Wild strawberry
Berries · Fragaria vesca · Rose family · Perennial
Small fragrant berries from June to frost; happy in half-shade under shrubs and trees, where it covers the ground as a living mulch.
Plants in spring or late summer
How it grows
| Sun | Part shade |
|---|---|
| Moisture | Normal |
| Soil | any |
| Spacing | 25 cm |
| Rotation group | Perennials (permanent bed) |
| How to plant | sets, tubers, cloves or plants |
| Green manure before it | Lupin |
| Protector plant | Borage |
When to sow, by climate zone
| Zone | In the ground | Sow indoors | Sow again for autumn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | early May – mid-May | ||
| Zone 4 | late Apr – early May | ||
| Zone 5 | mid-Apr – mid-May | ||
| Zone 6 | early Apr – late May | ||
| Zone 7 | mid-Mar – mid-May | ||
| Zone 8 | early Mar – late Apr | ||
| Zone 9 | early Feb – early Apr |
Dates for the average frost dates of each zone; the app works them out for your own town.