Growing Strawberry Plants

Fragaria : Rosaceae / the rose family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
          P P P        

(Best months for growing Strawberry Plants in Australia - temperate regions)

  • P = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • Easy to grow. Plant with crown (of roots) just covered.. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 20°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 30 - 100 cm apart
  • Harvest in approximately 11 weeks. Strawberries bruise easily when ripe, handle carefully. Pick with a small piece of stem attached..
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Better in a bed on their own to allow good sun and air circulation
  • Avoid growing close to: If you are using rotation beds, avoid putting strawberries where you have grown tomatoes, potatoes, peppers or eggplant

Your comments and tips

02 Jan 12, Richard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Is April the best time to cut strawberries back and re put new straw down, I am still getting a few strawberries, but no where near th quanity I was getting. Thanks
16 Aug 11, Sally (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Ducks are a great idea.. Be ready for the score to even out!
03 Aug 11, georgi (Australia - tropical climate)
potash needs to be added to organic fertilizers to promote flower and fruiting
13 Jul 11, gigi (Australia - temperate climate)
how often do you need to feterilise your strawberry plant?
13 Jul 11, martin sanders (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live just sth of Brisbane. My strawberries are being eaten from the bottom I have straw mulch and don't think its birds. I have'nt seen any slugs can u please assist
25 Dec 11, gary ellard (Australia - temperate climate)
millapeeds love strawberrys,rock mellon and watermellon. They drill little holes. Have had that problem here in Adelaide. Put down some snail/slug pellets. This helps to control them for a little while. Hope this helps.
17 Jul 11, Rodney & Koren Riddle (Australia - temperate climate)
Ants are your problem!
17 Jun 11, arthur (Australia - arid climate)
Chris Howden 10 May. Is it possible for you to line your garden plot say to a depth of say 500 -800 inside the wall with a blck plastic,leaving it about 50mm out of the ground. I believe my self in covering all my plots with grass chips.stops a pests and also good food for the worms.
04 Jun 11, (Australia - temperate climate)
Start a 2-3 sections compost bed. We have clay and always add some gypsom before we plant in a new area. Compost and mulch, when it breaks down, is really good. It takes time to build up good soil, but if you have good sun and install some drip irrigation ( not all that expensive if you do it slowly) you will find your vegies growing really well. Suggest raised beds also. We used pine ( unfortunately treated) and then one can build up the soil gradually, layer by layer. Crop rotation is also what we try to do. It's a learning curve for most of us. Don't give up. Just keep working on the soil. Good luck. JVK
02 Jun 11, (Australia - temperate climate)
bury plastic cups into ground and put beer into the cups snails love the yeast and get drunk and drown
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