Strawberries
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Strawberries
Sweet, juicy strawberries
are treats when right off the plant. Supermarket berries tend to be
tart with grainy texture; this is because the natural sugar in the
berries begins converting to starch as soon as it is plucked from the
plant. It’s definitely worth your while to try growing strawberries, and
the good news is that they are relatively easy to grow if you have
full sun.
Strawberry plants come in three types:
- Day-Neutral: Insensitive to day length, these
varieties produce buds, fruits and runners continuously if temperature
remains between 35 and 85. Production is less than that of Junebearers.
- Everbearer: These varieties form buds during the
long days of summer and the short days of autumn. The summer-formed buds
flower and fruit in autumn, and the autumn-formed buds fruit the
following spring.
- Junebearer: Length-of-day sensitive, these
varieties produce buds in the autumn, flowers and fruits the following
spring, and runners during the long days of summer.
For the home garden, we recommend Junebearers. Although you will
have to wait a year for fruit harvesting, it will be well worth it. http://www.almanac.com/plant/strawberries?trk_msg=3448JLNTP68KH5JPI3N1JNQS08&trk_contact=EEBLFVJ2I0VAQT9EM5JFVJAK9O&trk_sid=U1IJ09VUJAA08HNR4R9451CRF0&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Strawberries+(read+more)&utm_campaign=Companion+Daily
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Strawberries
Sweet, juicy strawberries
are treats when right off the plant. Supermarket berries tend to be
tart with grainy texture; this is because the natural sugar in the
berries begins converting to starch as soon as it is plucked from the
plant. It’s definitely worth your while to try growing strawberries, and
the good news is that they are relatively easy to grow if you have
full sun.
Strawberry plants come in three types:
Strawberry plants come in three types:
- Day-Neutral: Insensitive to day length, these varieties produce buds, fruits and runners continuously if temperature remains between 35 and 85. Production is less than that of Junebearers.
- Everbearer: These varieties form buds during the long days of summer and the short days of autumn. The summer-formed buds flower and fruit in autumn, and the autumn-formed buds fruit the following spring.
- Junebearer: Length-of-day sensitive, these varieties produce buds in the autumn, flowers and fruits the following spring, and runners during the long days of summer.
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