Luscious strawberry shortcake, pie, jam or swimming in bowls with heavy cream, makes growing strawberries fulfilling and happy. Plant them in regimental rows in a raised bed, cascading in hanging baskets or tucked into strawberry pots, or choose all three. One can never have enough berries! Feed with a balanced fertilizer formulated for strawberries during growth, bloom and fruiting cycles. Hardy in zones 5-8 as a perennial; 9-10 as a cool season annual.
Late winter-spring
Full sun
Water regularly during growth, bloom and fruiting cycles
Remove old leaves to let fresh ones develop
Fully hardy
Winter from bareroot or spring from containers
Provide well-draining, humus or mulch-amended soil
4 in. x spreading
