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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06 May 20, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I would like to find out where can i get strawberry seeds. I live in Eastern Cape in South Africa and there's no nursery with strawberry seedlings, I want to start growing strawberry. I am willing to put through an order from whoever has stock.
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08 May 20, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Look on the internet for people who sell strawberry runners. Find out the right time to plant them. I'm sub tropical Australia and early April is the time here - mid autumn.
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14 May 20, Fanele (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Thank you for your reply.
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28 Nov 19, Veronica (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I need to plant strawberries I'm in upper tongaat Where can I start
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29 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
By the planting calendar here it is nearly too late for you. Read your post again
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22 Aug 19, Niyaz Ahmed Hajee (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Please advice me planting strawberries in a planter made box or on ground which one is preferable
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05 Jul 18, Dietmar Frey (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
How can we help a young boy start his own garden from scratch, where there is not a lot of water.
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10 Sep 18, Rowan (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
U should make a raised bed.Have Rain gauges collecting water.
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10 Oct 17, Daniel Mapoma Mwansa (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
how do i grow my strawberries in rain season since ive no green house
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07 Sep 17, Daniel Mapoma Mwansa (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
HOW DO YOU GROW THEM ALL YEAR ROUND IN ZAMBIA
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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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