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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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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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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13 Apr 22, Anonymous (USA - Zone 9b climate)
If you have the time to look after them in pots otherwise in the ground. Just good rich loose soil. Check what varieties grow in your area.
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21 Jan 22, Don (USA - Zone 10a climate)
May I know what's the type of strawberry for sone 10a? Thank you.
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19 Feb 22, Darin (USA - Zone 10b climate)
Seascape should do well
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08 Jan 22, Seena yager (USA - Zone 4b climate)
I live on north shore in Minnesota, what my best strawberry to grow here
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11 Jan 22, (USA - Zone 4b climate)
Ask at a nursery place.
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From Gardening Australia. "Growing strawberries in pots or growing melons over structures keeps the plants and fruit off the ground and reduces the likelihood of slater damage. When sowing seed keep mulch well clear of the furrow as slaters don't like venturing far from cover. Make traps from hollowed out orange halves or seedling punnets filled with potato peelings, to distract slaters from seedlings, and germinating seeds. When it comes to seedlings, try plant collars (old pots with the bottom chopped out) for the first couple of weeks, or pot on seedlings to establish them before planting out. Once the stems become tougher, they're less attractive to slaters. Iron chelate based snail pellets are also effective against slaters and, as they break down, they release iron to feed the plants. They're safer than traditional snail pellets for use around pets, children and wildlife but they should be stored and used with caution and common sense. In larger gardens, rotating chooks over vegie beds in between crops is a great way to clear up infestation and provide your birds with protein".

- Mike

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