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Strawberries are a crowd-pleasing fruit, delicious on their own or in a pudding. Strawberries are readily available to purchase in supermarkets, but they are really easy and rewarding to grow at home.
When do you plant strawberries?
To flourish, strawberry plants need sun and shelter, along will fertile and well-drained soil.
When choosing how to plant strawberries, gardeners have the option of potted plants or bare-rooted runners.
Potted strawberry plants are often available to purchase in garden centres.
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2) Where to grow
Ms Turner added: “Strawberries do well in a prepared bed but they also grow well in most containers and hanging baskets, as long as they have drainage holes.
“You could use a traditional strawberry planter as it allows multiple plants to be grown in a small space.
“Use a fruit and vegetable compost, such as Miracle-Gro Peat free fruit & vegetable compost, and space the strawberry plants about 20cm apart.
“Strawberries love the sun, so make sure you put them in a sunny location to get the best harvest.”
3) Planting
Ms Turner said: “Using a trowel, dig a planting hole making sure the plant’s crown (where the leaves meet the roots) is level with the compost surface.
“Planting strawberries too deep can lead to rot, but planting too high will dry the roots out,” she said.
“Add more compost around the plant’s roots and firm down the soil with your hands. Water in well.”
4) Watering
Ms Turner added: “Strawberries are fairly low maintenance but make sure you water the plant regularly and at the base being careful not to water the foliage.”
5) Feeding
Ms Turner explained: “Strawberries are hungry plants!
“Feed then with a high-potassium liquid feed such as Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Fruit & Veg liquid feed every two weeks once they start to flower.”
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