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How to Plant Ozark Beauty Strawberries
Consider planting Ozark Beauty strawberries to get harvests of tasty berries in late spring and early autumn.
With its first five-petaled blooms emerging in the spring, the Ozark Beauty (Fragaria x ananassa, 'Ozark Beauty') is an everbearing strawberry, producing fruit in the spring and fall, along with a smattering of fruits in between, during the summer months. Most of the production of fruit from this cultivar happens in late spring or early summer, with a smaller crop in the fall from summer blooms. This cultivar is grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 8. Named for the Ozarks, this strawberry does well in that area but also grows in all regions within its recommended USDA zones.
Growing Ozark Beauty Strawberries
Plant strawberries in full sun as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Strawberries like loamy soil with a pH between 5.8 and 6.5. Use an at-home soil testing kit or take advantage of soil testing through your local extension service to determine the current soil pH. To lower soil pH one point, add 1.5 pounds of elemental sulfur per 100 square feet of soil. To raise soil pH half a point, add 3 pounds of lime per 100 square feet of soil. Work lime or sulfur into the top few inches of soil that has been tilled. Before planting, apply 1 pound of 10-10-10 fertilizer and work it into the soil 6 to 8 inches deep. Remove all grass and weeds.
Plant two rows of strawberries, placing each strawberry plant 1 foot apart. Leave a 2-foot-wide walkway between each two-row section. Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball and deep enough that the middle of the crown of the plant is level with the soil line when the hole is filled. Make sure all roots are below the soil and fill the hole with soil. Water thoroughly after planting.
Do not allow young plants to dry out after planting. Water deeply any time the soil is dry one inch below the soil surface.
Tip
Fertilize plants again after the first harvest the spring after the strawberries were planted. Pinch off runners when they emerge to encourage plants to put more energy toward fruit production, rather than producing more plants.
