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Strawberry farming - @JaickProduce

1. Why strawberries?

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2. Which type of soil works best for them?

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3. Types of varieties?

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4. What dictates the variety to settle on...

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5. Yield expectation from 1/8 acre?

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6. How many tonnes do we produce as a country generally?

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7. Cost implications for 1 acre
Seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, pesticides etc..
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8. Good practices that you can advise?
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9. Diseases associated with the crop?

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10. Challenges associated with farming strawberries?

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11. What's the difference between open field and greenhouse strawberries?

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12. How is the 🍓 strawberry market?
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13. Why is mulching an important element?

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14. Why is drip irrigation that important for strawberries?

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15. For how long can the plant be harvested after maturity?

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16. Birds are such a nuisance when it comes to strawberries. How do you handle those?
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17. Where's the market for strawberries?
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18. Where to source seedlings?
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19. Any model farms / farmers that can be visited for learning purposes....
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20. How are they planted?
Spacing from plant to plant and how deepbin the soil?

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21. Any advice to someone who wants to start growing strawberries as a business..

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