Plant Specifications

Planting And Care

• Sweet Charlie is a vigorous produce and a great choice for the home garden. They are firm, can tolerate gentle shipping over short distances, and have deep red mature strawberries.
• The plants have leaves that are medium to dark green, slightly cupped, and semi-glossy.
• In the first year, discourage plants from fruiting. If not allowed to bear fruit, they will spend their food reserves on developing healthy roots.
• The yields will be much greater in the second year.First and second generations produce higher yields. Try to space each plant about 10 inches apart. Moisture is very important due to shallow roots. Water adequately, about one inch per week.
• They need a lot of water when the runners and flowers are developing and again in the fall when the plants are mature. When the growing season is over, mow or cut the foliage down to one inch and mulch plants about 4 inches deep with straw, pine needles or other organic material.
• Remove mulch in early spring, after danger of frost has passed.Row covers are a good option for protecting blossoms and fruit from birds.
  

  Strawberry Plant Care

  Sweet Charlie strawberry plants have an atypical ripening profile that can be quite variable. Generally the variety has two weeks of early production that produces very good, high-quality strawberries. However, after the initial two weeks, size tends to drop off drastically in the early midseason.

  Sunlight	Full Sun
  Watering	Keep soil moist throughout the growing season.
  Soil	They prefer slightly acidic soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.8.
  Temperature	15 degrees C
  Fertilizer	Apply any organic fertilizer

  Strawberry Plant Special Feature

  And, even more interestingly, a second crop of very large Sweet Charlie berries are produced in the last week of strawberry season in some years even though they are June-bearing plants. Generally, however, a Sweet Charlie strawberry plant will produce between 1 and 2 pints of strawberries per season.