how long do strawberries take to grow from seeds? and what is the best soil for them to be in?

Answer 1

Growing strawberries isn't hard- it's just done a particular way. First you usually buy sets-- not seeds. You'll get a crop sooner. Then you need loamy soil-- easy to dig and fertile. Then it helps to have straw or mulch to put around the strawberries with room for the "babies" to be grown-- the plants reproduce by sending out a stem and growing a "baby" at it's end- (and is what you buy when you buy your sets) -- so you space the parent strawberries with enough room around each one for babies-- confused yet? For a homeowner to grow enough strawberries for freezing and/or jam, the birds and the dogs-- it takes some room. -- So check out the master gardner site and then go to the grocery for frozen fruit. The dog? my brother had a dog-- and brother grew strawberries every year-- waited for them to be just ripe to pick for breakfast-- nary a one got just right-- caught the dog very delicately moving the leaves and eating the berry-- just when it was just right!
Other folks do strawberries just right for me--works for me.
good luck

Answer 2

http://www.mastergardeners.org/picks/growingStrawberries.html