
Jardinería comestible
Learn tips and tricks for growing strawberries.
PREPARE
When planting strawberries, choose a spot with full sun. In warm regions, try to provide morning sun with some shade protection during the hottest part of the day. Soil should have excellent drainage. To grow strawberries in planting beds, mix 3 inches of Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ All Purpose In-Ground Soil into the top 6 inches of native soil. In raised beds, blend equal parts garden soil and Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ All Purpose Container Mix, or use 100 percent organic Miracle-Gro® Raised Bed Soil. Both In-Ground Soil and Container Mix are enriched with aged compost that provides ideal organic nutrition to get strawberries off to a strong start.
If you're planting strawberries in containers, use a pot or hanging basket that's at least 10 inches across, and fill it with Container Mix. A traditional strawberry jar with pockets also works well for growing strawberries.

Siembre
The best time of year for planting strawberries depends on where you livespring is ideal in cold-winter regions, fall in warmer regions.
The easiest way to grow strawberries is to plant strong, vigorous young plants like those from Bonnie Plants®. Cover the roots with soil, but don't plant too deeply. The central growing bud must stay above the soil so sunlight can reach it and cause it to sprout.
You can grow strawberries from seeds, but plants won't bear fruit until the year after planting. First, stash the seeds in the freezer for 4 to 6 weeks to jumpstart germination. When planting, use Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix and barely cover seeds because they need some light to germinate, a process that will take about a month.
Be sure to water well after planting.
Cosecha
Pick strawberries in the morning, while fruits are cool. Harvest fruit that's fully colored and glossy, leaving part of the stem and the cap attached to the berry. Refrigerate berries immediately after picking without rinsing or removing the caps or stems.
Ripe cilantro seed is known as coriander. To collect seeds, slip stems with seeds attached into a paper bag. As seeds ripen, the husks around them will split, dropping seeds into the bag.