When to harvest Strawberry (perpetual/everbearing) in the UK
Strawberry (perpetual/everbearing) is planted rather than sown from seed, so the dates below are harvest dates.
Harvest dates by region
Strawberry (perpetual/everbearing) is grown to the calendar rather than to the frost, so the same dates apply across the whole UK and every region below reads the same. Where a plant’s timings do follow the frost, Plot shifts them from the Midlands and Lowland Wales baseline using Met Office average frost dates.
| Where you are | Harvest |
|---|---|
| South West Coast and Cornwall | mid June to early October |
| South Coast and Channel | mid June to early October |
| Greater London (Urban Heat Island) | mid June to early October |
| South East and Home Counties | mid June to early October |
| East Anglia | mid June to early October |
| Midlands and Lowland Wales | mid June to early October |
| Wales and West Coast | mid June to early October |
| Northern England | mid June to early October |
| Scotland Lowlands and Central Belt | mid June to early October |
| Scotland Highlands and Islands | mid June to early October |
| Northern Ireland | mid June to early October |
| Channel Islands and Isle of Man | mid June to early October |
Growing notes
Crops in small flushes from early summer until early autumn, sometimes up to the first frosts, so fruits are smaller and the total crop lighter than a summer-fruiting variety. Remove the first flush of flowers from spring-planted stock so plants establish properly.
At a glance
- Spacing
- 35 cm between plants
- Row spacing
- 75 cm
- Plants per m²
- 4
- Yield per plant
- 0.3 kg
- Eventual height
- 30 cm
- Eventual spread
- 40 cm
- Sun
- Full
- Frost tender
- No
- Grows in a container
- Yes, 10 litres or more
- Minimum soil depth
- 20 cm
- Balcony rating
- 5 out of 5
Pruning: what to avoid
Do not cut perpetual strawberries back hard after fruiting as you would summer-fruiting types; they carry on cropping into autumn and only need dead, damaged or diseased leaves removed in the end-of-season tidy-up.
Pruning group
perpetual strawberry
How long until it crops
Expect the first worthwhile pick about 1 year after planting, and a productive life of roughly 3 years.
What usually goes wrong
- grey mould
- vine weevil
- birds
- slugs
Companion planting
Grows well near
- borage
- chives
Related guides
Timings cross-checked against RHS guidance for strawberry (perpetual/everbearing).