Growing

Strawberries are easy perennial plants to grow, either in the garden or in containers.They don’t produce much fruit in the first year but you can expect an abundance of berries in the second and third year of growth.As the weather warms up in spring, the plants will begin to bloom and the strawberries will be ripe for harvesting about 4 to 6 weeks after the plants flower.In the first year of growth, you may not get many fruits on each vine and those that do grow are usually small in size.Some people prefer to pinch off the flowers as they appear in the first year of growth to help the plant become established and achieve a greater yield in the following years.The plants can stay in the ground over the winter months, but they will need to be heavily mulched to protect them from frost, snow and cold temperatures.