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While you can plant them outdoors if you wait for the weather to warm up a little, most experts agree that it's best to plant strawberry seeds in March and keep them undercover so they can ...
The leafhopper — a general name for more than 20,000 species of insects — spreads the virus from plant to plant. It bites into a stalk, drinks the sap and moves on to the next.
Grow your strawberry plants alongside these vegetables, herbs, and flowers, for a helpful boost. Jacky Parker Photography/Getty Images Strawberries are a delicious, juicy addition to any culinary ...
Steven Knapp, professor of plant sciences and director of the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program, in a greenhouse full of strawberry plants. (UC Davis) Similarly, scientists may also be able to find ...
Perhaps the last garden chore of the season is tucking in the strawberry planting for winter. Strawberry plants have already set their buds for next spring’s flowers and the crop can be lost unless ...
A new species of strawberry, F. cascadensis, was found in the upper Cascades; this plant was picked near Waldo Lake. (Kim Hummer/USDA) [Corrected: first found in 1981] In 1981, Ronald Reagan ...
Strawberry shortages are expected this year due to a fungal disease called neopestalotiopsis, or Neo-P. The fungus has been identified in Ohio since 2021 and has spread to other states, impacting ...