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Hours of Work vs Minutes With This Strawberry Tool

Winterizing strawberries doesn’t have to steal your whole day. In this ...

Winterizing strawberries doesn’t have to steal your whole day. In this greenhouse video, I show how I prep hydroponic strawberries for winter using a pruning tool that turns an hours-long ...job into minutes — and honestly makes it way more fun.

I love strawberries… but trimming every plant by hand? Absolutely not. When you’re working inside a high tunnel with rows of hydroponic strawberries, efficiency matters. In this video, I take you inside our greenhouse to show our real winter prep process and the pruning tool that completely changed how fast (and how satisfying) this job is.

Winter prep is one of the most important — and most overlooked — steps in growing strong, productive strawberry plants. How you cut them back now decides how they wake up in spring. I’ll show you exactly how much foliage to remove, how to protect the crowns, and how to avoid the mistakes that leave growers wondering why their strawberries didn’t bounce back.

These strawberries are grown hydroponically in BATO buckets, and what used to take hours with hand snips now takes just minutes — clean cuts, healthy crowns, and no unnecessary suffering. Trust me… once you see this, you’re not going back.

If you grow strawberries in a greenhouse, high tunnel, or hydroponic system, this is one winter prep step you’ll actually enjoy doing.

👇 Quick question: do you cut your strawberries back for winter, or let them go wild?
Stick around — spring results are coming.

If you grow strawberries in:
• Greenhouses
• High tunnels
• Hydroponic BATO bucket systems
• Raised beds or garden rows

…this winter prep method matters.

You’ll see:
• How much foliage to remove before dormancy
• Why clean cuts now = healthier plants later
• How to avoid pest and disease issues over winter
• The difference between slow hand tools vs powered pruning
• What NOT to skip if you want strong spring regrowth

This tool was sent to us by SEESII, and it fits perfectly into real-world seasonal cleanup — especially when you’re working with a lot of plants and limited time.

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👇 Question for you:
Do you cut your strawberries back for winter — or leave them wild? Drop a comment and let’s compare notes.

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00:00 Why Trimming Strawberries by Hand Is Miserable
00:36 The Winter Prep Mistake That Ruins Spring Growth
01:11 Do You Cut Strawberries Back or Leave Them?
01:26 The Tool That Changes Everything
02:07 Why Clean Cuts Matter for Strawberry Dormancy
02:54 Hedge Trimmer vs Hand Tools (What Works Best)
03:36 The Tool I’ll Use After Strawberries
04:16 Why Winter Prep Doesn’t Have to Be Slow
05:11 Setting Up the Tool Safely
05:35 How Much Strawberry Foliage to Remove
06:06 Checking Crowns Before Dormancy
06:42 Precision Trimming Inside the Bucket
07:25 The Faster Method (Minutes, Not Hours)
08:37 Cleaning Up to Prevent Pests & Disease
09:10 Positioning Buckets for Cold Snaps
09:42 Winter Monitoring Tips Most Growers Skip
10:07 What This Saves You (Time + Healthier Plants)
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In this video, Katy walks through exactly how we plant hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes the calm, predictable way — using BATO buckets, perlite media, and a system designed to prove itself over a long season.

We’re planting Rebelski F1 greenhouse tomatoes and setting this row up for a smooth crop transition, moving from cucumbers to tomatoes without stopping production. This is a strategy we’ve refined over years of growing for farm markets and CSA customers.

You’ll see:

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This video is part of our 2026 Hydroponic Tomato Series, covering everything from planting and training to pruning and heavy fruit load management.

If you’re serious about greenhouse growing, hydroponics, or building systems that actually last — you’re in the right place.

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0:00 Why Tomatoes Expose Weak Systems
0:51 Planting Tomatoes for the 2026 Season
1:05 Choosing Rebelski F1 for Greenhouse Hydroponics
2:13 Crop Swapping Cucumbers to Tomatoes
2:49 Preparing BATO Buckets for Success
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On our farm, we rely on a vintage oil well that’s been pumping since the 1970s. It supplies natural gas to our greenhouse and produces oil that’s sent to a refinery. When we noticed the pump jack leaning and moving more than it should, we called in a professional roustabout crew to fix the foundation.

You’ll see how the crew lifted the pump jack, removed rotten wood cribbing, leveled the gravel pad, and installed new railroad tie cribbing to stabilize the well. Proper leveling and foundation work are critical to reducing vibration, preventing wear, and keeping the pump running smoothly.

Later in the day, Dave from Flowtec arrived to address a second issue — paraffin buildup inside the well. After sitting for a couple of weeks, the well developed a restriction near the wellhead. Using a combination of solvent and diesel fuel, Dave flushed the well to break down paraffin, restore rod movement, and allow the blockage to be pumped out into the oil storage tanks.

This video explains:
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3:17 Leveling the Gravel Pad
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