I've only planted my strawberries in window boxes. I planted them about 4" apart and they did fine. Wait for others to answer.

I did one 20' row with 4" spacng as well no problems so far I have gotten a good amount of strawberryes going for 2 years.

I have 48" and 36" raised beds. I'd like to do 4 long rows down the length of the 48" bed with 12" spacing of the plants in the row. At the end of the season will pull out the plants and plant something else. Thoughts?

I just don't see the purpose of replacing for strawberries evry year. they produce fruit for good amount of years. I would do 2 rows and just grow whatever else you want on the rest of the bed. but I also have 3 beds and they are 10' x20'

My thought is that if you have to ask the questions you are asking, having a strawberry crop and another crop in one year in the same space is not going to be a fun year for you.

Strawberry plants live for years, and most of them will shoot out to create more plants with much effort and energy. Unless you are a roots building guru, it usually takes a couple of years to really get a good production of berries. My advice is focus on the type of strawberry (June bearing, or All Season bearing), and decide if you want to devote the space to growing strawberries. Alternatively you could plant alpine strawberries which are more tame, with smaller though very tasty berries, but do not spread as weedily as your typical strawberry plant.

If space is an issue, just don't plant strawberries... they take a lot of room. There is a nearby farm that grows june bearing in 3 foot rows spaced at 12 inch, but they don't plant something else there after harvest.

I know you are well intentioned on the advice to grow one crop in the space and not two. However, I want to grow as much corn as I can every year. The local farmers routinely do what I intend to do. Last year, I planted plugs in the fall and got a good yield of large Chandler strawberries. However, I used traditional spacing. I then pulled them on June 25th when the strawberries petered out. I am simply trying to get advice or shared experience on the optimal spacing using this methodology. I am hoping to hear from someone who has done this in a raised bed.

I do not raise them as a one year crop. If I were doing that, I would plant a double row spaced about 6 inches apart.

Wayne,

So 120 plants for a 30' long 3' foot wide raised bed. Sounds reasonable.

Thanks

Scott

my question is are you gonna be selling this strawberries