Strawberry : Mignonette

Vegetable

• Crops in : 150 Days
• Ideal for : Baskets, Containers

Description

The wood alpine strawberry, Strawberry Mignonette produces lots of quality, tasty fruit. Excellent for hanging baskets and containers. In France Strawberry Mignonette is used for decorating pastries etc. and dropping into a glass of champagne.

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds late winter to early spring at 21C (70F) in a good free draining seed compost. Sow seeds on surface of compost and do not exclude light, sealing in a polythene bag after sowing is helpful. Germination usually takes 14-30 days. They can also be sown direct in mid spring in well raked soil and thinned out to 15cm (6 inch) apart.

Growing Instructions

When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and grow on in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost 15cm (6in) apart in ordinary well drained soil.

Nutritional Information

Strawberries are rich in folate, fibre and very high in Vitamin C. If you eat 5 berries a day, they will provide more vitamin C than an orange.