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How to grow strawberries here (55347)? #871935

Asked June 06, 2024, 4:25 PM EDT

What strawberry cultivars do well here? Are there annuals and perennials? How important is a soil test?

Hennepin County Minnesota

Expert Response

All you'd ever want to know about growing strawberries in Minnesota can be found here:
https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-strawberries-home-garden

Strawberries are not easy.  The bed must be kept weed-free.  Each year the bed must be rejuvenated by establishing daughter plants from the original plants. And there are various diseases and insects that cause problems.
Dennis in St. Louis Park Replied June 07, 2024, 2:46 PM EDT

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