Winter Protection Yellowjackets Click here for a printer friendly version of this page. The matted row system requires the least maintenance. Plants grown in an ornamental setting can be incorporated into the landscape. Day neutral plants, which produce fewer runners, work well in the front of a border and along sidewalks and driveways.
Alpine strawberries produce tiny, highly flavored strawberries and make excellent ornamentals.
Weed well the first year, and thereafter maintenance should be minimal. Strawberries grown as a groundcover will not produce much fruit. In all cases, the soil should be well tilled and fertilized a week before planting. The matted row system works best with June bearing strawberries. You'll need an area about eight feet wide and 30 feet long to accommodate 30 plants.