Strawberry Sonata
A high quality, mid-season variety of strawberry producing uniform shaped fruits in abundance from June-July. The fruits of Strawberry ‘Sonata’ are deliciously sweet and juicy and once picked will last well without darkening in colour. A resilient variety – able to stand very hot spells and periods of heavy rain, with far fewer mis-shapen berries during the first and second pickings than are seen in other varieties.
Strawberry ‘Sonata’ is well suited to growing in containers for a space saving crop on the patio. Cropping periods can also be brought forward or extended if you are growing them in a greenhouse or poly-tunnel. Height: 20cm (8”). Spread: 30cm (12”).
Looking after your strawberry plants
Water strawberries frequently throughout the growing season and weed regularly between rows. When growing strawberry plants in baskets and containers, they will also need feeding every two weeks.
From early summer, remove any runners that are produced as these will weaken the plants vigour. Protect the developing fruit from slugs and snails by spreading straw around each plant. Positioning a net over the plants will also prevent crop damage by birds. The netting and straw can be removed after cropping to allow better air flow around the crown of the plant. Mulch strawberry plants with well rotted manure in spring.