Opening Strawberry Plants
Today my order of Seascape Strawberry plants arrived.
The young plants looked in good condition even though they came through the mail.
The first step was to soak the strawberry plants in water before planting.
These plants are ever bearing strawberries which will produce berries throughout the growing season.
Remember to gently separate the strawberry plants.
I had to carefully untangled some of the roots so as not to damage the plants.
The roots on these plants looked pretty well established.
Also, most of the plants had a small leaf or two on the top.
We planted our new strawberry plants in our self made strawberry cage.
This way, the animals and birds will not eat all the strawberries.
Individual Strawberry Plants Ready for Planting
Digging the Holes
Strawberry Flowers
The above photograph shows me digging the holes for the plants which are planted about 12 to 18 inches apart.
The Seascape Strawberry plants will grow 12 to 18 inches tall and will be bright red when ripe.
I also noticed while checking out the gardening web site, that they now have a variety of strawberries called Alpine Strawberries which are basically white.
Seascape Strawberries need to be planted in full sun for best results.
After planting the strawberry plants, make sure they are thoroughly watered.
In my garden, I have some strawberry plants I planted last year which are now in bloom.
Small Strawberry Plant
Strawberry Blooms
This final photograph shows part of my strawberry harvest from last year.
I don’t remember the name of the strawberries we planted last year. However, the plants produce quite a few berries becoming ripe mainly in June.
Last year, we had a great windfall of delicious strawberries.
Strawberry Harvest