Description
Excellent edging, border or container variety. Grow as an annual or perennial. GARDEN HINTS: Strawberries grow best in a sunny area with rich, moist, well-drained soil containing plenty of organic matter. They also do well in a greenhouse during winter.
How to Grow
Apply a light mulch to keep weeds down, conserve moisture and keep fruit clean.
After harvest, remove old foliage. Be careful not to injure the crowns.
Fertilize beds in early summer and again in September with a balanced fertilizer. Do not fertilize if plants are flowering.
Watering is very important in early summer and September.
Note that June-bearing plants produce the second year after planting. Cut all runners off during the first year, leave 2-3 runners the second year.
Winter protection for all strawberry varieties is important in most northern areas. Apply a mulch of straw or other loose organic matter 2-3 inches deep over the plants after the ground freezes but before the temperature drops below 20 degrees F. In spring, pull the mulch back into the rows.
Tips
Pick the fruit as it ripens, when fully red.
Pick with a short piece of stalk attached.
Regular picking will help keep the plants fruiting.
Fruits are best eaten straight off the plants, and may be kept for up to a week in the refrigerator if kept dry. They are also easily frozen, or made into preserves.
