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strawberries... when? here?
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 7:05 AM PST
I know that strawberries grow here because my grandmother had wild ones that grew in her old front yard, but is it too late for them (north texas by the way)? I couldn't find it on my list of "planting times"... also does it matter if I plan to do them in a container? I have no clue so any info would be helpful |
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 9:02 AM PST
They grow them here at "You-Pick" fields close to my home. That would lead me to believe that they are best grown outdoors. I tried growing them once in a pot with no success. I'm not saying it cannot be done..but, it seems like more work than usual. As far as the time of year goes...I wouldn't worry about it if your going to keep them in pots. You can bring them inside when the weather isn't agreeing with them. I'm sure others on this forum have grown them with success. Hopefully, they can be more helpful. |
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 10:03 AM PST
so i went to four nurseries here by work and all of them scoffed at me when i asked if they had strawberries so i figure this is not the time of year for them here... how about buying strawberries and planting them does that work???? |
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Posted: Jun/13/2008 4:31 AM PST
It's too hot for strawberries now. I don't think that you can plant the strawberry, but I've never tried that. You should find plants in early spring, and of course you can grow strawberries in a pot. Isn't that why they invented strawberry jars? You have just missed the window of opportunity, but that gives you time to Google the planting and care of strawberries and be ready for next year full of knowledge. |
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Posted: Jun/13/2008 9:52 PM PST
I noticed that the local places here don't have the plants anymore. However, the ones I ordered a while ago are shipping in this week. They're supposed to be a very heat tolerant variety bred specifically for places like Texas. I'm surprised the nursery has declared the middle of June the "optimal" ship time but what do I know? :P Nothing. Exactly.  Same place just sent over 3 little blueberry plants- hardly the most heat tolerant plant. They arrived green and seemed quite happy despite the long trip in a box. I'm going to assume they know better then me. LOL. I'll let you know how they work out. |
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Posted: Jul/01/2008 12:06 PM PST
Thought I might follow up- I got my strawberries (Quinalt and Tribute) They arrived bareroot and were very dried out and icky. But within 12 hours had perked up, and within 72 hours, had doubled in size. A week later the Tribute are producing flowers (despite being transplanted twice now) They have lots of big green happy leaves. I have not lost a single Tribute (of the 25) If nothing else they do not seem to care about being shipped 1,000 miles into Texas heat, transplanted multiple times and baked in afternoon sun. Compared to the Tribute, the Quinalt are struggling. I have lost 2 so far and think I will loose 3 more. They are not producing flowers yet. I got mine from an Ebay seller. She's still selling and shipping, you could always take a gamble on the Tribute. Of course, the proof WILL be in the eating.
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