We bought six dormant plants of 12 strawberry varieties in autumn. We planted these six plants into two growing bags, three in each bag. We had to use growing bags, as our previous trial bed in Capel ...

If you can't get straw, use polythene sheeting. It's possible to extend the growing season by placing early strawberry varieties under cloches or polythene covers in late March. Grown in this way ...

Look for unblemished strawberries with bright-green hulls. Just one variety of strawberry, Elsanta, accounts for 80 per cent of the British fruit sold in UK supermarkets, although many other ...