Strawberry Fields Forever
Growing natural strawberries is my unmarried maximum preferred food to develop in our lawn. We have three hundred new ft of developing strawberries getting into their 2nd yr this yr, which means that we're going to p.C. A freezer out with strawberries!
Growing strawberries commercially began in the 1700's when a French farmer crossed a North American strawberry with a French strawberry and got here up with the strawberries we are now acquainted with.
Strawberries are a member of the rose [rosacea] family.
The "straw" in strawberries got here, it's far conjectured, from using straw to mulch the developing berries early on.
Main Types of jagode Available
There are many strawberry sorts to be had, but their are 3 major classes.
The maximum common sorts are "June-bearing" strawberries, a chunk of a misnomer in our Northern weather area as we normally get the bulk of our berries within the first week of July. However, it specifically method that the berries have about a 2 week picking window.
The second major category is the "Ever-bearing" strawberries. These flowers produce smaller plants in the spring and fall. My experience with ever-bearing berries is that the taste isn't as correct as the June-bearing types.
New to the scene are what are called the "Day-neutral" sorts. These will produce a small however constant deliver of berries throughout your developing season, I am informed with the aid of our plant provider, Nourse Farms. I don't have any remarks but from anybody who is grown these, but if you have an opinion, please remark at the bottom of this post, I'd love to pay attention your opinion.
The June-bearing berries will still come up with the most berries in a season, however the season is two to 3 weeks, so that you ought to learn how to preserve strawberries so you could have them via the winter. We'll cover that within the "Storing & Preserving Strawberries" segment below.
When to Plant Strawberries
Strawberries are a very hardy plant. We live in the north and planted our berries in April remaining yr, substantially before the last frost and had first-rate consequences.
If you live in a Southerly weather sector, you can plant your strawberry flowers within the fall.
Strawberries are an annual plant; you won't get many berries the first season, and some industrial experts say to pluck off the flora the first 12 months so the flowers can get stronger.
If you propose to plant strawberries this 12 months, you should order no later than the quit of March (and that is probably pushing the availability of a few sorts).
If you get a late frost forecast after your berries bloom, shield the blossoms with row covers if possible, or run an overhead sprinkler to ice-over your blossoms...This will defend your berry crop.
I purchased our strawberries from Nourse Farms and become pleased with their service. Just Google them and they will come right up at the pinnacle of that seek question. I changed into able to order strawberry flora in January and have them shipped at the give up of March.
Where to Plant Strawberries
Choose a place of your garden that receives, at the least, 6 hours of sunlight every day.
In Northern climate zones, 8 to 10 hours of sunlight is most desirable because the nights are cooler. Our berries here in NE Washington State get 10+ each day, which is ideal.
