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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21 Feb 16, john kelly (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Have a garden bed full of strawberry plants,not sure where to go from here,New to sub tropics. .Don't imagine they will go dormant? How many seasons can I expect from a plant ?
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28 Feb 16, lolie (Australia - temperate climate)
A new plant will usually give good fruit for 3 or 4 years. Remember, though, that the runners are the same age as the parent plant. I made the mistake of mixing old plants with new in my bed and now that it's heading towards time to start culling them for overwintering, it's a bit of a pain and I'm tempted to pull the lot and start again in a few months with all new plants.
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04 Jan 16, shobhana harduth (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I live Johannesburg and would like to start planting berries of all sorts as a source of income . I would appreciate any feedback. thanking you kindly.
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09 Dec 15, mary (Australia - temperate climate)
lovely beds of mix strawberries growing in Perth W.A mostly hanging over a retaining wall and producing fruit. Snail pellet have been put down but I am now finding that the strawberries that have matured to be picked are now disappearing .Are birds the answer or white butterflies .Any help will be great. Thank you.Mary
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16 Dec 15, Paul (Australia - arid climate)
If they are not being taken by snails and slugs the next culprit is birds. Butterflys are no bother. Foil small birds with some fine extracted bird mesh, just throw over the top and after a couple of tries getting into your strawberries and getting tangled they will give up. Bigger birds are more problematic as they don't care about the mesh on the ground so you might have to put stakes in the ground to keep the mesh suspended, that'll stop them!
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02 Nov 15, Elaine (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like they are 'wild' or 'woodland' strawberries - they are a real delicacy, so tiny but sweet and tasty nonetheless. They cost a fortune in restaurants!
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01 Nov 15, Lana (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I have what looks like a strawberry plant in my garden, but the fruits turn bright red when they are still tiny and don't look like strawberries. Is this a type of "fake" strawberry plant?
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17 Oct 15, Max (Australia - temperate climate)
We am growing some strawberries in a bed with some success. Now, we have deciced to use polypipe on a 45 degree upward slant to grow more in the same space. What we're confused about is the varieties out there. I have trolled the ne but cannot sem to find anythjing about any of the plants which I have seen in the shops : Red Gauntlet; Pink; Alinta; Toga; Nellie Kelly: etc. If someone could give some info on each & others out there, I would appreciate it... Cheers
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30 Sep 15, Eleanor Walton (Canada - Zone 2b Sub-Arctic climate)
How do you winter strawberries?
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28 Aug 15, I'm Eleberi, O., from Rivers State, Nigeria. How can I get strawberry cultiva from around Nigeria? (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
How can I get strawberry cultivars to start a farm in Rivers State, Nigeria? I'm Eleberi, Onyelakachukwu. Thank you!
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