50 Honeoye Strawberry Bare Roots – Fragaria – June-Bearing, Hardy, Sweet Berries

Overview

Cultivate your own delicious fruit with our offering of 50 Honeoye strawberry bare roots. The ‘Honeoye’ is a highly popular June-bearing strawberry variety, scientifically known as Fragaria x ananassa ‘Honeoye’, celebrated for its exceptional attributes. These bare roots provide a robust foundation for establishing a productive strawberry patch, yielding a bounty of large, firm, and incredibly sweet berries. Renowned for their remarkable cold tolerance, these winter hardy strawberries thrive in various climates, particularly excelling in the Northeast and Midwest United States. Whether you’re a home gardener looking to fill your baskets or planning a larger “pick-your-own” operation, these vigorous and self-pollinating plants are an excellent choice. Their ground-hugging, spreading habit ensures good coverage and high productivity, making them a favorite among growers seeking reliable and flavorful fruit.

Our Honeoye strawberry bare roots are carefully selected to ensure you receive healthy, dormant plants ready for successful establishment. This variety is not only productive but also boasts good general disease resistance, simplifying your gardening efforts. By planting these bare roots, you’re investing in a long-term source of fresh, homegrown strawberries, perfect for snacking, jams, desserts, and more. Experience the satisfaction of harvesting your own sweet fruit with this time-tested and beloved strawberry cultivar.

Key Benefits

The ‘Honeoye’ strawberry offers numerous advantages for both novice and experienced gardeners. Its robust nature and abundant yields make it a standout choice for those seeking a rewarding growing experience. Here are some of the key benefits:

• Exceptional Winter Hardiness: The ‘Honeoye’ variety is celebrated for its superior cold tolerance, making these winter hardy strawberries an ideal choice for regions with harsh winters, ensuring reliable growth year after year.
• High Yields of Quality Fruit: Expect prolific harvests of large, firm, and uniformly sweet berries. These June-bearing strawberries provide a concentrated harvest period, perfect for canning, freezing, or fresh eating.
• Vigorous & Self-Pollinating Plants: The plants grow vigorously and are self-pollinating, meaning you only need one variety to ensure fruit production. This characteristic simplifies the planting process and guarantees a good fruit set.
• Disease Resistance: ‘Honeoye’ strawberries possess good general resistance to common strawberry diseases, reducing the need for intensive pest and disease management and promoting healthier plants.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for both small home gardens and larger commercial operations, these berries are perfect for fresh consumption, baking, jams, jellies, and desserts, offering a versatile culinary appeal.
• Adaptable to Various Climates: While favored in the Northeast and Midwest, their adaptability allows them to perform well in a range of growing conditions, offering a broad appeal to gardeners.
• Easy to Grow from Bare Root: Starting with Honeoye strawberry bare roots is an economical and effective way to establish a productive patch, as bare roots quickly establish once planted in suitable conditions.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Successful cultivation of your Honeoye strawberry bare roots requires attention to a few key environmental factors. These plants thrive in full sun, meaning they need at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce the sweetest and most abundant fruit. When selecting a planting site, ensure it is well-drained and receives ample light. Preparing the soil is crucial; strawberries prefer a slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5-6.8) and rich, well-draining soil that has been amended with organic matter. Incorporating compost or aged manure before planting will provide essential nutrients and improve soil structure, setting your Fragaria plant up for success.

Watering is vital, especially during establishment and fruiting periods. Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Drip irrigation or soaker hoses are excellent methods to deliver water directly to the roots and minimize leaf wetness, which can help prevent fungal diseases. Mulching around your plants with straw or pine needles helps retain soil moisture, suppresses weeds, and keeps the berries clean. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced fertilizer, and again after the main harvest for June-bearing strawberries to support runner development. Protect your plants during winter with a layer of straw mulch, especially important for these winter hardy strawberries in colder zones, to prevent frost heave and damage to the crowns. Regularly remove runners to encourage fruit production in the primary plants, or allow some to root if you wish to expand your strawberry patch. Monitoring for common pests and diseases and addressing them promptly will ensure a healthy and productive patch of growing Honeoye strawberries.

Size & Details

This offering includes 50 Honeoye strawberry bare roots. Each bare root plant is dormant and ready for planting upon arrival. When established, ‘Honeoye’ strawberry plants typically grow to a height of 6-12 inches with a spread of 12-18 inches, forming a ground-hugging, spreading habit. They are vigorous growers, quickly sending out runners to expand the patch. These are June-bearing strawberries, meaning they produce one large crop of fruit in late spring to early summer, usually in June depending on your climate. The berries themselves are large, firm, and conical to wedge-shaped, with a bright red color and sweet flavor. Expect significant fruit production in the second year after planting, with some fruit possible in the first year if planted early and cared for well. Our Fragaria plant roots are shipped without pots and should be planted as soon as possible after delivery to ensure optimal establishment and growth.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How many Honeoye strawberry bare roots are included? A: This package contains 50 Honeoye strawberry bare roots, providing a substantial start for your garden or farm.
• Q: What is a June-bearing strawberry? A: June-bearing strawberries produce one large, concentrated crop of fruit over a 2-3 week period, typically in late spring to early summer. This makes them ideal for processing into jams or freezing.
• Q: Are these strawberries good for cold climates? A: Yes, ‘Honeoye’ is known for being incredibly hardy. These winter hardy strawberries are an excellent choice for colder regions, demonstrating superior resilience to frost.
• Q: When is the best time to plant Honeoye bare roots? A: The best time for growing Honeoye strawberries from bare roots is in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked and the danger of hard frost has passed.
• Q: How much sunlight do Honeoye strawberries need? A: For optimal fruit production, ‘Honeoye’ strawberries require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Choose a sunny location in your garden.
• Q: What kind of soil is best for this Fragaria plant? A: This Fragaria plant thrives in well-drained, fertile soil that is rich in organic matter. A slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5-6.8) is ideal.
• Q: How long until I get fruit from these bare roots? A: You may get a small harvest in the first year, but growing Honeoye strawberries typically produce their full, abundant crop in the second year after planting.
• Q: Do I need to buy more than one variety for pollination? A: No, ‘Honeoye’ strawberries are self-pollinating, so you only need this one variety to get a good fruit set.
• Q: What care do these winter hardy strawberries need in winter? A: In colder climates, it’s recommended to cover your winter hardy strawberries with a layer of straw mulch after the ground freezes to protect the crowns from extreme cold and frost heave.
• Q: What size will the berries be? A: ‘Honeoye’ is known for producing large, firm, and uniformly sized berries, making them excellent for both fresh eating and processing.