• If you are looking to add new fruit to your garden, why not try growing strawberries? The luscious, nutritious red fruit isn't hard to grow. With a little planning and some know-how on planting and care, you can grow beautiful, sweet strawberries all season long. This page will provide information on, and tips about, growing strawberries.

• Fast Facts

  1. Decide what type of strawberry you want to grow
  2. The three kinds of strawberries are June-bearing, everbearing and day neutralUniversity of Illinois Extension: Growing Strawberries
  3. June-bearing strawberries produce one large crop each spring
  4. Everbearing strawberries produce up to three crops from spring to fall
  5. Day neutral varities produce several crops through the entire growing season
  6. Plant strawberries in March or April for best resultsUniversity of Illinois Extension: Growing Strawberries
  7. Select a sunny spot in your garden for planting; strawberries need full sunUniversity of Illinois Extension: Growing Strawberries
  8. Make sure the area you select has well-drained soilUniversity of Illinois Extension: Growing Strawberries
  9. Be sure the soil is dry before you plant
  10. Strawberry beds can produce regular crops for up to five years after plantingUniversity of Maine Cooperative Extension: Growing Strawberries
  11. Strawberries require about one to two inches of water each weekUniversity of Maine Cooperative Extension: Growing Strawberries

• Planting Strawberries

  Before you plant your strawberry bed, you should test the pH of the soil. Strawberries grow best in soil with a pH of between 5.8 to 6.2. Depending on the results of your soil test, you may need to add ground limestone to adjust the level of your soil accordingly.University of Maine Cooperative Extension: Growing Strawberries

  There are several different ways to plant strawberries. To plant using the matted row system, space strawberries about 18 inches apart, with up to 52 inches between rows. When planting, be sure that the soil just barely covers the tops of the strawberry plant's roots.University of Maine Cooperative Extension: Growing Strawberries

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