Earliglow Strawberry Plant
Description
One of the most popular, best-tasting strawberries. This excellent variety will give you an abundance of large, jewel-like, dark red berries. It is used extensively by commercial “pick your own” operations because of the fruit’s classic look and taste. The plant is vigorous and produces many runners that increase your crop year after year. Disease-resistant to red stele and verticillium wilt. Cold hardy. Ripens in June. Self-pollinating.
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 4 - 7 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | June |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained - Average Moistness |
| Soil pH Level | 5.5 - 6.5 |
| Texture | Firm |
| Years to Bear | 1 - 2 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
Recommended Spacing
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow strawberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
Shipping Information
Arrives when it's time to plant
Questions & Answers
Because we recommend 1 foot of space between each plant, if you draw out your 4-foot by 8-foot bed, then you should be able to comfortably fit 21 plants into the space (leaving 1 foot on all sides). They fill in quickly once they get growing! Our bare-root strawberry plants come in packages of 25, so that would fill the garden bed with a few plants to spare.
I got strawberry’s from Earliglow strawberry plants the first year I planted them.
In the Midwest, zone 5a, we planted ours in early spring. Mid-Late April as long as the soil isn’t too heavy or wet. Growth will start pretty soon especially if you get a good soaking rain soon after planting. Be sure to pinch off the blossoms this year. It’s hard, no berries this first year then but you will be rewarded with a bumper crop in the coming years and healthy strong plants.
I would plant them now. They are dormant and will wake up when they are ready. Your night time temp will not bother them. Storing them in the fridge Is not a good idea for more than a day or two. The dry cold air will start pulling moisture from them. I tried that before I knew better, I only had three out of fifty plants survive after 4 days in the refrigerator.
We appreciate you reaching out to us. Currently we are selling these in a bundle of 25 plants or a single plant in a 4" pot.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!
Yes, they will. Most all strawberry varieties take very well to hydroponic growing.
They appear to be the same – I'm not sure why there is a spelling discrepancy in the name!
We recommend spacing these plants 12" apart to ensure room for growth so you might only be able to fit 8 plants.
This will not answer your question directly, but maybe it will give you some useful information anyway... I honestly don't remember if they produced crop the first year, but I can say that when they did, they produced a lot. We had berries to eat every day, and I had enough for a few jars of preserves. And they were spreading shoots like crazy, so we ended up with lots of new plants for the next season.
Yes, they do!
Customer Reviews
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Picked all the blossoms the year they were planted and the following year to help build strength.
Looking for a good variety of strawberry for our garden.
it is a classic in our climate
Strawberries , use them for so much !!! Salads during the summer , jams , wines and so much more !
It was on sale.