Indiana Berry

Strawberries

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Strawberry plants are low growing perennials and provide a delicious supply of fruit either in June (from the appropriately named "June bearers") or throughout the summer (from the day-neutral types). Strawberries are well suited for planting the home garden since they produce fruit very quickly and require a relatively small amount of space. Each plant may produce up to one quart of fruit when grown in rows, beds or even in pots. Common strawberry varieties are one of three types, June bearing, Everbearing and Day Neutral. The difference between the types is the time during the growing season plants produce fruit. There is also a difference in the cultural practice. June-bearing cultivars typically produce fruits during the second year of planting while everbearing and day-neutral cultivars produce fruits during the first year of planting. Strawberries are high in vitamin C content and contain antioxidants, which have anticancer properties. Most cultivars of strawberries are well suited for freezing, jams, jellies, pies as well as for fresh use. Because some strawberry varieties can be sensitive to local growing conditions, a variety that performs well in one location may do poorly in another area. Because of these differences in variety performance, gardeners are strongly advised to experiment with a number of varieties, or contact their local county extension office for recommendations on varieties that do well in your growing conditions. For more information on how to grow strawberries, under "See more details" "Let's get started" you will find more information.