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 Australia - tropical regions)

  • P = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • Easy to grow. Plant with crown (of roots) just covered.. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 20°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 30 - 100 cm 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 Oct 19, anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Did you read the notes here - it tells you.
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06 Sep 19, Chris sheppard (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I live in Brisbane and have mine covered with shade cloth, should I keep watering the plants through non fruiting months, don't want to kill them .
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09 Sep 19, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Strawberries are shallow rooted so keep the water up to them. Check the soil to see if it is dry or wet. A good watering 3 times a week. Later in the year they will send out new runners.
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02 Jul 19, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in Inglewood just 10 minutes north of Perth CBD please advise when it’s best to plant strawberries and what month
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04 Jul 19, (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the article again on growing strawberries for temperate climate.
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16 Mar 19, maria garreffa (Australia - temperate climate)
1) Can I use seaweeds grass as moulching provide i washing it in tap water? 2) when is the correct time to plant garlic? 3) is now the time to separte re- plant plantlets from strawberry?
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17 Mar 19, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Seaweed is great in the garden - don't put it on too thick as a mulch - 2
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08 Feb 19, Bob (Australia - temperate climate)
When is right time of year to transplant strawberries we live in Wallaroo sth Australia
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12 Feb 19, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Plant May June
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04 Dec 18, don grant (Australia - temperate climate)
My second crop plants are not flowering at all but they are very healthy looking with lots of leaves. No fruit likely ,any clues ?
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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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