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What are the best strawberries ?

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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Tuesday, 1st November 2011

  hello to each,im trying to plan ahead for next year and would like to know which variety of strawberry would be best for me,i live in the N/E.ive tried growing some that i bought from a garden centre for the last 2 years with little success,they have been small and not many fruits,would they grow better in the ground rather than in growbags and what nutrients would be best,kind regards Chris

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Tuesday, 1st November 2011

  The strawberry plants which put out runners grow like weeds in my garden.
  
  I've grown them in troughs, the ground and in a terricotta strawberry planter. I certainly wouldn't advise a terricotta strawberry planter. Growing them in grow bags is probably not the best container as the bags are fairly flat allowing for only shallow roots and bags dry out quickly in the summer.
  
  Growing them in the ground is the best option, mine thrive off neglect, the biggest problem is slugs so a good sprinkling of pellets is advisable, there are both organic and non organic available.
  
  As for variety there are alot to choose from. Perpetual one's will give you a crop for several months and then there are one's which fruit during different months in the growing season.
  
  I'm trying alpine ones which are small so if you want big jucy fruits I can't help you on variety but I'm sure other posters will be able to.

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  Posted by leaguer471 (U1318540) on Sunday, 27th November 2011

  Chris,
  
  I also live in the North east just outside of Newcastle.I started mine off in the ground (i have an allotment) in beds about 16 plants in each and had a wonderful crop this year. I tend to cut back the leaves and chuck compost round the plants, then tidy up next year.Biggest problem is as usual the slugs.
  Do you have room to plant in soil?

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  Posted by John (U14257971) on Monday, 28th November 2011

  I live in central Scotland and have only grown strawberries in the ground - growing in a container needs very carefull watering and feeding.
  I have grown Elsanta as an early but am changing to Sonata as i believe it stands up to the rain better.
  Florence is a bit later and is very vigorous, stands up to the weather and has an excellent flavour.

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  Posted by DiggerSean (U14704361) on Monday, 28th November 2011

  I'm in the north east of England and I've grown Sonata for the last two seasons and I'm quite impressed with the taste, size and quality of the fruit. I've tried containers in the past but they never do as well as when planted in the ground. As mentioned slugs can be a problem but for me the biggest pest are blackbirds which absolutely love strawberries. So don't forget to net them, and do it well because if you don't and leave a gap somewhere (or the net is too close to the fruit) then the blackbirds will find a way in and snap them up!

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