June-Bearing Strawberries



I have had a lot of luck growing Sequoia June-Bearing Strawberries in pots.  Right now, they are full of ripe strawberries.  The berries are so much tastier than what I typically purchase in a grocery store.

When I grew strawberries in the ground, snails ate the berries before they even turned red.  I was reluctant to put snail poison near the fruit, and it washed away quickly anyway.  A few years ago, I started growing strawberries in pots that have copper tape around the bottom.  I have had very few problems with snails since then.

Back in May, I was harvesting strawberries every week.  Then in June, the June-Bearing strawberries suddenly stopped producing strawberries, even though I was watering every few days, and they looked healthy otherwise.  Usually, the plants wilt if they are not getting watered at least that often.

I then tried fertilizing them with water soluble fertilizer every week.  In about 3 weeks, the plants started getting the white flowers again, and now they are producing berries in abundance.  I think that the nutrients may have leeched out of the soil in the pots.

Also, the plants are probably root bound in the pots and competing for nutrients and water.  I probably put too many in each pot, although they don’t seem to mind as long as they are getting watered and fertilized regularly.

July 27 2008 12:23 pm | Strawberries

2 Responses to “June-Bearing Strawberries”

  1. Jenny on 26 May 2010 at 8:38 am #

    Hello,

    I ran across your site looking for info re Sequoia strawberries. I am growing Sequoias for the first time this year. I’m getting a lot of leaves but not many flowers. Thus far, I’ve gotten about 4 berries/plant. These were originally a 6-pack from OSH. From your site, it sounds like fertilizer helps the flower production? Other sites mention removing the flowers the first year and waiting for the berry production the second year. What are your thoughts? I am also in the Bay Area.

    Thanks,
    Jenny

  2. Steve on 13 Jun 2010 at 10:31 am #

    I don’t think you need to remove the flowers the first year. Strawberry plants produce the most fruit in their first 2-3 years. My strawberries have produced a lot of berries in their first year. I suggest fertilizing them with a bloom builder fertilizer every 2-3 weeks if granular and slow release or every week for water soluble fertilizer.

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