Strawberries are a pleasant crop for the Homestead with juicy red fruit to begin the fruit season. Unfortunately the plants are only productive for a couple of years. The good news is that they produce enough replacement plants via runners after they fruit. Previously there were two beds using a three year replacement cycle. To better utilize the plants and space a third bed was added. Matt constructed the new bed, filled with manure compost, and topped with some soil. Next an irrigation system was added to help the new plants get established.
A constant supervisor during this work was this little red chick who has become quite independent and bossy about any work involving digging in the dirt.
