UPDATE: I had trouble my first couple of seasons trying strawberries, but I learned how to grow them. With strawberries, it’s important to pick the right variety for your area, and to also keep diseases under control with organic practices. This year, I grew 32 strawberries in the Microgreen Kit and it worked fabulously well!
In addition to the tips in the video, I would add that it is helpful to switch to a timer that waters 1 minute on and 3-7 minutes off. Start with 7 minutes and if you find your plants drooping, then move to 6 minutes off, etc. Less watering = less disease. Here’s the timer: https://amzn.to/2LtPKRI You must put that timer in a waterproof box: https://amzn.to/2H5yj5I
Here is the SAS Strawberry Advisory System that I mentioned! http://agroclimate.org/tools/sas/
In addition to the tips in the video, I would add that it is helpful to switch to a timer that waters 1 minute on and 3-7 minutes off. Start with 7 minutes and if you find your plants drooping, then move to 6 minutes off, etc. Less watering = less disease. Here's the timer: https://amzn.to/2LtPKRI You must put that timer in a waterproof box: https://amzn.to/2H5yj5I
Where did you get those clips used in your tower gardens?
Here is the SAS Strawberry Advisory System that I mentioned! http://agroclimate.org/tools/sas/
And here is info on 2 common diseases:
Anthracnose fruit rot is a common disease: Anthrose http://cloud.agroclimate.org/tools/deprecated/sas/publications/PP13000_AFR_2012.pdf
Botrytis Fruit Rot or Gray Mold of Strawberry happens too: http://cloud.agroclimate.org/tools/deprecated/sas/publications/PP15200-BFR-revJul09.pdf
Copper Fungicide is approved for organic gardening but use sparingly, it's still toxic in high doses: http://amzn.to/2zB9EUb
Neem oil is safe but not as effective. It is a mild fungicide. You can use it weekly: http://amzn.to/2iB6CnR
Captan is highly effective against strawberry diseases, and can be used up to 24 times in a growing season, but it is NOT organic: http://amzn.to/2zpKoPT
Great tips. I wish I would have seen this before. I purchased mine from Parkdale Markets a month and added them to 1 whole tower but only 4 survived and the rest look droopy all day…I think its too much water. I do 15on 15 off however I have other plants in there now so cant change the timer. Now that you talk about disease I think I'll rip them out and replace with more kale and lettuce.