How to Grow Your Own Fresh Strawberry Patch

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Strawberry gardening is fun and tasty! This step-by-step instruction will get you started:

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Day-neutral: Fruit all season. Perfect if you want strawberries every day.

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Choose well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5–6.8. Avoid recent tomato, potato, pepper, or eggplant cultivation to avoid soil-borne infections.

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Soil Amendment: Add compost or well-rotted manure to promote soil fertility and drainage.

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When the soil is workable, plant strawberries in early spring or late summer to early fall.

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Continuous Care: Keep soil wet but not saturated. Wetting foliage can cause illnesses, so use drip watering or soaker hoses.

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Continuous Care: Keep soil wet but not saturated. Wetting foliage can cause illnesses, so use drip watering or soaker hoses.

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