We’ve all heard that timing is everything. It also applies to sowing seeds. One goes through the whole process of deciding to grow a crop or plant an area and choose and buy some seeds. Now, one must decide when is the optimal time to sow them.

I am actually writing a detailed discussion of this to be published within a month or so, but I wanted to provide information to those who are now considering this for warmer growing areas.

In general, strawberry seeds require almost 4 months from the time they are sown to production of the first fruit. This is under near ideal conditions like a daily temperatures of 65 to 70F and nightly temperatures in the 60’s. It also assumes daylength of about 12 hours. If you’re growing during the short days of winter in a greenhouse you may need to use supplemental lighting to attain a 12 hour day.

Now you have the basic information you need to make the decision of when to sow your strawberry seeds. Should you have special circumstances don’t hesitate to contact me.