Height: 6–8"Width: 12 "Depth: 2 "Strawberry
Perennial
Wat e r : Moderate, drip irrigation
Sun : Full to partial shade
Companion Planting :
pro: Melons
con: Broccoli, cabbage family
Pests : Birds and mice
Diseases : Botrytis fruit rot, leaf scorch
Soil: Well drained, acidic
Fertilizer: Light nitrogen, phosphorus, and potas
sium; don’t overfeed—tends to produce excessive
growth that can lead to fruit rot
pH: 5.5–7.0
Varieties :
everbearing (day neutral): Alexandria, Fort
Laramie, Quinault (early summer through autumn)
single crop: Allstar, Benton, Earliglow (late spring,
early summer)
cultivated wild: Yellow Alpine, Pineapple Cross,
Rugen
Zones : 3–10
Planting : Indoors, 8 weeks before setting out in spring ;
outdoors, after last frost; seed ⅛–¼ inch deep; crowns,
just above soil level; 12–14 inches apart
Germination: 7–14 days
Harvest: June through September on West Coast;
June to July on East Coast
Rotation: Don’t follow beet, corn, tomato, pepper, pea
Edible: FruitSTRAWBERRY • 245