertilizers Soil testing every two to three years is highly recommended for the best yield and quality. In the fruiting years, apply 1 to 1.5 ounces actual nitrogen broadcast after harvest and again in mid-August. Blossom Removal Remove the flower stalks of June-bearing strawberry plants as they appear throughout the first growing season. More production can be expected if the plants are allowed to attain large size before fruiting. Small Good Fair Medium Tribute 5 Small Good Fair Medium Table 2.
Cultivars are only resistant to specific races of the red stele fungus.
Irrigation Additional watering is needed during dry seasons. Take care in watering so that the soil does not remain soggy for any prolonged period. After Harvest Strawberry plants can be fruited more than one year but probably not for more than three harvest seasons, depending on the vigor and number of plants. June-bearing strawberries should be renovated every year right after harvest if one desires excellent fruit production for more than one year. First control weeds by mechanical means or labeled herbicides.