Strawberries

Strawberries always taste better still warm from the sun. It doesn’t matter how readily available they are from the shops we love to eat them straight from the garden.

Strawberries can be grown from young plants bought in the garden centre, from seed, or propagated from runners of existing plants. Seeds should be sown in February or March.

Planting Strawberry Plants

If you are planting new plants the best time of year to do this is October but it can also be done in April.

Prepare the soil by digging in organic Farmyard Manure or organic Vegetable Growing Compost and plant in row with plants 12 inches apart, 18 inches between rows. Begin feeding in spring with Nutri Tomato Plant Food.

For advice on planting strawberry runners see our guide on How to Plant Strawberry Runners.

Harvesting Strawberries

Harvest fruits when ripe and pick regularly ensuring you remove all damaged and diseased fruits too.