I really wonder how that productivity thing works. If I had Strawberry Bed 'A' in production for 5 years and yield fell off, can I transplant to bed 'B' or am I just carrying problems with me?
So, how long does Bed 'A' have to lie fallow with bacteria, fungi and (probably) nematodes before I can go back to Bed 'A'??
Here in the southern Oganagan Valley, we have a parallel problem called "Apple Replant," which means simply that you cannot dig up an old orchard and replant with a modern, popular variety.
It is an ecological swamp of bacteria, fungi and nematodes. Steam, formaldehyde, all sorts of treatments have been tried. Best seems to be trials with resistant rootstock. You ever watched a plow with the horse power to turn over the top 6' /180cm of the orchard soil? Impressive.
How do I know? I lived in it, I worked with it. I researched it. I watched entire families fail as their sole source of income died.
So, how long does Bed 'A' have to lie fallow with bacteria, fungi and (probably) nematodes before I can go back to Bed 'A'??
Here in the southern Oganagan Valley, we have a parallel problem called "Apple Replant," which means simply that you cannot dig up an old orchard and replant with a modern, popular variety.
It is an ecological swamp of bacteria, fungi and nematodes. Steam, formaldehyde, all sorts of treatments have been tried. Best seems to be trials with resistant rootstock. You ever watched a plow with the horse power to turn over the top 6' /180cm of the orchard soil? Impressive.
How do I know? I lived in it, I worked with it. I researched it. I watched entire families fail as their sole source of income died.