On heavy cold soils or in areas where hard winters are the norm strawberry plants should be planted in the spring, enabling plants to become well established prior to the hot weather arriving.
It's best to plant strawberries on a cloudy day or during the late afternoon. Plants should have the soil just covering the tops of the roots. After 4 to 5 weeks, the plants will produce runners and new plants.
Strawberries are amongst the most widely grown fruit in the garden, preferring a well drained soil that is high in organic matter, and 6 hours of full sun for the highest yields. They should be watered regularly during the growing season.
They will also benefit from farmyard manure or suitable substitute worked into the soil before planting. A feed of sulphate of ammonia should be given to existing plants to encourage further growth .
Keep strawberry plants well watered until they are established, and up to fruiting time. Strawberries can also be planted in tubs, containers and hanging baskets, although for the heaviest crops with the least amount of work plant them in the garden.
In addition to being low in fat and calories, strawberries are naturally high in fiber, vitamin C, folate, potassium and antioxidants, making them a sweet choice that advances heart health, reduces the risk of certain types of cancer, and gives a boost to total body wellness.
It is important to plant your strawberry patch far from areas where you have formerly grown tomatoes, peppers, eggplant or potatoes. These plants can harbor verticillium wilt, which can be devastating to strawberries
This is an strong, everbearing cultivar that produces a smaller, but more constant, supply of berries through the season. The winter-hardy, perennial plants are resistant to leaf spot and yield sizable harvests of good-sized fruit with firm texture and a strong, sweet strawberry flavor.
The more sun they get, the more they produce. Fertile, well-drained soil will give you the best flavor. ‘Ft. Laramie’ can also be planted in tubs, containers and hanging baskets.
Strawberries are nutritionally heart-healthy cancer-fighters, and are naturally low in calories, so plant enough for freezing, the flavor of home-grown strawberries will be most welcome in January.
The Ogallala strawberry is a spring planted herbacious root, and is considered by many gardeners to be the hardiest of strawberries. The Ogallala is an everbearing strawberry that produces berries that are fairly soft, red clear through, and brimming with flavor.
These strawberry plants are sturdy, vigorous and extremely productive. It is resistant to leaf spot and is very drought tolerant. A great strawberry for freezing.
The All Star Strawberry has outstanding flavor, and the plant is resistant to verticillium wilt disease. The entire crop ripens in June, mid to late season.
Producing large, firm berries with a high sugar content over interesting 3-lobed, toothed leaves on extremely vigorous plants. As with all strawberries one of the most crucial factors of a healthy strawberry patch is location.
Even though you can get a decent crop with as little as 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, by far the largest harvests and best quality berries come from those plants that get the advantage of full sun.
They are perennial, winter hardy, and will thrive in full sunshine, as long as the soil is fertile and well drained. Healthy plants will produce an abundance of berries for three to four years, after which they should be replaced.
Honeoye Strawberry plants produce large, bright, attractive shiny fruit with a firm flesh. It is good for fresh use and freezing. It is a high productive cultivar and tolerant of leaf powdery mildew and botrytis gray mold. Honeoye strawberries ripen early mid-season.
The plants are vigorous and very productive, bearing over a longer period than most varieties. It is a very consistent producer.
They are perennial, winter hardy, and will thrive in full sunshine, as long as the soil is fertile and well drained. Healthy plants will produce an abundance of berries for three to four years, after which they should be replaced.
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