Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

I agree with Linn, the read leaves are usually last years leaves and they can
also come from being exposed to cold temps and became dehydrated (think freezer
burn) . And as Linn has said get a razor knife and remove the rim of the peat
container you want the crowns exposed to air flow to stave off the possibility
of fungus.
jeff

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From: Linn Bee <smartredd@yahoo.com>
To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, April 10, 2011 4:45:07 PM
Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Re: Red Leaves on Strawberry plants

I am gonna guess that there is nothing wrong with your strawberries at all. I
suspect the red and yellow leaves are just remnants from fall/winter color on
last year's leaves and the new leaves have yet to start growing from the crown.

Plant 'em!

I would lose the peat pots, too. It seems to me that those pots wick water away
from the newly planted strawberry crowns. Either take the pots off or tear the
top down below the soil line.

Love, Linn Bee Zone 5a - 4b South-est, central-est Wisconsin

--- In Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com, magamuffin83 <no_reply@...> wrote: A
few have red and yellow leaves. They were in peet pots which said to plantin the
ground. I actually tried to take them out anyway b/c I just think it is easier
for them to root that way.

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