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Strawberry: clean fruit and steady moisture

Fragaria × ananassa. Mulch keeps fruit away from wet soil while airflow reduces grey mould risk.

Strawberry

Light

Full sun for good flowering and flavour.

Watering

Keep moisture even during flowering and fruiting, watering at soil level.

Soil

Fertile, humus-rich and free-draining.

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Care over time

Through the seasons

Water consistently as fruit develops and renovate or thin plants after harvest when appropriate.

Growth and maintenance

Root selected runners or remove excess ones so the parent plant is not overcrowded.

Plant

A simple care routine for Strawberry

  1. 1

    Check the available light and moisture below the surface.

  2. 2

    Remove spoiled fruit promptly and keep the crown above the soil line.

  3. 3

    Track new growth and change only one condition at a time.

Observation

Changes worth checking

  • Grey mould on flowers or fruit
  • Chewed leaves and slime trails
  • A dry crown despite wet surface soil
Important

Watering frequency changes with light, temperature, pot size and soil. Treat any interval as a reminder to check, not an automatic watering day.

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