Why Grow Your Own Strawberries When you think of summer what do you think of Sunny days playing on the beach eating ice cream What about eating strawberries In summertime there is so much lovely fruit to eat including blueberries raspberries and delicious sweet strawberries Freshness and Flavor How about growing your own strawberries Homegrown strawberries often have a lot more flavor and you can’t beat them for freshness (cid:87) Strawberries are easy to grow at home 6
You Don’t Need a Yard You don’t need a lot of space to grow your own strawberries They are happy to grow in pots and containers Better all Around It’s fun to grow your own and you can be outside a lot and get some exercise But it’s not just good for us it’s also good for our environment too If we only have to step into the backyard or go to a windowsill to get our fresh fruit and vegetables we don’t use gas to drive to the store to buy them Flower Leaf Crown (cid:83) A healthy strawberry plant will have shiny dark green leaves SCIENCE SPOT Close-up of a Strawberry Plant The roots of a strawberry plant grow from the crown This is why it is important to plant them carefully making sure the crown is just above the soil but not too exposed 7 Roots
