U-Pick Strawberries and Growing Tips

By Biz Reynolds
Published on June 14, 2010
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Ripe red (and green) strawberries on the vine.

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Interest in U-Pick?

A U-Pick business can be a fun and rewarding money-making venture. However, such a business takes hard work and dedication. Advertise heavily the first year in local newspapers; after that, the berries will sell themselves by way of repeat customers and word-of-mouth.

In addition to having “some berries for sale,” your patch should be large, neat, organized and weed free. This attracts customers and ensures they will return the following year. We also offered “We-Pick” for those unable to bend over for significant lengths of time. It is appropriate to charge quite a bit more per pound when the patch operator is doing the picking. Open every other day to ensure plenty of available berries for pickers.

Common and Uncommon Strawberry Problems and Solutions

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