Nearly everyone loves strawberries. However, most of them never even see a strawberry plant, much less grow one. Growing your strawberries, however, can be a fun and healthy alternative to spending money on commercial strawberries in the market or grocery store. Strawberries should be a permanent fixture in a garden. It is hard to predict the number of strawberry plants to order when planting but the following guidelines will help you to know how many strawberries to plant per person.
First, each strawberry plant typically produces about a 1/4 of strawberries annually. Varieties such as Ozark Beauty produce two major crops and a few berries throughout the year. When planted together, they total about 1/4 of total production.
Varieties like Tristar and Tribute (day-neutrals) produce scattered berries over the growing season, and other time s up until the first frost. day-neutrals usually produce a bit smaller strawberries, but they can produce up to a quart in a good environment. Last, the most popular types are June-bearers which produce one main crop of larger berries, totaling more than a quart of the total production.
Generally, for fresh consumption, a minimum of six to seven plants per person is required. Thirty to thirty-five well-cared strawberry plants should feed six people. When you are plan on freezing strawberries, fifty to sixty strawberry plants would be advisable – a minimum of ten plants per person. These figures are the minimum. If your family is a voracious strawberry eater, it’s advisable to increase the number of strawberry per person to at least ten for fresh eating and more than a hundred for preserving for year-round consumption.
Make sure you read the information about growing strawberries to get the plants off in the right direction once you have planted strawberry. And, don’t forget that late-season care is essential for the highest strawberry production. The attention you give strawberry plants will determine the number of strawberries you will harvest.
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