🍓 Spring is the perfect time to refresh the mulch around your strawberry plants. 🍓 Once the thick winter protective mulch is removed, its time to add a thin layer of clean, dry straw to the strawberry patch to keep weeds down, retain soil moisture, and keep the berries as clean as possible.<br /><br />Article: Mulch for Strawberries - <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/mulch-for-strawberries/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/mulch-for-strawberries/</a><br /><br />📩 QUESTION FOR YOU📩<br />What do you use for mulch around strawberry plants? Leave a comment below!<br /><br />🤓 MY GARDENING BLOG 🤓<br />My Blog Home Page - <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/</a> <br /><br />📗 HELPFUL GARDENING BOOKS (AFFILIATE LINKS)📗<br />The Complete Gardener, by Monty Don - <a href="https://amzn.to/3nGOEA0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3nGOEA0</a> <br />Rodale's Basic Organic Gardening, by Deborah Martin - <a href="https://amzn.to/3bv3IOs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/3bv3IOs</a> <br />How Plants Work, by Linda Chalker-Scott - <a href="https://amzn.to/38zsEmj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/38zsEmj</a> <br /><br />🔔 VIDEO CONTENTS/TIMESTAMPS🔔<br />0:00 Strawberry Patch Without Straw?<br />0:02 Mulching Strawberry Plants<br />0:06 Removing Protective Winter Mulch<br />0:11 Top-Dressing With Compost<br />0:16 Straw Mulch For Strawberries<br />0:21 Types Of Mulch For Strawberry Plants<br />0:26 Straw (Not Hay That Has Seeds)<br />0:35 Pine Needle Mulch<br />0:46 Grass Clippings From Ornamental Grasses<br />0:52 1" Thick Organic Mulch<br />0:57 Why Mulch Strawberry Plants<br />1:02 Issues To Watch Out For<br />1:16 Straw Mulch Protects Berries<br />1:37 Applying Straw As Mulch On Strawberry Patch<br />1:59 What Do You Use For Strawberry Mulch?<br /><br />🔗 MORE LINKS🔗<br />Amazon Recommendations - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/homefortheharvest/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/shop/homefortheharvest/</a> <br />Fave Gardening Stuff - <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/shop/favorites/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/shop/favorites/</a> <br />Plant Lady Swag - <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/shop/crazy-plant-lady/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/shop/crazy-plant-lady/</a> <br /><br />Affiliate links to shops mean that if you choose to use them I may earn a small commission from your purchase at no additional cost to you. Thank you so much if you choose to support my channel in this way.<br /><br />🌹 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL🌹<br />➡️ Website: <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/</a> <br />➡️ YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/HomefortheHarvest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/HomefortheHarvest</a> <br />➡️ Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/home4theharvest/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/home4theharvest/</a> <br />➡️ LikeToKnow.It: <a href="https://www.liketoknow.it/homefortheharvest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.liketoknow.it/homefortheharvest</a> <br />➡️ Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/home4theharvest/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/home4theharvest/</a> <br />➡️ Hometalk: <a href="https://www.hometalk.com/member/18924367/homefortheharvest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.hometalk.com/member/18924367/homefortheharvest</a> <br />➡️ Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/homefortheharvest/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/homefortheharvest/</a> <br />➡️ Email Newsletter: <a href="https://www.homefortheharvest.com/email-newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.homefortheharvest.com/email-newsletter/</a> <br /><br />🥰 Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more of my videos (thank you!!!)🥰<br /><br />👍 Make sure to hit the LIKE button above if you enjoy this video (it really helps!!!)👍<br /><br />📬 MAILING ADDRESS📬<br />Home For The Harvest<br />Box 425<br />Armstrong, BC<br />V0E 1B0<br /><br />[email protected]<br />_<br /><br />Mary-Jane Duford of HOME FOR THE HARVEST loves learning to garden and bringing you along with the pr<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ejdRvjWEOU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ejdRvjWEOU</a>