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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26 Jul 15, Grace Elliott (Australia - temperate climate)
I have a couple of strawberry plants growing in a pot. My problem is that the strawberries aren't ripening, instead they are turning brown. This is my first time growing strawberries so I don't have any idea what I'm doing wrong. Can you help?
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06 Jul 15, Cheyne Woods (Australia - temperate climate)
I had something similar happen around this time last year, I'm pretty sure its a seasonal thing as mine came green again in spring. I just made sure to water them regularly and remove any dead foliage that i found
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04 Jul 15, bec (Australia - temperate climate)
Strawberry plant turning red... Dose this mean it's dying? Is there something I can do to save it.?
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30 Mar 15, Jo (Australia - temperate climate)
Where I live near Glen Innes NSW one of the worst critters to eat my strawberries are slaters. Slugs and snails can be a menace as well. Slaters love to live under the much round the plants. Beer traps are effective as they love it. Half fill submerged jar (rim level with soil). The slaters fall in and die happy.
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21 Mar 15, Eileen (Australia - temperate climate)
Question: We are buying a home that has strawberries growing, do I replant the runners now, we get heavy frosts in our area. The strawberries have runners every where, in the garden beds and on the ground Thank you. Your advice would be appreciated
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30 Nov 15, (Australia - temperate climate)
place the runners in pots now to regrow, do u have any idea how old the plants are coz after a few years u get less berries and they dont taste as good, if u dont want to plant more cut the runners back at the base. best u can do for your plants
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21 Mar 15, Dave (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
What do you do with the runners and what do you do with the plant during winter, or is it just a summer plant? Does the plant withstand frosts? I have runners creeping out all over the place mixed in with my pumpkins and tomatoes?
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18 Mar 15, jen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
My wild strawberries are growing but have no fruit yet or flowers when will I get a crop I water them every day? Live in Ferntree gully Victoria Australia
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18 Jan 15, Kyle (Australia - temperate climate)
What I do is plant the new runners once they get a bit of length on them and wait till they establish themselves then I cut the cord joining them. That way I have another bush producing fruit
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16 Jan 15, Kyle (Australia - temperate climate)
Is there a way to increase the size of my Strawberries? They grow normal size (approx. 20c piece) and taste great. I want to be able to increase the size to the jumbo strawberries. Is it the type of plant or is there something I can add?
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gardenersface all sorts of chaallenges and should never write themselves off. The upside of your experience is that you have a lot of runners that you can plant. The runners will grow even if they currently don't have roots. Lift all of the plants and trim the roots. Remove most of the leaves by shearing them off withh secateurs or a stout pair of scissors. make a nbarrow trench and pack them in it side by side. Give them a good water to settle them in and they can stay there until late winter when they will start to sprout. When you have planted them in their permanent home you could make a frame over them with sticks oir prunings and drape old net curtain ver it. This will cost you nothing or only a few dollars from an 'op shop, and will stop birds and butterflies getting to them. If it is grubs, etc. getting to them spray them with Natures Way Caterpiller spray. This is totally saafe and non-toxic. All the best for next season.

- Giovanni

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