Strawberry

In addition to placing the straw on top of the strawberry plants, you’ll also need to wrap the pot or bed with burlap, old blankets,… Read More »How Do You Overwinter Strawberry Runners?

Strawberry plants dislike crowded conditions, so plant only three strawberry plants per square foot of soil (for a 12-inch by 12-inch pot, for example). Because… Read More »Do Strawberry Plants Like To Be Crowded?

Strawberries like fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil, and do best in full sun, but will tolerate some shade. Alpine strawberries thrive in shade. Avoid planting… Read More »What Position Do Strawberry Plants Like?

Strawberry flowers need to be pollinated. Uneven pollination usually results in misshaped fruit (Fig. 1). Strawberry flowers are most effectively pollinated by honeybees. Do you… Read More »Do Strawberry Flowers Need To Be Pollinated?

Old banana peels make a wonderful fertilizer for potted plants including strawberries. The skin of the ever-popular fruit is high in potassium. The peels also… Read More »Do Strawberry Plants Like Banana Peels?

How to Plant an Everbearing Strawberry Plant Dig a six-by-six-inch hole for the shallow rooted strawberry plant. Mix in 10-10-10 fertilizer at the rate of… Read More »How Do You Plant Everbearing Strawberry Runners?

Before the temperatures drop and snow covers the ground, cover your strawberry patch with 2 to 3 inches of mulch. Also, insulate any container-grown strawberries… Read More »Should Strawberry Plants Be Covered For Winter?

Strawberries need full sun to produce maximum fruit. Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart. Strawberries are self-fertile, but require bees for pollination. Remove some… Read More »Do Strawberry Plants Need Full Sun?

Remove (and root) strawberry runners If you like, you can put the runners you remove in water until they root and then place them in… Read More »Can You Put Strawberry Runners In Water To Root?

After your harvest, apply a balanced fertilizer such as 10-10-10 at a rate of 2 to 3 pounds per 100 square feet. Keep fertilizer off… Read More »Can You Use Tomato Fertilizer For Strawberry Plants?