Growing strawberries

Who doesn’t like strawberries?! But what strawberry plants are needed to grow them in your own garden and get juicy and delicious berries? There are many varieties available today, but not all are suitable for the home garden.

How to choose a strawberry variety

When choosing a strawberry variety, it is important to consider the conditions for which it is intended. For example, there are strawberry varieties, which require a very warm climate and can only be grown in greenhouses in Latvia. It should also be noted that varieties differ in yield, berry flavour and the resistance of the plants to changing weather conditions and pests. For example, ‘Lambada’ has very tasty berries, but these plants are less cold and disease resistant, so ‘Syria’ and ‘Malwina’ are much better choices if a cold season is planned. See
Strawberry plants Rumba
is an early variety that is particularly resistant to spring frosts.

Purchase of strawberry plants

Strawberry plants can be bought in many places, but if you need strawberry plants price is just one of the indicators to consider. Going to the farms during the harvest season also allows us to taste different varieties of strawberries, get to know their care better and choose in advance which varieties best suit our preferences and needs.

Strawberry plants from Latvian nurseries

If you want to take a closer look at strawberry plants and visit the farmers in person to learn more about each type of strawberry, the most convenient way is to go to the nearest nursery, for example, Strawberry plants in Vidzeme are available on several farms, including the organic farm “Stūri” in Naukšēni municipality, which offers strawberries of different varieties and seasons. Also available strawberry plants in Riga and many other places.

Keeping up with the times, there are now even strawberry plants on the internetwhich we can easily select according to their main characteristics:

• season – whether the variety is early, medium-early or late;
• yield – whether the plants bear lots of berries;
• taste – whether the berries are sweet and juicy;
• Hardiness – the resistance of seedlings and berries to cold, frost, disease and pests;
• Appearance.

By considering all the above factors, you will be in a much better position to select the best plants for your garden and needs, so that they will produce delicious berries and last through winter and summer.

Strawberry plants from abroad

Although strawberries and strawberry plants are widely available here in Latvia, in recent years they have become particularly popular strawberry plants from HollandDutch breeders are coming up with new and more resistant strawberry varieties every year, which can withstand even very changeable weather conditions and retain their excellent flavour. For example,
frigo strawberry plants
imported in frozen form, are particularly popular as they produce a crop as early as 60 days after planting.

Recommendations for planting strawberries

Planting strawberries can be planted at different times of the year and require special care in each season, but both the planting time and the conditions required may vary depending on the variety chosen. August is the best time to plant strawberries, but there are varieties that can be planted all summer from April onwards. The key to strawberries’ success is to have fertile, clean soil in a sunny, weed-free location.

Correctly chosen strawberry plants is just one step on the road to a successful and tasty harvest. You also need to carefully choose a suitable place to plant them and ensure regular care, weeding and watering to keep them growing, disease-free and producing plenty of juicy berries.