Cultivating strawberries as a ground cover offers a number of convincing advantages. The area is beautifully overgrown, weeds are suppressed and a delicious harvest of refreshing fruits is harvested. These strawberry varieties are suitable. This is how they are planted.
Which strawberry varieties are suitable as ground cover?
Strawberry varieties suitable as ground cover are Florika (good for shaded areas), Spadeka (aromatic fruits), Pink Panda (pink flowers) and Elan (particularly vigorous). They form dense tendrils, suppress weeds and produce tasty strawberries.
Wild strawberries and monthly strawberries act as ground cover
The native wild strawberries and the monthly strawberries that emerge from them have all the important attributes that a ground cover plant has. They develop a dense network of runners at a rapid pace in order to cover the ground completely. A sea of delicate flowers decorates the bed, followed by a never-ending harvest of tasty strawberries. Since not all varieties rank, we present suitable candidates:
- Florika: also thrives under bushes and trees, delicious fruits, ideal for preserving jam
- Spadeka: impresses with strong growth and particularly aromatic strawberries
- Pink Panda: enchants with pink-red flowers and countless, tiny red fruits
- Elan: a particularly vital variety that makes weeding unnecessary from the second year onwards
Planting ground cover strawberries correctly
Proper planting creates the best conditions so that the selected strawberry variety fulfills its role as a ground cover for many years. The months of March/April and July/August are available as planting dates for young plants that have been grown by hand or purchased ready-made. Choose a sunny to partially shaded location with nutrient-rich and well-drained soil. Here, after digging, work in 3-5 liters of compost (€12.00 on Amazon) or berry fertilizer.
The intensively worked soil should rest for at least 14 days before planting the ground cover strawberries. On the day of planting, the root balls are first soaked in water for half an hour. In the meantime, you have pulled all the weeds again without raking deeply. Then continue with these steps:
- create small pits with twice the volume of the root balls
- do not exceed a planting distance of 20-25 centimeters
- insert every strawberry plant up to the heart bud
- press the soil and water generously
With good care, the tendrils form a compact blanket in the second year. Particularly vigorous varieties, such as Florika, expand the strawberry meadow by 30-50 centimeters every year.
Tips & Tricks
Ingenious breeders have created a new pineapple-strawberry that presents itself as a true all-round talent. The 'Red Ruby' variety not only thrives wonderfully in hanging baskets and in flower boxes, but also serves as a decorative ground cover on areas of any size with an enchanting, pink-red flower bloom.