Backyard Berry Patch

Follow this guide for growing a bumper crop of strawberries at home

BY NIKI JABBOUR

Sweet, juicy strawberries are a delightful summer treat—and are easy to grow in a home garden. These productive plants are perennial, returning year after year, and depending on the type, can provide months of mouthwatering berries. Planting a strawberry patch can save you lots of money too! Pick Your Type There are three main types of strawberries: everbearing, Junebearing and day-neutral. Everbearing plants fruit in early summer and again in autumn. Junebearing plants produce a heavy crop of large, juicy berries from late spring through early summer. Day-neutral strawberries produce a modest but continual harvest from the late spring through early autumn. To encourage vigorous plants, pinch all flowers that develop on Junebearing plants that first year. With everbearing and day-neutral varieties, pinch flowers until late June and then let subsequent blooms develop…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2024

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