Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
In a typical UK garden, plant out early March to mid-April, and harvest late May to mid-July.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Plant out
- early March to mid-Aprilearly August to mid-September
- Harvest
- late May to mid-July
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 35 cm apart, rows 75 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- Grown from plants, sets or crowns
- Ready in
- 60 to 90 days from planting
- Grows to
- 25 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -15 °C
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Tuck straw under the fruit as it forms to keep berries clean and off the soil.
Neighbours
Keep apart from
Fruit are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
Guides
Strawberries in pots crop well if you never let them dry out
Plant strawberries in pots in early spring, in the six weeks before your last frost, or in late summer, six to twelve weeks before your first autumn frost. Use one plant per 15 cm pot, or three in a 30 cm pot, in a sunny spot, and water every day in summer.
Strawberries planted in late summer give a full crop next summer
Plant strawberries from early August to mid-September for a good crop the following summer, or from early March to mid-April if you miss autumn. Set the crown level with the soil surface, 35 cm apart, in full sun.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For strawberry, we used:
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