Strawberry

At a glance

USDA Zones

3–10

Sun

Full sun (6+ hrs)

Water

Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry

Soil

Loam, sandy

pH

Acidic

Spacing

12 in. between plants

Per square foot

1 plant per square

Days to maturity

About 110 days

Planting & harvest windows

Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.

Good companions

• 
  Lettuce
• 
  Onion
• 
  Bush Bean
• 
  Spinach

  Spinach grows quickly and is harvested before strawberry runners take over.

• 
  Thyme
• 
  Borage

  Borage draws bees and other pollinators to the strawberry flowers and accumulates trace minerals that benefit the patch.

Keep apart from

• 
  Brassica (general)

  Brassicas leach calcium and outcompete strawberries for nutrients.

Recommended varieties

• Albion

  110 daysstart

  Day-neutral — fruits all summer. Sweet and firm.

• Ozark Beauty

  110 daysstart

  Everbearing favorite. Two big flushes a year.

• Seascape

  110 daysstart

  Day-neutral, heat-tolerant, great in containers.