How to Grow Strawberries
Buy a small strawberry plant or runner from a garden store or nursery.. Get a June-bearing plant if you want 1 large harvest a year.. Pick an everbearing plant for 2 moderate harvests a year.
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Buy a small strawberry plant or runner from a garden store or nursery.
Buy a small strawberry plant or runner from a garden store or nursery.
Get a June-bearing plant if you want 1 large harvest a year.
Get a June-bearing plant if you want 1 large harvest a year.
Pick an everbearing plant for 2 moderate harvests a year.
Pick an everbearing plant for 2 moderate harvests a year.
Select a day-neutral plant if you want small harvests year-round.
Select a day-neutral plant if you want small harvests year-round.
Choose a sunny, well-draining spot in your garden.
Choose a sunny, well-draining spot in your garden.
Look for soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
Look for soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
Plant the strawberries after the last frost in March or April.
Plant the strawberries after the last frost in March or April.
Dig a hole that is deep and wide enough for the roots.
Dig a hole that is deep and wide enough for the roots.
Move the strawberry plant from the pot into the hole.
Move the strawberry plant from the pot into the hole.
Place each strawberry plant 20 inches (51 cm) away from each other.
Place each strawberry plant 20 inches (51 cm) away from each other.
Choose a large potting container with drainage holes.
Choose a large potting container with drainage holes.
Fill the bottom of the pot with bottles, small rocks, or broken pottery.
Fill the bottom of the pot with bottles, small rocks, or broken pottery.
Fill the remaining space with potting mix.
Fill the remaining space with potting mix.
Transplant the strawberries into the pot.
Transplant the strawberries into the pot.
Place the pots in a sunny area.
Place the pots in a sunny area.
Water regularly.
Water regularly.
Add mulch in autumn to protect the roots from frost.
Add mulch in autumn to protect the roots from frost.
Weed around the strawberry plants.
Weed around the strawberry plants.
Pluck off the first flowers.
Pluck off the first flowers.
Prevent pests by using insecticides.
Prevent pests by using insecticides.
Apply a fungicide on the plant to keep disease at bay.
Apply a fungicide on the plant to keep disease at bay.
Harvest the strawberries.
Harvest the strawberries.
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