Fragaria vesca - P9

Description
The Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) produces red berries. These are sweet in flavour. Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic soil and a sunny location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from May. Its white flowers are a beautiful sight. With its runner-forming and creeping growth, Wild strawberry grows to around 20 cm high and 1 m wide, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Bulletpoints
* sweet in flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * easy to care for

leaves
The wintergreen leaves of Wild strawberry are dark green, pinnate, toothed.

Frost hardiness
The Wild strawberry has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Runner-forming, creeping.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Fragaria vesca prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from April to September - Pruning: In the period from August to October.

Care
A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The white flowers appear from May to June.

Fruit
The red berries have a sweet flavour. Ripening time from May.

Use
Tub, bee pasture, ground cover, fresh consumption, jam, dessert