If planted later, the flowers should be removed in the first year so the energy is used to develop a healthy plant in year two. Strawberry plants can produce fruit for five or six years.
There are two kinds of strawberry plants: June bearers and ever bearers "It's got really good, juicy flavour... fantastic fruit size. And it yields really highly as well," says Adam Whitehouse ...
You need temperatures up to the mid teens [degrees Celsius] for strawberry plants to get going. For a long time, it was lower than that, with night-time temperatures around zero." A late frost in ...
We also trialled different ways to grow them, including whether surrounding your plants with straw really helps. If you have suitable, disease-free soil, nothing is easier than popping your strawberry ...