How Do You Plant Ever Baring Strawberries?
Ever Bearing strawberries flower and bear fruit in three harvests: spring, summer and autumn. While single yields are small, the overall yield can be quite large. They grow new flowers and berries even if the first set is killed or damaged by frost, so they are a good choice in colder regions. Ever Bearing varieties include Ever Red, Ozark Beauty, Pink Panda, Shortcake and Tristar. All strawberries come in bare root form when purchased from nurseries, but they are easy to plant if you know how. Dig a 2 inch layer of organic compost into the soil where you plan to plant your strawberries. Strawberries require well drained soil. Dig in 2 inches of peat moss to improve drainage in heavy clay soils. Your planting bed should be in full sun for Ever Bearing varieties. Be sure that ground has warmed before planting. Lay black plastic over your bed to retain moisture and keep the bed weed-free. Make holes in the plastic where your strawberries will go. (This step is optional.) Trim the roots o
