Growing strawberries at home can be incredibly rewarding: Strawberries are among the only fruits suitable for small spaces.
Growing strawberries at home can be incredibly rewarding: Strawberries are among the only fruits suitable for small spaces.
They grow as a low ground cover; they may even be cultivated in window planters. Store-bought varieties cannot compete in taste with homegrown strawberries—they’re simply delicious.
They grow as a low ground cover; they may even be cultivated in window planters. Store-bought varieties cannot compete in taste with homegrown strawberries—they’re simply delicious.
From seed: Dry out ripe strawberries and collect the tiny yellow seeds. Before planting, you’ll need to cold treat strawberry seeds by sealing them in a jar and placing them in the freezer for a month.
From seed: Dry out ripe strawberries and collect the tiny yellow seeds. Before planting, you’ll need to cold treat strawberry seeds by sealing them in a jar and placing them in the freezer for a month.
From runners: Runners are shoots that produce new plants. If you already have other strawberry plants that are sending out runners, you can place a pot full of soil next to your mature strawberry plant.
From runners: Runners are shoots that produce new plants. If you already have other strawberry plants that are sending out runners, you can place a pot full of soil next to your mature strawberry plant.
From seedlings and potted plants: When transplanting seedlings or potted plants from a nursery, place plants in the ground or potting soil so that the crown (the part where the roots meet the shoots) is above the soil.
From seedlings and potted plants: When transplanting seedlings or potted plants from a nursery, place plants in the ground or potting soil so that the crown (the part where the roots meet the shoots) is above the soil.
From dormant bare-root plants: Dormant bare-root plants are strawberry plants that have gone dormant for the winter.
From dormant bare-root plants: Dormant bare-root plants are strawberry plants that have gone dormant for the winter.