Growing Strawberry Plants

Fragaria : Rosaceae / the rose family

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

(Best months for growing Strawberry Plants in USA - Zone 5a regions)

  • P = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • Easy to grow. Plant with crown (of roots) just covered.. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 68°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 12 - 39 inches 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

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14 Jul 16, anny ndon (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
I live in Nigeria in the south. Can I plant the seeds.and where can I buy the seedlings.
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28 May 16, James beresford (Australia - temperate climate)
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20 May 16, Litsoa Mobung (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Please let me know what strawberry variety would be most suitable for Lesotho or the eastern free state and where I could obtain plants or seedlings
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05 Jul 16, Teboho Mohai (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
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09 May 16, Donelle (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
We have a bed of very healthy plants, but only a couple of flowers. I've trimmed off the few runners. What else can I do to increase flowering. Plants were purchased from bunnings.
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09 May 16, ELIZABETH (Australia - temperate climate)
Donelle, to increase flowering you can prune plants carefully back to the crown this will increase not only new growth but also new flowers.
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02 May 16, ELIZABETH (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I HAVE GROWING STRAWBERRIES IN PVC VERTICAL BEDS FOR SOME TIME NOW IN A HOT HOUSE BUT STILL WONDER HOW OFTEN I SHOULD WATER THEM. I HAVE DRIPPERS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PIPE, IN THE SUMMER THEY AUTOMATICALLY COME ON EVERY HOUR/TWO HOURLY DEPENDING ON WEATHER FOR 1-2 MINUTES. HAVE READ TODAY ONLY TO HAVE THE DRIPPERS SET UP 2 THIRDS DOWN THE PIPE. AND HOW OFTEN DO I WATER NOW HAVING JUST PLANTED NEW PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM. THANK YOU.
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18 Apr 16, Pam Elizabeth LLoyd (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I have bought 3 healthy looking strawberry plants and each one of them seem to start off well , then the plant starts to looks sick and all the strawberries that grow are not bright red, brownish and just die off. The leaves also do not look healthy. I have planted them in a planter with lots of compost. What am I doing wrong??
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12 Apr 16, Julie (Australia - temperate climate)
I planted certified strawberry plants last year in a raised bed. They finished fruiting and i would like to lift them and trim and then replant as the soil level has sunk and there's a lot of couch and clover in the bed. Can i do it now? Living in west gippsland.
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24 Apr 16, Ivan (Australia - temperate climate)
Hello Julie: now would be a good time - there will still be some warmth in both the soil and air that will help the roots re-establish before the Gippsland cold sets in. Some may flower but the fruiting won't proceed.
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Your title says strawberries - your question is regarding peaches. You seem to have two issues. The first chilling hours -- which the net (FTN) defines as: Chilling hours are the minimum number of hours that a peach tree needs to get, specifically, nighttime temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit, in order to produce a good crop of peaches.. If the hours are not met (say in a warm winter), the blossoms mostly just fall off the trees and do not set fruit. Additionally you mentioned humidity which for peaches is leaf curl: (FTN) Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease of peach and nectarine. It is favoured by prolonged wet, cool weather in the spring as new growth is developing. Infected leaves become thick and curled with red and yellow discolouration. Infected leaves eventually drop. Again FTN Peaches with the fewest chill hour requirements are all yellow freestones. Cultivars needing 100 chill hours or less, the lowest requirement, include Gulf Queen (Prunus persica “Gulf Queen"), Mid Pride (Prunus persica “Mid Pride”), Bonita (Prunus persica “Bonita”) and Ventura (Prunus persica “Ventura”). Also Eva's Pride. additionally: With one exception, white peaches with low chill requirements are all freestones. At 200 chill hours, Tropic Snow (Prunus persica “Tropic Snow") has the lowest requirement. If you think a nectarine might work then: Desert Delight is a good choice --- but it seems to me that you might want to think about persimmons.

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