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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17 Feb 23, barbara gauger (USA - Zone 9b climate)
What berries do best in 9b on the Oregon south coast?
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09 Oct 22, Andrew MacRae (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Runner plant has strawberries but mother plant none this year. Mother plant had lots last year
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25 Oct 22, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Usually you plant out the new runners and dig in/throw away the old plants, although you can produce a crop for 2-3 years with the mother plants.
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30 Sep 22, Liliana (USA - Zone 9b climate)
I’m a newbie at growing strawberries. If I cover them for protection from the birds, won’t that interfere with insects being able to pollenate the flowers?
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12 Nov 22, Julie (USA - Zone 9b climate)
You can also purchase netting at garden stores that will keep the birds out, but let sun and moisture in.
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18 Nov 22, Ruth A Hersh (USA - Zone 9a climate)
netting kills birds & snakes.
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03 Oct 22, (USA - Zone 3b climate)
They are self pollinators.
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20 May 22, Janise Little (USA - Zone 7b climate)
How to grow strawberriesin zone 7b? In the ground or containers?
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14 May 22, Beverley Nelson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Do strawberries grown in strawberry planters really work, or is ground growing the best method? Do the 2 methods need different treatment? TIA
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09 Apr 22, Debra Samaha (USA - Zone 9b climate)
What type of strawberries should I plant in zone 9b? Should I plant them in ground or in those special pots? And what type of soil? Thank you for your time.
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