Hi Dre, would love to know who you get your strawberry plants from! I have had a horrible time trying to find them. Finally got someone from New Jersey to ship me 2000 Ruby Junes. I think 400 lived. Quite discouraging. They were not able to send more early enough. I suspect you're in a similar growing zone, I'm in 6b and other growers tell me they need to be in the ground by mid September here. Multiple growers wanted to send them to me in mid October but that's just too late here. Would sure appreciate a good supplier as I can't do a whole lot worse than what I got this year. Thanks!
What did it cost per plant? How many did you plant per acre? What does it cost to prep one acre for this? Bed making,mulch cover, drip pipe etc costs? Can you detail the costs one is looking at to start say a 10 acre berry farm?
I am just gonna tell you the total cost of everything to plant. Planted 50,000 strawberry plants that costed me $21,000. Irrigation system around another $5000. Plastic mulch $$3000. Water soluble Fertilizer for the entire spring and fall season $2000. Pre-plant fertilizer $1200. This does not include labor. Let me know if this helped
One thing I forgot to mention, depending on where you’re at and growing zone you will need row covers for the winter months. Row covers for all my strawberries costed me new around $10,000
@@farmerdre1 50,000 plants yield around 110,000 pounds. If a pound averages at $4, net would be $440,000 per year. So for $30,000 - $35,000 investment, you can make around $440,000. Factoring in labor costs around $60,000 - $100,000 , an average strawberry farmer can take $250,000? Assuming weather and everything else goes well which it doesn’t most of the time for farmers(my family are farmers).
Why are you planting at that distance between plants? It looks like you could space them a little closer and get more production. I find your vids very informative and helpful as I am a second year backyard strawberrry grower. 🙂
Hey Dre! I enjoy your videos! I’m a small berry producer in Kansas and planted plugs for the first time this week. When you receive your plugs, about how many are not viable? Thanks!
Hey Dre, what’s your thoughts and opinions on running Ridomil fungicide through drip irrigation after planting? First year planting strawberries for us!
Do you guys put put KPAM or VAPAM through the drip after to lay plastic? I was wondering because your beds have no weeds and I know that lots of strawberry farmers use it to do that.
Hey Dre, I planted ruby june and chandler at the same time last month, the ruby junes were really slow to take root and perk up compared to the chandler. Have you had this issue
Do it up Dre, You give motivation to all the Andre's in the garden and farmers communities 🎉
Thanks for watching
Awesome man!!! Good luck this growing season!
Thanks
🇺🇸 Good video 💪🏼
greetz from holland europe dre!
Thanks for watching
Great video 👍
Thanks !
Really enjoy your farm videos!
I'm gonna get back into watchin Farmer Dre
Have you ever grown strawberries as perennials?
I'm getting back in the grind
Hi Dre, would love to know who you get your strawberry plants from! I have had a horrible time trying to find them. Finally got someone from New Jersey to ship me 2000 Ruby Junes. I think 400 lived. Quite discouraging. They were not able to send more early enough. I suspect you're in a similar growing zone, I'm in 6b and other growers tell me they need to be in the ground by mid September here. Multiple growers wanted to send them to me in mid October but that's just too late here. Would sure appreciate a good supplier as I can't do a whole lot worse than what I got this year. Thanks!
We use Mcnitt growers
I need some advice and guide how to take care strawberry in harsh winter it will be great full
Long time not see you
I'm getting back in the grind!
Hi brother am from India strawberry farmer also
I loved your video yet
Grande Andrey
Zioooooo
What did it cost per plant? How many did you plant per acre?
What does it cost to prep one acre for this?
Bed making,mulch cover, drip pipe etc costs?
Can you detail the costs one is looking at to start say a 10 acre berry farm?
I am just gonna tell you the total cost of everything to plant. Planted 50,000 strawberry plants that costed me $21,000. Irrigation system around another $5000. Plastic mulch $$3000. Water soluble Fertilizer for the entire spring and fall season $2000. Pre-plant fertilizer $1200.
This does not include labor.
Let me know if this helped
One thing I forgot to mention, depending on where you’re at and growing zone you will need row covers for the winter months. Row covers for all my strawberries costed me new around $10,000
@@farmerdre1 50,000 plants yield around 110,000 pounds. If a pound averages at $4, net would be $440,000 per year. So for $30,000 - $35,000 investment, you can make around $440,000.
Factoring in labor costs around $60,000 - $100,000 , an average strawberry farmer can take $250,000?
Assuming weather and everything else goes well which it doesn’t most of the time for farmers(my family are farmers).
@@farmerdre1 thanks for the Info Dre. Keep them videos coming.
Can you tell me do you sell those strawberry grow bags? If not, can you me know where I can order it? Much appreciated.
Dennis
Do you have a favorite plastic mulch plastic and row covers you like.
Why are you planting at that distance between plants? It looks like you could space them a little closer and get more production. I find your vids very informative and helpful as I am a second year backyard strawberrry grower. 🙂
12 inches between plants, 2 rows per bed
Crazy big field! Do you feel like you have enough land for everything you want to grow and do?
Slowly running out
@@farmerdre1 Haha, suffering from success! Gotta find a way to expand, never lose your momentum
Hey Dre! I enjoy your videos! I’m a small berry producer in Kansas and planted plugs for the first time this week. When you receive your plugs, about how many are not viable? Thanks!
We got our plugs on the 18th of Sept
I ordered 450 plugs, id say 10-15 of them were completely useless.
Hey Dre, what’s your thoughts and opinions on running Ridomil fungicide through drip irrigation after planting? First year planting strawberries for us!
It's good! If you need to use it!
did your 2 row poly line deer fence work out? I am planting some fruit trees and needing deer fence protection
Doing that today
Do you guys put put KPAM or VAPAM through the drip after to lay plastic? I was wondering because your beds have no weeds and I know that lots of strawberry farmers use it to do that.
I do not. But I know guys who do
A lot of yellow leaves on the plants. I hope that is not a disease.
Have to feed them fertilizer
Where did you buy zinnias seed in that quantity from?
Hey Dre, I planted ruby june and chandler at the same time last month, the ruby junes were really slow to take root and perk up compared to the chandler. Have you had this issue
What do you do with the zinnias? What kind of market do you sell zinnias to?
we need please strawberry seed root store link?
Wait fertilizer do you feed them strawberries
We use triple 20
please strawberry seed root store link?
Deer pressure on strawberries?
Building a deer fence today
How come you didn't show us nothing happening on the farm this whole season
I've been really busy. I'll shoe yall more towards the end of the season
we need please strawberry seed root store link?
we need please strawberry seed root store link?