How to Plant Bare Root Strawberries: Tips for a Successful Garden in Florida

Want to grow Florida strawberries?!? Want to grow strawberries at home or want to know how to grow strawberries from bare root? This video will take you across 28 days of growing strawberries in Florida.

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[gidget]

I loved seeing your son helping. I literally have been in the garden my entire life so far. Because I was born in the Appalachian coalfield we were poor, and we raised or foraged 90% of our food (plants & animals), you couldn't take time off for anything or you didn't eat during the winter. So every baby my mother had she put into a basket and we went to the garden with her. She would move the basket along the rolls as she worked. I remember her carrying my sister to the barn in the empty milk pail while carrying the fed bucket in the other hand. She carried her back in the empty fed bucket. Milking while holding a baby is quite a sight to behold! My married life started in 1972 and it has been much much easier than my parents. But I am so thankful for the knowledge of where food comes from and the connection humanity has with it. Its a good thing for all child to know such things. You're a good mommy ❤️

[susanparker-heitel]

I am in Bradenton and planted Chandlers that cost a fortune and out of 75 plants got maybe 2 berries. This year from Parksdale I got beautiful bare roots - much healthier, and less expensive. They are the Brilliance berries meant for our area. I planted some in raised bed and some in green stalk and both are doing well. The green stalk look about double the size of the raised bed. From now on I will buy from Parksdale.

[billjackson]

I order from the same place 20 plants; they sent 2 extra. All have survived and have berries. I planted in pots with a mix of black cow, sand, dirt, & peat moss. Only did the pots because I have not figured out where exactly I wanted to put in my yard. I planted prior to the hurricane. Around Oct 25th. Had a shade cloth over the area to protect from direct full sun when first started. My first-time planting this. Love watching all the get ideas on this channel. My yard is years from looking so good. 😓

[sonnyamoran]

I found that using straw mulch helped my berry plants through the summer

[FlowersBees.VeggiesMe]

I’m going to try strawberries this year. Thanks for the information. 🍓🍓

[mariathompson]

I bought 18 (received 20) bareroot plants off the internet. The variety was Festival. I planted them in a tower, October 22, and they all took off well. Then the tower fell over. After replanting, October 31, I'm down to 11 plants and a couple of them aren't looking good. I'll probably end up with 8 or 9. It's been a learning curve for sure.

[muriellockhoff]

Love your planting buddie thank you for when to plant them

[RobinL]

Thanks for showing the reality of growing in FL. I have some everbearing strawberries I got last year- the squirrels ate most of them🙄. About half survived for another season, so we’ll see how we do. I ordered some Chandlers to compare- and may put some in my greenstalk in my lanai to keep the squirrels from feasting.

[robertchaffee]

Ha! Ha! I was just thinking when you showed the 7 days "awe ! Look at those happy little plants !" And then you said "Happy!"...lmao

[shykass]

My favorite variety to grow in Florida. I get mine from Hoss tools ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[joannewolfram]

We bought our bare root plants at Parkesdale Market in Plant City, 25 plants for $7.50. I purchased 2 bundles and ended up with 60 thriving plants!! Last year they had the Sweet Sensation variety. This year they had Brilliance.

[RevAcres]

Great project with your son. Glad to hear strawberries will grow in the winter months in Florida.

[nonyadamnbusiness]

We got Florida Brilliance through this summer by daily light watering and first surrounding them with tobacco plants and then keeping them under an elevated row cover. A dozen parent plants yielded several hundred starts. This is after they made strawberries from late February through May. Archer, FL.

[mistycarter]

All of mine died to, we are in Jacksonville. Started some from seed as experiment and they are growing great. Keep going with videos, you are helping me get used to growing things in FL! We moved from IL, totally different seasons here 🙃

[setrovillion]

Thanks for this! I didn't know what bare-root strawberries were supposed to look like when purchased. Watching this, I see mine were dead when I got them. No green leaves or stems, just roots. So I think I'll wait for fall, prepare a new bed, and then try again.
I watch all your videos, learning a lot. I'm a transplanted KY Gardner, and my first year did not go well😅. With your help, I may get a couple vegs this time.😊

[oreopaksun]

Your farming assistant is amazing! So bright, articulate, and asks the best questions. Adorable. You and Ben are doing a fantastic job. I secretly think your strawberries just wanted more "best flattening" from the young grower.
This is my first year gardening for edibles, and am trying strawberries, too. Overcrowded my Chandler strawberry runners into 2 stacked pots, medium on top of large (with elephant garlic, which are also space and nutrient hogs) The "extra" 7th runner melted with all the water from Nicole, but remaining six doing fine. The top planter strawberries are nice and strong, almost look like they were started way earlier than the lower deck; I guess strawberries like more sunshine.
Must take advantage of the cooler weather to transplant the elephant garlic cause after less than 3 weeks, they are 18" tall and poking roots out of the bottom of the large pot, and will probably throw some shade (in my defense, I didn't expect elephant garlic to have so many wide leaves, duh, it's a leek!).
For anyone in Central Florida (or Strawberry Crazed), Strawberry Festival is March 2-12, 2023 in Plant City (off I-4 between Tampa and Orlando). Then many commercial farms will open for U-Pick after, and depending on conditions, may go until mid-April.
Happy Thanksgiving, Y'All!

Strawberry update: I did separate my elephant garlic and strawberries, and since no one else would be nutty enough to uproot their bare root strawberries less than one month after planting, thought I would share. It turns out that even though some of the strawberry plants had more than 4 large leaves (though no flowers, not like Jaqueline's), the roots poking out from the bottom of the pots were all elephant garlic. Strawberries had very fine, barely there roots, which meant they were not very robust even though they looked good on top. So replanted, and will baby them like cuttings until they are better established. Upside: they do look fabulous in Mr Stacky planters.

[melanielinkous]

Awesome! Thanks for the info. Just ordered from the link you provided. 😊

[conniecrites]

From what I have read you pinch off the flowers the first year. This allows the plant to concentrate on getting established. They also love full sun. You may need shade cloth in the hottest months. Mine have filled in my 4x12 bed. I had about 25 plants and only 1 died. Good luck with the ones you have let.

[kimberlyd]

Going to try my luck with these! Just ordered. Maybe behind the curve on getting started but knowing they can over summer seems worth trying!😃

[mollytrap]

I tried strawberries too last year and had similar results…they’re tough! They produced lots of berries, but then they would get moldy before they turned red…so finicky! I’m sticking to mulberries and blueberries from now on. 😆