• Buy disease-resistant plants from a reputable nursery, of a variety recommended in your area.
• Plan to plant as soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring.
• Strawberries are sprawling plants. Seedlings will send out runners, or ‘daughter’ plants, which in turn will send out their own runners.
• Make planting holes deep and wide enough to accommodate the entire root system without bending it. However, don’t plant too deep: The roots should be covered, but the crown should be right at the soil surface.