5 Mara Des Bois Strawberry Live Plants – Everbearing Bare Root

Overview

Introduce a touch of French elegance to your garden with Mara Des Bois strawberry plants. These exceptional everbearing varieties are renowned for producing some of the sweetest and most fragrant strawberries available. Originating from France, these live plants are a favorite among connoisseurs and home gardeners alike, offering a gourmet berry experience right from your backyard. Each plant is carefully cultivated to ensure robust growth and abundant fruiting. When you choose these everbearing strawberry plants, you’re investing in a continuous harvest of delectable fruit, making them a highly rewarding addition to any edible landscape. The unique aroma and intense sweetness set Mara Des Bois apart from other strawberry varieties, providing a truly special treat for your palate.

Our bare root strawberry plants are carefully prepared for shipping, ensuring they arrive in optimal condition for planting. This method allows for easy establishment and rapid growth once planted in your garden. The Mara Des Bois variety is celebrated for its ability to produce fruit over an extended season, delighting growers with multiple harvests throughout the year. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting, these plants offer a fantastic opportunity to grow your own high-quality strawberries.

Key Benefits

Choosing Mara Des Bois strawberries for your garden offers a multitude of advantages, making them a standout choice for any fruit enthusiast. These everbearing strawberry plants provide a continuous supply of fresh, delicious fruit.

• Exceptional Flavor and Aroma: Enjoy the intensely sweet and wonderfully fragrant berries that Mara Des Bois is famous for. Their unique taste profile is unmatched, making them a culinary delight.
• Everbearing Harvest: Benefit from at least two significant flushes of fruit production from spring into fall, and often a good spring crop in subsequent years. This ensures a prolonged season of fresh strawberries.
• Beautiful Appearance: The small to medium-sized berries boast a beautiful, glossy red color, adding visual appeal to your garden and your plate.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for fresh eating, desserts, jams, or as a garnish. Their exquisite taste elevates any dish or snack.
• Home Garden & Commercial Appeal: While a specialty variety for home gardeners, their high taste and berry fragrance make them suitable for commercial applications where quality is paramount.
• Robust Growth: These bare root strawberry plants are bred for vigor and productivity, ensuring a healthy and fruitful patch with proper care.
• Rewarding Gardening Experience: Experience the joy of harvesting your own homegrown, premium quality sweet fragrant strawberries, fostering a deeper connection with your garden.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper care is essential for maximizing the yield and flavor of your Mara Des Bois strawberry plants. These plants thrive in well-drained soil with average moisture, maintaining a pH level between 5.5 and 6.5. Ensure good soil preparation before planting by incorporating organic matter to improve fertility and drainage. When planting your bare root strawberry plants, space them approximately 12 inches apart to allow ample room for growth and air circulation, which helps prevent disease. Watering should be consistent, especially during fruiting periods, but avoid overwatering to prevent root rot.

For optimal fruit production, these everbearing strawberry plants require full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Protect them from extreme temperatures; while hardy in USDA Zones 4-8, consider mulching in colder climates to insulate roots and in warmer climates to retain soil moisture and keep roots cool. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer in early spring and again after the first major harvest to support continuous fruiting. Regularly remove runners to encourage the plant to put its energy into berry production, though leaving some can help establish a denser patch over time. Pests like slugs and birds can be a concern, so consider using netting or other deterrents to protect your precious sweet fragrant strawberries.

Understanding the needs of your growing strawberry plants will lead to a bountiful harvest. Keep an eye out for common diseases and address them promptly. Good air circulation and proper watering techniques are your best defense against fungal issues. With a little attention, your Mara Des Bois plants will reward you with an abundance of fragrant and delicious berries for years to come.

Size & Details

This offering includes 5 Mara Des Bois strawberry plants, shipped as premium bare root strawberry plants. These plants are ready for immediate planting upon arrival and will establish quickly in your garden. The Mara Des Bois variety typically takes 1-2 years to bear significant fruit after planting, with initial harvests beginning the first year. They are known for producing small to medium-sized berries, distinguished by their vibrant red color and glossy texture. The texture of the fruit is firm, and the taste is delightfully mild and sweet. These plants are suitable for USDA Zones 4-8, making them adaptable to a wide range of climates across the US. Each plant, when mature, will form a healthy clump, contributing to a robust strawberry patch.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these Mara Des Bois strawberry plants get? A: While the individual berries are small to medium-sized, the plants themselves will spread and form healthy clumps. We recommend spacing them 12 inches apart to allow for proper growth and air circulation, contributing to better yields of sweet fragrant strawberries.
• Q: Are these indoor or outdoor strawberry plants? A: Mara Des Bois strawberry plants are primarily outdoor plants, thriving in garden beds, raised beds, or containers where they receive ample sunlight. They can be grown indoors with specialized lighting, but outdoor cultivation is generally more successful for fruit production.
• Q: How much sunlight do these everbearing strawberry plants need? A: These plants require full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, for optimal fruit development and flavor. Adequate sunlight is crucial for getting the best yield from your growing strawberry plants.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for, especially for beginners? A: Yes, with basic gardening knowledge, these everbearing strawberry plants are relatively easy to care for. Providing well-drained soil, consistent watering, and adequate sunlight are the main requirements for success.
• Q: What condition will the bare root strawberry plants arrive in? A: Your bare root strawberry plants will arrive without soil, carefully packaged to ensure they are healthy and ready for planting. This is a standard and effective method for shipping dormant plants.
• Q: When is the best time to plant Mara Des Bois strawberry plants? A: The best time to plant bare root strawberries is in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, or in late fall before the first hard frost, allowing them to establish roots before extreme weather.
• Q: Will these strawberry plants survive winter in my zone? A: Mara Des Bois strawberry plants are hardy in USDA Zones 4-8. In colder zones, applying a layer of mulch in late fall can provide insulation and help them overwinter successfully.