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Strawberry Plant Collection
In just the same way that you don't necessarily need acres of space to grow a few vegetables, by choosing the right varieties you can grow a selection of succulent, mouth-water fruit in even the smallest of town gardens. Strawberries can be grown in pots on the patio.
Our Strawberry Collection includes 12 Plants each of:
Mae - Outstanding with large, firm, sweet tasting fruit.
Cambridge Favourite - A well known and reliable cropper, giving plenty of medium-sized light red fruits. The preferred choice for jams and preserves.
Amelia - A later cropping strawberry with delicious, natural sweetness. The berries have a regular attractive shape with a bright skin colour and good flavour.
Delivery from early/mid November onwards.
SAVE £5.00!
- 12 Plants of each
Hardening off / planting
Soak the roots of all bare root plants in a bucket of water for a couple of hours before planting. Dig a hole wide enough and deep enough to take all the roots without them being doubled up.
Plant Strawberries so that when the planting hole is back filled and the soil pressed down firmly, the base of the growing crown is set level with the soil surface.
Plant in an open, sunny position in soil which is rich in humus. Set plants 18in/45cm apart in rows 30in/75cm apart. After planting, water thoroughly.
If no rainfall occurs during the first few weeks after they have been planted, water regularly to keep the soil moist until plants re-establish.
Aftercare
Once new growth starts in the spring, remove the old foliage but take care not to damage the growing crown.
Replace with fresh, certified stock in a new bed in a different part of the plot every 3-4 years.
Special note
An application of a high potash fertiliser at the rate suggested on the pack will increase yields. Avoid fertilisers high in nitrogen as these will tend to promote too much soft, leafy growth.
All soft fruit needs plenty of moisture, particularly round about flowering time which is when the fruit start to form.
In dry spells it is recommended that the crop is watered every 10 days or so. N.B. Check for any current local watering restrictions before doing this.
An occasional heavy watering is better than little and often as this does not get down far enough and encourages shallow rooting.
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