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Strawberries

Best varieties: Hood, Totem, Rainier, Seascape (everbearing), Alpine

Easy Fruit ❄️ Frost Hardy 🐾 Pet Safe

🌲 PNW Growing Notes

Hood strawberries are legendary in the PNW for their intense flavor. Plant in spring. Everbearing types fruit spring through fall.

☀️ Light

Full sun (6+ hrs)

💧 Water

1 inch/week, consistent

🪨 Soil

Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic pH 5.5–6.5

📏 Spacing

18" apart

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Transplant Outdoors

Mar–Apr

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Harvest

Jun (June-bearing) or Jun–Oct (everbearing)

Mulch with straw to keep berries clean. Pinch first-year flowers on June-bearers for a bigger second-year crop.

✅ Good Companions

Borage, Lettuce, Spinach, Beans

❌ Keep Away From

Brassicas, Fennel

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