Traditionally, home gardeners have planted bare-root strawberry plants in the garden and had to wait an excruciating year to pick their first ripe berry. But, most commercial farms plant exclusively in the fall and harvest their first berries in the spring. On this episode, Karin talks about how the home gardener can use this technique to get a perennial strawberry bed producing earlier, the difference between the strawberry plant types, and more. Check the links below for sourcing rooted strawberry plants for your fall garden planting and follow the link to the Facebook group if you have any questions!
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Resources:
Strawberry Varieties: The Complete Guide (Updated 2021) (strawberryplants.org)
Growing Fruit: Strawberries [fact sheet] | Extension (unh.edu)
Strawberry Plants for Sale Online: The Complete Guide (Updated 2021)
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