Wild alpine strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

What it needs & gives back

↓ Needs

Sunlightfull sun to partial shade

Watermedium

↑ Gives back

Fruitsmall, edible berries

Groundcoverspreading via runners

Spinach

Spinach can be grown as a companion.

Chives

Chives are said to deter pests.

Common bean

Beans are often considered good companions for strawberries.

Emergence

Emergence of new growth in early spring after the last frost and when soil temperatures rise above 5 C.

Flowering

Flowering begins approximately one month after emergence, coinciding with lengthening days.

Fruiting

Fruiting follows flowering, typically ripening within a month and continuing for several weeks.

Senescence

Foliage begins to die back with the first autumn frosts and shortening days.

Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).

Drainagewell-drained

Nitrogen fixingNo

MycorrhizalYes

Accumulatespotassium, phosphorus

Soil textureloam, sandy loam

Organic matterMedium

Compaction toleranceLow

Methodsseed, runners, division

Difficulty2 / 5

Establishes in~1 yr

Stratificationcold_moist

Self-seedingModerate

Divisionspring_or_autumn

Attractspollinators, birds

Can host pestsslugs, snails, strawberry weevil

Can host diseasespowdery mildew, leaf spot