Each year, we plant a cover crop in the area where we had grown strawberries the season before. The primary reason to plant a cover crop is to help restore and maintain the soil health and get it ready to plant with strawberries the following year. This is a picture of our rye, where last season's strawberries were. Cover crops improve the biodiversity in our strawberry patch - can you spot the ladybug? Cover crops help aerate the soil and help rain go into the soil. They reduce soil compaction and improve the structure and strength of the soil. With our sandy land, it's especially important to plant cover crops to reduce soil erosion and to build organic matter.
Our first few red berries of the year! There aren't quite enough REDy yet to open the patch, but we're getting closer to opening day :-)
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