3 plants of Early Strawberry "Verdi" AB - *Fragaria x ananassa*.

Discover 'Verdi' strawberries and cultivate a gourmet haven in any space of your garden!

Verdi" strawberry plants are non-remontant and productive, producing magnificent bright red strawberries of large size and conical shape. Their juicy flesh is of excellent flavor, with a delicious aroma.

Verdi" strawberry plants are very vigorous and robust, with a fairly compact growth habit, perfectly suited to tired soils. Tolerant to phytophthora and verticillium, they are also not very susceptible to powdery mildew.

WHEN TO PLANT STRAWBERRY PLANTS?

The best time to plant most strawberry plants is generally from summer to autumn, between mid-July and mid-October, so that they have enough time to root properly before the onset of winter and cold weather.

However, remontant varieties are best planted in spring, in March-April, when the soil warms up.

HOW TO PLANT STRAWBERRY PLANTS?

Whether planted in the ground, in pots, tubs, window boxes or barrels, generously amend the soil for your strawberry plants one month to two weeks before planting. Use compost or well-decomposed manure at a rate of 10 liters per square metre in poor soil, and 5 liters per square metre in good soil.

Place your strawberry plants in a sunny spot, away from cold winds, especially for early varieties that are more sensitive to late frosts.

Plant strawberry plants on a mound 20 cm high, if the soil is moist and compact, and on a mound 10 cm high or flat, if the soil is well-drained and light.

Soak the strawberry plugs in a basin of water for 15 to 30 minutes before planting them every 40 to 50 cm, in rows 70 to 80 cm apart. Make sure the collar is level with the ground.

Remove all flowers from the plants, so that they can concentrate their energy on rooting, and water abundantly.

PLANTING STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN WINDOW BOXES

Strawberry plants, with their shallow root system, are easy to grow in a variety of spaces: in window boxes, pots, tubs, barrels, hanging baskets and so on.

Use a planter, pot or container with holes to allow water to drain off properly. In addition, provide a draining layer at the bottom of the container, such as clay balls or gravel.

REMONTANT AND NON-REMONTANT STRAWBERRY PLANTS

There are two types of strawberry plants:

• Non-remontant strawberry plants: these are generally planted between summer and autumn and give a single harvest from May to July, depending on their earliness.
• Everbearing strawberry plants: these are planted in spring and produce more or less continuously from June to the end of October, but are generally less hardy than non-everbearing varieties.

HOW TO PROPAGATE STRAWBERRY PLANTS?

Strawberry plants multiply very easily from their runners. These fine stems, emitted by the mother plant, crawl along the ground and root at the nodes, bearing new seedlings.

To propagate strawberry plants easily:

• identify the most interesting mother plants for their vigour, fruit quality, yield, etc. ;
• select the four best runners from a mother plant in June or July, distribute them evenly around the plant and remove the others;
• fill several 8 cm diameter pots with good potting soil;
• for each stolon, make a hole in the ground where the seedling closest to the mother plant is located. The hole must be large enough to accommodate the cup;
• place the cups in each hole up to ground level;
• place the stolon seedlings on a level with the soil in the cups;
• immobilize the stolon with nails or staples to keep the seedling on the soil in the center of the bucket;
• cut off the stolon after the plantlet has been fixed; it must remain firmly attached to the mother plant;
• keep the potting soil in the cups moist until the seedlings take root;
• cut off the stolon connecting the young plant to the mother plant, 4 to 6 weeks later;
• water regularly and dig up the bucket a week later.

Which companion plants for strawberry plants?

Strawberry plants appreciate the company of plants such as :

• thyme ;
• marigold
• bean ;
• spinach ;
• borage ;
• lettuce.

Avoid planting near cabbage.

Shipping and delivery of "Verdi" AB early strawberry plants

Orders are shipped from Monday to Thursday

• Shipment to mainland France only.
• Shipping boxes designed for optimum protection of plants.
• Free shipping does not apply to plants.