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How can I Protect New Strawberry Plants from Cold & Rain?

15 years ago

I just planted 30 bare root strawberry plants in a raised bed two days ago in the RDU area. Now the weather has dropped down to around 38 degrees and raining. I put a blanket over the bed (laid over a protective chicken wire cover) last night and took it off this morning. Do you think I need to put something over the plants in the daytime too until this nasty weather passes?

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tamelask
15 years ago
Nope. They will benefit from the rain and the cold will do them no harm at all. Only if it gets really low would i worry at all. The plants would be ok even then- it's only the developing berries if there are any yet that would be affected. Since you don't usually let first year plants bear that shouldn't be an issue. Strawberries are hardy critters.
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