In my opinion, strawberries are one of nature’s most perfect creations. Not only are they sweet and delicious, they are also very easy to grow, and produce pretty little flowers which can liven up your vegetable garden.

There are three different categories of strawberries:

June Bearing or Single Crop
Produce their entire harvest at one time.

Ever-Bearing
Typically produce about 3 harvests a year.

Day Neutral
which produce numerous harvests throughout the entire season. This is typically the home garden variety.

You can plant your strawberries wherever you have room. Just remember they like to bask in the sun, so plant them in a spot where they will get plenty. Also they are susceptible to a disease called Verticillium Rot which attacks their roots, so be sure NOT to plant them in soil where you have grown tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, potatoes or raspberries in the last three years.

They do best in sandy loam soil, however they will do well most soil. When we lived in Oregon, they would actually grow in the sand! So that should tell you they are pretty tolerant.

There is a widely known secret to growing big juicy strawberries that I am going to share with all of you:

Be sure to pick off the first set of blooms.

That’s it, just pick off the first set of blooms.

Because the plants are young, they tend to strain too hard to produce that first set of berries. By picking the blooms you give them just a little more time to grow and as a result they produce much bigger, sweeter berries.

Strawberries are easy to grow and extremely rewarding. Depending on you hardiness zone, you should be enjoying these delicious little gifts from nature in no time.

Enjoy!

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