Strawberry - Fresca

Strawberry Fresca Seeds

~ 50 Seeds

Fresca Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a compact, everbearing variety prized for its glossy medium sized berries produced from early summer through autumn—ideal for containers, baskets, and garden beds. 

It’s a perfect addition for gardeners seeking continuous harvests, vivid ornamental appeal, and a fruitful edible landscape. Unique traits include a manageable mounded habit, minimal runner production, and consistent flavor that pairs beautifully with companion herbs and flowers.

•    Attracts pollinators
•    Edible
•    Low maintenance
•    Easy to grow
•    Long blooming
•    Perennial: zones 4–8
•    Height: ~8–10 cm (3–4”) 
•    Spread: 25–30 cm (10–12”)
•    Planting spacing: 25–36 cm (10–14”) apart
•    Depth: Surface sown or pressed lightly into the mix
•    Days to Maturity: 150 days
•    Sun: Full
•    Germination: 21–42 days

Growing instructions:
•    Stratify seeds in the fridge (3–4 weeks) about 16 – 20 weeks before last frost.
•    Indoors (preferred): after stratifying seeds in the fridge, 12–16 weeks before last frost (e.g., December–February for first-year fruit), sow thinly on damp seed starting mix trays—do not cover, as light aids germination. Maintain moisture and a temperature of 18–24 °C (65–75 °F) under fluorescent lights. Heat mat recommended. 
•    Sowing outdoors: After stratification, sow thinly outdoors post-last frost, spacing 25–36 cm (10–14 in); keep soil moist. No fruit in year 1 if sowing directly outdoors.