Renovating Strawberries

June-bearing strawberries in the left row (not renovated) and center row with cleanup finished.

Ever-bearing strawberries planted with plastic mulch, these are easier to clean up and keep weeded, now I need to figure out how to fertilize each crown.

Strawberries are prone to disease that cause rot. The way to help stop rot is to remove the dead plant material and increase air circulation. This is supposed to happen right after harvest, but I did not make the time to clean up the strawberries until now. We had some more dry weather so I was able to work in the soil to remove weeds and dead plant material.