100 Ogallala Strawberry Bare Roots – Cold Hardy, Everbearing Live Plants

Overview

Introduce a burst of sweet, wild strawberry flavor to your garden with 100 Ogallala strawberry bare roots. These exceptional plants are a popular and robust everbearing strawberry variety, renowned for their ability to produce a continuous harvest of firm, plump, bright red berries from late spring to mid-fall. The ‘Ogallala’ is a hybrid of a wild strawberry and a garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), inheriting the best traits of both – intense flavor and vigorous growth. Perfect for home gardens or containers, these bare roots offer an excellent opportunity to establish a productive and long-lasting strawberry patch. They are particularly favored for their suitability in colder climates, making them a reliable choice for many regions.

Each order includes 100 Ogallala strawberry bare roots, ready for planting. These plants are celebrated for their strong growth habit and delicious fruit, making them a rewarding addition for both novice and experienced gardeners. Enjoy the fresh taste of homegrown strawberries, perfect for eating fresh, making jams, or adding to desserts. This variety is known for its resilience and adaptability, thriving in various conditions once established.

Key Benefits

The Ogallala strawberry bare roots offer numerous advantages for gardeners looking to cultivate their own fruit. Their unique characteristics make them a standout choice for a productive and enjoyable harvest:

• Continuous Harvest: As an everbearing strawberry variety, Ogallala produces berries from late spring through mid-fall, offering an extended fruiting season compared to June-bearing types. You’ll enjoy a steady supply of fresh strawberries for months.
• Exceptional Flavor: Known for their sweet taste with hints of wild strawberry, these berries are a gourmet delight. They are perfect for fresh eating, baking, preserves, and smoothies, bringing a unique flavor profile to your culinary creations.
• Cold Hardiness: These cold hardy strawberry plants are incredibly resilient, thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9. This makes them an excellent choice for northern states and regions with colder winters, ensuring a successful crop where other varieties might fail.
• Vigorous Growth: The ‘Ogallala’ variety is vigorous and produces runners, allowing your strawberry patch to expand naturally over time. This means more plants and more berries from your initial planting.
• Drought Tolerance: Once established, these plants show good drought tolerance, reducing the need for constant watering and making them a more forgiving option for busy gardeners.
• Versatile Planting: Suitable for both in-ground gardens and container planting, allowing you to grow delicious strawberries even in limited spaces like patios or balconies.
• High Yields: With proper care, these Ogallala strawberry bare roots can provide abundant harvests, ensuring you have plenty of fresh, organic fruit right from your backyard.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Successful growing Ogallala strawberries begins with proper planting and consistent care. These cold hardy strawberry plants prefer a location that receives full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Adequate sunlight is crucial for fruit production and flavor development. Ensure the planting site has moist, well-drained, and fertile soil. A slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5-7.0) is ideal. Amending the soil with compost or other organic matter before planting will greatly benefit the plants by improving drainage and nutrient content.

When planting your Ogallala strawberry bare roots, dig a hole large enough to spread the roots without bending them. The crown of the plant (where the roots meet the leaves) should be at soil level, not buried too deep or exposed too high. Water thoroughly after planting. During the growing season, consistent moisture is key, especially when fruits are developing. Avoid overwatering, which can lead to root rot. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer in early spring and again after the first flush of berries for everbearing varieties. Protect plants from extreme heat with mulch, which also helps retain soil moisture and suppress weeds. In colder zones, apply a thick layer of straw mulch in late fall after the ground freezes to protect the crowns from winter damage. Remove this mulch in early spring as new growth begins. For best results with your Fragaria x ananassa plants, ensure good air circulation to prevent fungal diseases.

Size & Details

This offering includes 100 Ogallala strawberry bare roots. These bare roots are dormant plants, meaning they are shipped without soil or leaves, ready to be planted directly into your garden or containers. Once planted, the ‘Ogallala’ variety typically grows to about 6-12 inches in height with a spreading habit, thanks to its runners. These runners will produce new plants, allowing your strawberry patch to expand naturally. Expect the first harvest of delicious berries from late spring, continuing through mid-fall. The plants are vigorous and winter-hardy, performing well across a wide range of climates. They are delivered without pots, ensuring a cost-effective and efficient way to start a large strawberry patch. The berries themselves are firm, plump, and bright red, offering a sweet and wild strawberry flavor that is highly sought after.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these Ogallala strawberry plants get? A: Once established, Ogallala strawberry bare roots typically grow to a height of 6-12 inches. They also have a spreading habit due to runners, which will produce new plants and expand your patch.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Ogallala strawberry bare roots are primarily intended for outdoor cultivation. They thrive in full sun and are cold-hardy, making them ideal for gardens in USDA Zones 3-9.
• Q: How much sunlight does the everbearing strawberry variety need? A: For optimal fruit production and flavor, these everbearing strawberry variety plants require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, growing Ogallala strawberries is relatively easy. They are vigorous, winter-hardy, and drought-tolerant once established, making them suitable for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
• Q: What condition will the bare roots arrive in? A: Your order will contain 100 Ogallala strawberry bare roots, which are dormant plants shipped without soil or leaves. They are ready for immediate planting upon arrival.
• Q: When is the best time to plant Ogallala strawberry bare roots? A: The best time for planting these bare roots is in early spring, after the danger of hard frost has passed, or in late fall in milder climates. This allows them to establish before the peak growing season.
• Q: Will these cold hardy strawberry plants survive winter in my zone? A: Yes, these cold hardy strawberry plants are well-suited for USDA Hardiness Zones 3-9. With proper winter mulching in colder zones, they will survive and return in spring.
• Q: How long until I get berries from these Fragaria x ananassa plants? A: You can expect to see your first harvest of berries from these Fragaria x ananassa plants in late spring of the first full growing season after planting, continuing through mid-fall.