As strawberry season comes to a peak, begin thinking about preparing your strawberry bed for next year. Next summer’s crop will be affected by the care you give to this year’s strawberry bed. The ...

Strawberries are a common pick for container gardens — there's even a specific type of planter designed just for them, the strawberry jar. But is that the best method for growing strawberries? Not ...

Question: My strawberry bed has become so crowded with plants that it is no longer producing much fruit. Is this a good time to start a new bed? Answer: It is true that strawberry beds become so ...

So, you decided to grow some strawberries this year. You carefully prepared the bed and have enjoyed your first crop. Now you are wondering what to do to keep your strawberry bed healthy and ...

Question: My strawberry plants have lost productivity since I planted them three years ago. The leaves are big and healthy, but the fruit is smaller and yields have been less this year. Is it time to ...

If you saw my strawberry bed, you might think I don’t like strawberries. The leaves have been lopped off, some plants were ripped out of the ground, and those that remain are partially buried in dirt.

How can you tell if it is time to replace your old strawberry plants? Strawberries, like most plants, produce the highest fruit yields on young vigorous plants. As the plants get older, they lose ...

Strawberries have a reputation of being difficult to grow, especially organically, though that’s only true if you don’t know the tricks. Their beauty is that they are perennial: plant them once, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A healthy strawberry plant with ripened fruit ready for picking. - KVMArt/Shutterstock Like all plants, strawberries need water to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trays of strawberry seedlings are ready to be planted. - Sergey Dudikov/Shutterstock While plenty of gardeners opt to just buy ...

Question: Winter has really hit. Is there anything special we need to do (or should have done) to our everbearing strawberries to make sure they survive the winter well? Ours still have strawberries ...