Exposure: Full sun. Zones 3-10.
Soil: Well-drained, acidic to circumneutral garden soils. Grow in well-mulched beds.
Growth habits: The first fruit of the season to ripen, strawberries are low-growing perennials that spread by runners, often forming a solid ground covering mat of plants and plantlets. Strawberry beds will need to be renovated periodically to maintain optimim productivity.

There are three basic types of garden strawberries:

• June-bearing varieties that bear heavy crops of berries in late May and June and are the best varieties for processing,
• Everbearing varieties produce fewer berries at a time but bear consistently from June through September and are a good choice for home gardeners who desire a steady supply of fresh berries, and
• Day neutral varieties that produce nice crops about every 6 weeks throughout the summer and early fall and are also a good choice for home gardeners who want to extend their production season.

Landscape uses: With their dark green, attractive foliage, pretty white flowers and bright red fruits, strawberries make one of the finest edible, ornamental groundcover plants for use in the home landscape. The everbearing varieties also make good hanging basket or pyramidal planter plants. In the garden they should be grown in mulched raised beds. Do not interplant strawberries with blueberries. They don’t make good companions.
Edible/Medicinal properties: Strawberry fruit is highly nutritious and delicious. The fruit has refrigerant qualities, so will cool you off on a hot summer day. Leaves are astringent and can make a nice tea.

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