If you're a strawberry lover, perhaps you've fantasized about growing your own strawberries in the backyard. One of the most basic questions for beginners concerns where to grow the plants. Growing ...

Bare-root strawberries: Both June-bearing and the newer ever-bearing strawberry plants are sold bare root or without soil in early spring and these sad-looking, often leafless plants adapt quickly and ...

Plucking summer strawberry fruits might be a gardener’s reverie on a December rainy day, but this time of year it is time to get started with planting. Bare root strawberries are available this month ...

Timing is important with bare root plants. They should be planted soon after arriving and never left to dry out. Once in the ground, watering is essential to settle the soil around the roots, even if ...

These days you will find strawberry plants, bare root, offered for sale at your local nursery. Though the weather is not always pleasant this time of year, it is a great time to plant a new crop of ...

Strawberries, the quintessential summer fruit in the UK, are available all year round in supermarkets despite their seasonal tag. Their irresistible sweet taste and juicy texture make them a favourite ...

If you’re wondering when to plant fruit trees, you’re already on the road to an ultra-rewarding garden hobby. Fruit is one of the most satisfying crops, in my opinion – there’s nothing like watching a ...

We are only two months out from strawberry season. By the middle of June, plants will be heavy with fruit begging for a bowl and some fresh cream. I can taste them already. Strawberries are best ...

My husband and I have been in our home over 10 years and among all of the things that I have meant to do is to put in a permanent bed for some strawberry plants, which got put on the back burner. I ...

Strawberries are considered summer fruits in the UK despite being available all year round in supermarkets. Their sweet flavour and plump texture are hard to beat, especially when homegrown, and they ...

Maybe it is just my circle of friends, but people have been wading through some serious post-holiday blahs. When I called to “catch up with friends” I noticed several pals needed cheering up. But ...