Strawberry Advice • Strawberry Plants

Discover the Different Types of Strawberry Plants and Make the Best Choice (2/4/2024) - In the market, there are three types of seedlings available: potted, green (dug up), and frigo. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. However, it’s not particularly important which type of seedlings we choose. The most important thing is that the seedlings are HEALTHY, i.e., free from serious diseases and pests! 1

Frigo Plants: What Are They? (2/4/2024) - “Frigo” (or “bare-root”) refers to both a type of strawberry plantlets and a specific production technology, nothing more.

Can I Feed My Dog Strawberries? (8/1/2024) - Yes, you can include strawberries🍓 in your dog’s diet, but it should be done in moderation and with caution. Strawberries are considered safe for dogs and can be a healthy treat, offering several health benefits:

Watering Strawberries – The Key to Bountiful Harvests (9/2/2024) - If we are unable to water strawberries🍓, it’s better not to plant them at all.

Why Are My Strawberries Sour/Small/Hard? (9/3/2024) - While planting strawberries🌱🍓, it occasionally happens, though not often, that the quality of the fruits we harvest does not impress. Why is this the case?

Where Do Strawberries Come From? And What Are Their Varieties? (9/4/2024) - Strawberries, unlike many other fruits, are not a work of nature, but the result of the work of the French botanist Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, who in 1712 in the royal gardens of Louis XIV crossed two types of wild strawberries – from Chile and Virginia. 🧐

Millipedes and Armadillos in the Garden – How to Deal with Them (9/6/2024) - Centipedes and millipedes play an important role in the ecosystem. Centipedes, especially the smaller species, help in the decomposition of organic matter and can contribute to the control of other pest populations. Millipedes, on the other hand, primarily feed on decaying plant matter and fungi, which also plays a significant role in soil formation processes.🧐

Vitamin C in Strawberries: Amazing Facts (9/9/2024) - Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an excellent antioxidant that prevents the aging process, participates in the formation of red blood cells, iron absorption, has a significant impact on the circulatory system, and counteracts cancer. Its most well-known action is, of course, strengthening immunity. Used regularly, it increases the efficiency of the immune system.

Everbearing Strawberries – The Solution for Those Who Find the Strawberry Season Too Short. Decoration and Tasty Fruits in One. (9/10/2024) - Example Everbearing Varieties 🍓: Selva Ostara San Andreas This is a group of varieties that, unlike traditional varieties, bloom and bear fruit from late spring to late autumn, in practice – until the first frost.

Which is better for mulching strawberries – straw or black agrotextile? (9/11/2024) - Much has been written about the advantages of using black agrotextile as mulch. As an old professional, I have no doubts about the purposefulness of its use. But it’s not the only material that can be used for mulching strawberries. Straw, or more precisely, wheat or rye chaff, is equally good as a material that …

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Is it Worth Growing Varieties Bred in Warmer Climates Than Northern or Central Europe? (9/12/2024) - Well, everything is fine until the first harsh or snowless winter. We, as growers who live from growing strawberries, would rather not risk large plantings of varieties that have not been tested for their winter hardiness.❄️

Fertilization of Strawberries: Key to a Successful Harvest. How, When, and What to Fertilize with Strawberries (9/13/2024) - Strawberries are not particularly “greedy” plants, however, without fertilizing them, there is no talking about successful cultivation.😀 Strawberries grow in one place most often for two or three years, sometimes even longer, so their fertilization, as in the case of all perennial plants, takes place in certain stages.

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