Growing strawberry

berry / bush fruit

Pollination

Self-fertile, though bees and good weather at bloom give fuller, less-misshapen berries.

Growing it

Zones 3-10. June-bearers crop once, heavily; day-neutral / everbearing types fruit in flushes all season. Renew the bed every 2-3 years from runners or new plants.

Will you get enough chill?

Strawberry needs roughly 200–400 hours between 32 and 45 °F over winter to break dormancy evenly. Check your area with the chill hours calculator. Low-chill breeding has pushed many varieties well below the figure here, so read the plant tag.

Chill and pollination are given at the fruit-type level; specific cultivars can differ. Values are typical ranges for home-garden planning.