- Type:
- Fruit
- USDA hardiness zones:
- 4-8
This cultivar is a Junebearing strawberry which, as the name suggests, produces one crop per year early in the season (typically June). Junebearers are sensitive to the length of day, and send out runners in spring as day length increases. Five-petaled, white flowers with yellow centers appear on the plants in spring and give way to large, smooth, red berries which mature in late spring to early summer. Junebearing berries are normally larger than the berries produced by everbearing or day-neutral plants. 'Cavendish' generally does well in the St. Louis area.
- Full sun
- Medium
- High
Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers organically rich, sandy loams. Strawberries are a high maintenance fruit crop which can be grown all over the United States. Growing recommendations can vary considerably depending upon the climate, however, and varieties are often regionally adapted. Grow only certified disease-resistant cultivars. University Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia publishes a pamphlet called \Home Fruit Production: Strawberries and Their Culture\" (G 6135) which provides some basic information on growing strawberries in Missouri and is available for inspection or purchase at the Center for Home Gardening."
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