Strawberry 'Cambridge Favourite'

Strawberry plants require a lot of maintenance. I grew up on a strawberry farm. The runners need to be placed where they can grow to fu...Read Morell size plants without hindering the growth or harvesting of the current "mother" plant.

Strawberry plants only produce for about 3 years, then the quality of the fruit becomes less flavorful and is much smaller. The runners that start new plants then become the mother plants. It's neat, but very time consuming.

Crowns must be placed right at the top of the soil line or they will not survive (rotting if placed too deep and drying out if placed too high). Blooms exposed to late freezes (without protection) result in a limited harvest.

A good, old, reliable variety of Strawberry used in commercial and home grown plots. It also has a resonable to good resistance to severa...Read Morel of the fungal diseases that love Strawberries so much.

Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. As with all Strawberries it will grow more leaf than berries if the soil is too fertile. They are best grown on soil that was manured the previous year.