Light
At least six hours of direct sun for fruiting.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Garden Strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
Ground covers · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
A low perennial fruit plant with three-part leaves, white flowers and red berries. June-bearing, everbearing and day-neutral types crop differently.
A space where it can thrive
Outdoor growing guide. Match the plant label and adjust care for your Metro Vancouver site and season.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water roots consistently during flowering and fruiting; roughly 25 mm weekly including rainfall is a starting point.
Soil & drainage
Fertile, well-drained soil with compost; avoid sites that remain waterlogged.
Fertilizer
Use soil testing; compost and feeding depend on the growing system.
Temperature
Outdoor crop; protect blossoms from frost and container roots in severe cold.
Humidity
Space plants for airflow and keep berries off wet soil.
Planting
Keep the crown at soil level with roots covered.
Harvest
Pick fully red berries frequently; ripening timing depends on type.
Through the seasons
Control runners. Renovate June-bearing beds after harvest; do not apply that routine blindly to day-neutral plants.
When your plant needs help
- Rotting fruit: remove damaged berries and improve airflow.
Pets & little ones
Wash correctly identified ripe fruit before eating.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.