How Do You Plant Ozark Beauty Strawberries In Tennessee?
Ozark beauty strawberries (Fragaria) are a form of everbearing strawberries that produce plump, tasty fruits from spring into fall when grown from roots. These hardy growers require minimal attention and can yield as many as 200 strawberries on one plant. Sunny, well-drained soil is the preferred growing medium for Ozark beauty strawberries within their favored USDA hardiness zones of 4 through 8. If you are a Tennessee gardener, you live within hardiness zones 6 and 7—a perfect environment for planting Ozark beauties. Test the soil in the desired planting location. Strawberries prefer soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. If your Tennessee soil does not meet these requirements, you will need to amend. Use a soil test to determine the soil pH. Amend the soil with lime if the test reveals a pH below 5.5 or peat moss for Tennessee soil above 6.5. Add the amendment per label instructions after breaking up the soil with a pitchfork. Dig holes wide enough to accommodate each Ozark beauty st
