My thinking is that they need some cold wx. Lets just say mine come back every year and its get -25F here every winter or even colder. They seem to have 2 flushes. One in the spring and one in the fall. They also like a lot of water. I ate one yesterday that was very sweet.

They might do well up on the summit of Mt Dora. ;>)

Here is a link that might be useful: seeds

Thanks for the info! :)

You could put a grow light in your freezer and give them a try.....

In all seriousness, I grew them up in New Hampshire but I wouldn't even think about trying to grow them in Florida.

Lou

Awwww darn! I had really hoped to surprise em & get some seeds. But if they wouldn't grow, well????? Not worth the time. Sure are cute little things though, aren't they?! :)

I just registered here and am searching for alpine strawberry threads. I have been collecting alpine strawberry varieties for nearly 25 years. I'm not trying to sell you anything here, but you might find answers to your questions on my blog at http://blog.thestrawberrystore.com. I also have some videos on YouTube. My channel is gourmetberries.

To answer the original question about growing alpines in FL, I have a number of customers in FL. The key is to come up with ways to get them through the hottest part of the year. Planting fast growing plants that will provide shade can help. Planting in containers and moving the plants to cooler spots can work. I have been experimenting with fabric containers and sell one brand. Fabric containers will help cool the soil. This is true of any strawberry. All strawberries are a cool season crop.

Any other questions please ask.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Strawberry Store

I am experimenting with them now. I started them in the Fall so the real test hasn't come yet. I did lose about half of them to my wretched squirrels' digging

I read once that Florida strawberry farmers ship their plants to Canada to go through the summer season. I don't know if that is true or not. I've thought of bringing some of mine from Cape Cod to Florida in the Fall, not that it is legal...

But from what you are saying it really wouldn't work?

Carol B.

I must be doing something wrong, I have four year old strawberry plants, going on five, that produce berries every year. SHHH don't tell my plants they ain't s'posed to do that. They are in my three earthboxes at the north end of my screen-greenhouse. I use three earthboxes because the original plants start to decline somewhat the third year so I train the new runners towards the oldest earthbox that is set between the other two. This method has worked well for me. I have no clue as to the the name of the plants. Right now (unlike the Florida growers) my plants are winter sleeping for their new job this coming spring. Each fall I cut the runners free and move the one box to make the oldest the center again. All three boxes will produce fruit this spring and stop fruiting around May-June and start runner production. I feed them using the formula for modifying Miracle Grow to include the missing elements that the hydroponics people use and apply that into the water reservoir of the earthbox.

Lou

Lou
Always figured there MUST be some type that would make it through summer. There are a gazillion cultivars new ones coming all the time. I didn't plant any this year as I couldn't find the appropriate cultivars Looks like that's a good thing lol Frost followed by heatwave lol
gary

Funny Lou, I have strawberry plants too. They produced the last two years and are still blooming. Shhh don't tell my plants either. LOL

Hi
So share your secrets.lol How do you grow them.What cultivar and what form?? What kind of crop and what season?? Have you grown from seed and good sources ??
gary

Gary,
I thought my strawberry growing explanation above was fully informative. As to the cultivar, I don't know as my wife bought them for me from QVC or HSC shopping channel. It's whatever they were selling 5 years ago, but I do know that the berry plants are the June bearing type, but in Florida they bear a month earlier. In the wintertime they don't die off, they sit in the box all green gathering strength for the production of early summer berries. (this is about all I can add to my earlier post without becoming redundant).

Lou

Lou
And I thank you very much for the info. Aimed this ?? at Sharbear,seems to be having some success also.
Tumbling
happen to note some at Lowes .Claimed to have ten plants in the pack but I counted four. They were the "Sequoia" stain Highly recommended for 9/10 florida
but it's an old cultivar. Only 5 bucks what can you lose?? They are a beautiful plant for a strawberry jar ,hanging basket?? Good luck!! gary

Just try growing them inside, against a window! That way they get the benefit of full Florida sunlight plus the coolness of A/C!