09/02/2026
🍓 Okay, time for the answer!
We asked how many times you thought we w**d our strawberry fields each season, and here's the reality:
For our established fields, we generally go through each one 3-4 times, all by hand. 😳🍓
Our newly planted field gives our workers a bit of a break. While the plants are still small, we can use a mechanical w**der to help keep the w**ds in check. Once those strawberry plants get bigger, though, it's back to hand w**ding. That field will usually need to be hand w**ded another 2–3 times before the season is over.
For the farmers out there, you may wonder about the tracks in the soil? We do use a cultivator between the rows, but it’s mostly to help “train” the runners by moving them into the rows.
So while those strawberries may look like they just magically appear in June...there are a LOT of hours (and a lot of bending over!) behind every berry. 😂
And yes, we know exactly which w**ds we'd like to never see again. 😉 Lambsquarter we're looking at you!
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