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Before beginning your new activity of growing strawberries it is quite crucial to decide what variety of fruits you are going to plant.

Broadly many cultivators fall strawberry plants into three different types.

The first type is June Bearing; which produces large strawberry crops in the spring.

The second type is Everbearing; which will provide you with few crops during the spring, summer and fall seasons.

And the third and last type of strawberries is Day Neutral that will allow you to eat those sweet and tasteful berries during the whole summer season.

These varieties of strawberries are not distinguishable by unexperienced sight but you may ask from the store from where you will purchase as different care goes into both the strawberry plants.

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If you are planning to grow a successful strawberry garden, it becomes really essential to know where and in what conditions you're actually going to grow the strawberry plants.

You would be happy to know that growing strawberries can be done in most of the climates and that countries growing strawberries have some kind of season for this purpose.

However if you want to provide them with the best conditions, it is advisable to make the strawberry plants grow in a cool climate with a lot of excess moisture.

Once the strawberry plants are in their growing stage and get established in a proper manner, then these should be grown without excess moisture and then they can be grown in farms, greenhouses, gardens.... Cream of the crop, strawberries can also grow in containers!

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A strawberry plant should be planted with proper care: the Day Neutral strawberry plant should be planted 8-12" apart while June- and EverBearing strawberry plants should be planted 12-24" apart.

The optimal place to plant your strawberry plants could be close to your sight so that you always remember to take care of them.

Planting strawberries on the slope would help it save from the harsh winds; most preferably it should be planted at place which receives good sunlight.

In strawberries plantation it is appropriate to pull out the weeds.

Spacing the runners is also significant. In case of Day Neutral strawberries so that the mother plant remains stronger and does live longer. In case of June- and EverBearing strawberry plants each mother plant should be limited to five strong daughter plants.

Watering is also important so and make sure to give your strawberry plants 1-1.5" water per week.

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Strawberry Tribute - Day Neutral - $9.95

The Strawberry Tribute is a spring planted herbacious root and produces one crop in spring and another in fall. The Tribute's medium to large, firm fruit has made it the most popular of the eastern day-neutral varieties. Tribute is resistant to both red stele and verticillium wilt.

Strawberry Quinault - Everbearing - $19.95

Strawberry Quinault, is a newer everbearing variety that produces berries on unrooted runners. Developed by Washington State University. Good for potted everbearing strawberries. They have excellent performance record for size, taste and plant growth. Found to be the most disease free everbearer ever tested they produce an early summer and fall crop.

Ozark Beauty - Everbearing - $9.95

The Strawberry Ozark Beauty produces large fruit. The Ozark Beauty is an everbearing strawberry that produces berries that are semi firm, red clear through, and full of flavor. The plants are vigorous, very productive and produces runners easily and resistant to leaf spot and leaf scorch.

Fragaria Earliglow - June Bearing - $9.95

The Strawberry Allstar, Fragaria 'Allstar', a spring planted herbacious root, produces consistantly large, light colored strawberries year after year. The Strawberry Allstar is a June-bearing strawberry that is very disease resistant. It produces sweet, extra juicy berries and is very hardy.

Strawberry Surecrop - June bearing - $9.95

Strawberry Surecrop, Fragaria ananassa 'Surecrop', is a heavy producer of large, firm, rich but sweet fruit in mid season. Easy-to-grow crop. Makes great jams, jellies, pies, tarts, and an ideal canner. June bearing strawberries produce a single crop each year during a 2-3 week period.