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Tips for Growing Strawberry Plants

Last updated on: October 6, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Gardening, Vegetable Gardening 7 Comments

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Collage with two images. Top image shows a strawberry plant with flowers and ripe strawberries. Bottom image shows a plate of ripe strawberries. Text overlay says: Tips for Growing Strawberry Plants (to get a bumper harvest!).

Strawberry plant with flowers and two ripe strawberries.We had a couple of strawberry plants sitting on our veranda for a couple of years and in the autumn we planted them out in our vegetable garden. They have been fairly quite over the winter months but now that spring has arrived they have really taken off.

Strawberry plants like quite a bit of sun but because we get some really hot days during summer we have planted ours in a position where they get some shade in the afternoon. When I was young my parents had a big strawberry patch and it got quite a bit of afternoon shade so that seems to work in our climate. If you have a milder summer then you might need to make sure that your strawberries get full sun all day.

Our strawberry plants are covered in flowers at the moment and we are giving them a deep watering under the plants every few days. Strawberry plants like plenty of water but they don’t like to be watered overhead.

We have grown strawberries before but I wondered what else we should know to get the most out of these strawberry plants. So I have been looking online for any hints and tips that I can find to maximise our yield of strawberries!

One thing that I didn’t know until recently is that strawberries like a slightly acid soil and that they can be mulched with pine needles. The pine needles are acidic so they create naturally acidic conditions for the plants. We have a couple of pine trees in our backyard so we collected up a container of pine needles the other day and put them out around our strawberry plants.

Close up of a strawberry plant with 3 flowers.There are lots of helpful tips available for anyone who is new to growing strawberries at home. After doing some reading I have compiled a short list of useful tips that will help with caring for and growing strawberry plants.

 

Tips for Growing Strawberry Plants

 

  • Strawberries like an open sunny location (we have best results with some afternoon shade in a hot climate)
  • Don’t plant your strawberries where you have had other berries or any of the plants from the tomato family (e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, capsicum or eggplants)
  • Strawberries like plenty of water but not from overhead – set up drip irrigation or water strawberry plants underneath
  • Mulch around strawberries to retain moisture, prevent weeds, and keep fruit clean
  • Strawberries like a slightly acid soil so mulching with pine needles is good
  • Fertilise with seaweed solution every two weeks – especially during the growing season
  • Cover strawberry patch with bird netting when fruiting and watch out for snails and slugs
  • Prune out runners so they don’t overcrowd the patch
  • Replace strawberry plants with new ones every four of five years

 

When I was growing up we had a big strawberry patch and we used to pick big bowls full of strawberries. We used to pick them and eat them straight from the plant or we would have them with cream or ice cream.

I’m hoping that with the right care our current patch of strawberry plants will soon be rewarding us with a bountiful harvest!

 

If you would like some more information about growing strawberry plants check out the following links:

Strawberry Plants .org: The ONE stop for EVERYTHING related to strawberry plants and growing strawberries…

Green Harvest: Strawberry Growing Information

Gardenate: Growing Strawberry Plants

The Old Farmer’s Almanac: Strawberries

 

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  1. Kayla D. says

    May 3, 2016 at 1:51 am

    Mmmm…..strawberries! I just planted a bunch in a strawberry pot. These are some great tips. I have never heard of seaweed solution so I will be checking that out!

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    • Kaylene says

      May 3, 2016 at 1:22 pm

      Oh yes you should try and get some seaweed solution if you can. All of the plants in our vegetable garden really benefit from an application or two over the growing season!

      Reply
  2. Ryan Scott says

    August 21, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    Is it true that you can only plant strawberry in a place that has a cold weather?

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    • Kaylene says

      August 22, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      Strawberry plants do like cooler temperatures but there may be some varieties out there that will tolerate a warmer climate. If you live in a more tropical climate I would suggest visiting a nursery to find the right variety of strawberry plant for your region.

      Reply
  3. Gerry says

    July 7, 2018 at 10:01 am

    I,m having trouble brown on the leave want can I do

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    • Kaylene says

      July 7, 2018 at 6:38 pm

      Hi Gerry, there could be a couple of reasons why your strawberry plant leaves are going brown. Firstly if you are watering them overhead in the middle of the day it might cause burning of the leaves. Secondly make sure that you are not over/under watering your plants. You want to keep the soil damp but not water logged. Also I do know that strawberry plants can suffer from a number of diseases and fungus infection. So if all else fails I recommend taking a leaf off your plant into your local garden center for some more advice.
      Finally I’m not sure where you are located but strawberry leaves will darken and go a reddish brown colour in the colder months. I hope you are able to sort out your problem Gerry so you can start enjoying your strawberries soon!

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