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Strawberries Flashcards

1
Q

where do the transplants for strawberries come from?

A

nova scotia

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2
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what are 3 varieties of strawberries?

A

KENT, CABOT, LEILA

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3
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what time of year are strawberries grown?

A

may

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4
Q

what maintenance tasks are required? (5)

A 
o	Wedding 
o	Culturing 
o	Irrigation
o	Daily crop 
o	2nd wave of transplants
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5
Q

Remove straw in the _________ after the risk of frost is gone

A

spring

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6
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_______ & _______- once growth starts

A

Fertilize & irrigate

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7
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what is the weeding method for strawberries?

A

hand weed

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8
Q

Spray for ______ & _____

A

insects & fungus

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9
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what are the pests faced by strawberries? (5)

A

Tarnish plant bug

Spotted weed drosophila

Leaf spot

Grey mold

Weeds

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10
Q

what pest feeds on blossoms?

A

Tarnish plant bug

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11
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what pest feeds on fruits?

A

Spotted weed drosophila

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12
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T or F - leaf spot effects yield

A

F - it doesn’t effect yield, just foliage

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13
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what pests are caused by fungi?

A

leaf spot & grey mold

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14
Q

grey mold effects fruit in ______ & ______

A

field & storage

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15
Q

how do you treat grey mold?

A

fungicide

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16
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T of F - weeds harm strawberry plants

A

F - they don’t harm plants, but the public compains about their appearance in the form of dandelions

17
Q

Plants enter _______ after picking so we can spray for weeds

A

dormancy

18
Q

what renovations are done after picking? (3)

A

spray for weeds

Mow the plants down to the ground

apply fertilizer

19
Q

why are the plants mowed to the ground after picking?

A

Stops the spread of translocating herbicide & removes dying foliage

Better disease control

20
Q

why are the plants applied with a fertilizer once they have been picked?

A

Helps with the microclimate promoting the growth of bacteria & fungi

21
Q

what needs to be done to 1st-year plants during overwinter?

A

covered with straw

22
Q

what needs to be done to older fields during overwinter?

A

mow plants then cover with straw after several hard frosts

23
Q

when do the plants need to be tilled into the soil? & why?

A

After the 3rd year of picking

to prevent spread of disease

24
Q

Crop rotate out of strawberries for______ years

A

3-5

25
Q

what are 4 ways to use/store strawberries?

A

o Shelf life in the fridge of 2-4 days
o Freeze them
o Dehydrate them
o Make jam

26
Q

what is the farm’s agri-tourism audience?

A

Farm tours for children & students (K-12 & uni)

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