Strawberries (six plants)
Fragaria × ananassa (a runnerless variety; name tbc)
Supermarket rescues from spring 2026, bought in bargain-bin condition. They cropped well this year all the same.
The variety doesn't send out runners, which makes them tidy edging: planted out in October 2026 along both sides of the veg bed, between the chives on one side and beside the jostaberry on the other.
- Common name
- Strawberries (six plants)
- Section
- Fruit, veg & herbs
- Spot
- Garden (veg bed edges)
- Soil
- Our own garden mix
- Options
Potential
Permanent edible edging for the veg bed, cropping for three or four years before the plants tire.
- From
- A supermarket (rescue plants, reduced), spring 2026
- Age
- About 1 year (best guess)
- Next repot
- Not needed: they're in the ground
- Edible
- ✅ Yes: Strawberries. They cropped well in their first year here.
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £18 (estimate: six plants at about £3 each)
Did you know?
Botanically, a strawberry isn't a berry: the red part is the swollen flower base, and the 'seeds' on the outside are the actual fruits.
Care & updates
- What to expect
- Leaves die back over winter and return in spring; flowers from late spring, fruit through the summer. This variety doesn't send out runners, so the plants stay where they are put. Flowers May–Sep.
- Feeding
- Every 14 days, Apr–Aug, with High-potash fruit feed, once the flowers show
- Planted
Six plants set out along the outside edges of the veg bed in our own garden mix: three between the chives on one side, three with the jostaberry on the other. Some tatty autumn leaves, plenty of fresh ones, and one still trying a late flower.
🎮
The strawberry is the second fruit to wander into the maze. 200 points, if you catch it.
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