How to grow strawberries

Fragaria ananassa · rosaceae family · perennial

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Growing basics

Strawberry is a perennial, usually started indoors and transplanted.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants 10 to 18 inches apart.

4 strawberries in the library

Seascape · Albion · Honeoye · Tristar

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Gray mold (Botrytis)

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 4 strawberry varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the disease that reaches them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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