‘Honeoye’, ready to pick from June to July, will produce heavy crops with brilliant disease resistance and the ability to store and freeze for jams and making other desserts. Very well suited to growing in patio pots, so you don’t need a big garden to grow, this is one of the leading varieties around, producing bright red, firm fruits with the classic Strawberry sweet flavour we all know and love. Cropping periods can also be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Height: 20cm (8″). Spread: 30cm (12″). Estimated time to cropping once planted: 4-8 months. Estimated time to best yields: 16-20 months.
Growing Information
Plant strawberry plants in autumn or late spring in a sheltered, sunny position in well manured, free draining soil. Plant strawberry runners every 45cm (18″) in rows spaced at 75cm (30″) apart. Spread out their roots and place them in the soil at a level where the crown of the plant is just poking above the surface. Avoid planting them too deeply as this may cause them to rot. Alternatively try growing strawberry plants in hanging baskets or in specially designed strawberry planters for the patio.
