Wild strawberries cannot be stored and are therefore rarely found on the market. One more reason to plant the delicious red fruits on the balcony. You can track down the best varieties here.

Class wild strawberries for vertical cultivation

Small wild strawberries thrive even in traffic lights and window boxes, which the vast majority of tall cultivated strawberries are not suited to. The following varieties transform the balcony and terrace into a strawberry paradise all summer long:

  • Waldfee: countless sugar-sweet fruits, comparatively large and dark red
  • Black Hubertus: red, shiny fruits with a wonderful ornamental value
  • Steve's Plodgey: very decorative with variegated leaves and light red wild strawberries
  • Rosa Perle: aromatic pink fruits, ideal for preserving
  • Golden Alexandria: a majestic variety with golden yellow foliage and unusually large strawberries
  • Queen of the forest: heavenly with white flowers and red fruits

The Annelie variety, an ingenious cross between wild strawberries and garden strawberries, is suitable for large pots and balcony boxes (€109.00). It combines the advantages of both plants in the form of medium-sized fruits and an everbearing habit. Annelie is even made so stable that it has a lifespan of up to 8 years.

Care tips for wild strawberries on the balcony

To ensure that your snack garden on the balcony with wild strawberries is a complete success, we have put together some useful tips for care:

  • keep the plants evenly moist, allowing the substrate to dry out
  • From the beginning of flowering, mulch with straw or expanded clay (19.73€) so that the fruit stays clean and healthy
  • fertilize organically before flowering and after harvest
  • pinch off the first flowers until the end of May to increase fruit volume and crop yield
  • only harvest wild strawberries that are completely colored

After harvesting, cut the plants back down to the heart bud. In the planter, wild strawberries are at risk from frost because the root ball could freeze through. Therefore, wrap the bucket and box with bubble wrap or jute and cover the substrate with straw or wood shavings.

tips and tricks

A lack of space on the balcony shouldn't keep you from enjoying a refreshing strawberry treat. The robust wild strawberries thrive in every conceivable place, even in the planting bag. You can hang it on the wall, railing or fence. As long as the location is semi-shady to sunny and the substrate is nutritious, cultivation is easy.

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Vegetable garden