Planting strawberries in winter: The plants survive the summer heat more easily

Created: 12/13/2022, 11:30 am

By: Ines Alms

Planting strawberries in autumn and winter?

That's fine.

And even has the advantage that they form particularly long roots, which will take good care of them next year.

As a rule, new strawberry plants are placed in the bed in July or August.

This is when they have the best chance of blooming and bearing fruit next spring.

But if you want to counteract the increasingly hot summers and severe drought, you should try autumn or winter planting.

Planting strawberries: It is also possible in autumn and winter 

Even in December, strawberry plants can still be planted in the ground - if the ground is not frozen.

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In late fall, winterize the strawberry by removing dry and wilted leaves down to the heart of the plant.

In this way, she can concentrate all her strength on overwintering and the yield increases next year.

They are also provided with straw, brushwood or fleece as winter protection.

If the ground is not frozen in November and December, planting in the cold season is also possible, explains YouTube channel

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A big advantage: the strawberries form more roots over the winter, which have enough time to grow particularly deep in the spring.

When summer comes and with it less precipitation and dry soil, the long roots can get water further down in the ground.

Young plants, on the other hand, run the risk of drying out more quickly.

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Frost plants overwinter in the cold store

This applies primarily to strawberries that already have a small root ball in the pot.

If you want to take offshoots from the mother plants, they should at least have more clearly defined roots and be additionally protected with foil or fleece - which, by the way, also makes sense for strawberries with pads.

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These strawberries should not be confused with so-called frost plants.

According to

these are dug up in autumn and overwintered in the cold store, so that the relatively large strawberry plants can be planted from the end of April to mid-June - and thus before the usual planting time.