🍓 Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
🍓 Fruit 🧬 Rose family (Rosaceae)
Companion plants for Strawberry (Fruit): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Good Companions — Plant Together
Bad Neighbours — Keep Them Apart
Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSpring for early varieties, autumn for an extended season; plant as runners or seedlings.
🌱 DepthCrown at soil level; roots 5-8 cm deep
📏 Spacing25-35 cm (60-75 cm between rows)
🌞 SunFull sun
💧 WateringRegular; critical during fruit set, keeping water off the leaves is preferred
🧺 HarvestWhen the fruit is fully red, pick gently by holding the stem; strawberries picked before ripening won't sweeten
🪴 SoilSlightly acidic (pH 5.5-6.5), humus-rich, well-draining
⭐ DifficultyEasy
🗓️ SeasonSpring / Autumn
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: Strawberries grow close to the ground and rot easily; put straw or a strawberry mat (mulch) under the fruit. Don't plant strawberries in a bed where tomato, potato, pepper or eggplant grew in the last 4-5 years; the Verticillium fungus stays in the soil for a long time.
🤝 Companion logic: Garlic, onion and chives repel spider mites and aphids with their pungent scent and protect strawberries from grey mould (Botrytis); borage draws pollinators and beneficial insects. Keep them away from brassicas (cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi): there is mutual growth suppression and competition for nutrients/moisture. Also avoid fennel (allelopathy) and nightshades such as tomato, potato, pepper and eggplant; these raise the risk of Verticillium wilt.
🔬 Scientific References
- Griffiths-Lee, J., Nicholls, E. ve Goulson, D. (2020) 'Companion planting to attract pollinators increases the yield and quality of strawberry fruit in gardens and allotments', Ecological Entomology, 45(5), s. 1025–1034. doi:10.1111/een.12880.
- Hoover, E.E., Klodd, A., Tepe, E.S. ve Foulk, D. (2024) Growing strawberries in the home garden. University of Minnesota Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit/growing-strawberries-home-garden (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Traunfeld, J. (2024) Growing Strawberries in a Home Garden. University of Maryland Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/growing-strawberries-home-garden (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Hughes, H., Ells, J.E., Schweitermann, G., Reich, J., Henson, Y. ve Carter, S. (2025) Strawberries for the Home Garden, Fact Sheet No. 7.000. Colorado State University Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/strawberries-for-the-home-garden-7-000/ (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Oklahoma State University Extension (t.y.) Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden. Erişim adresi: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/growing-strawberries-in-the-home-garden.html (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) How to grow strawberries. Erişim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/strawberries/grow-your-own (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- The Old Farmer's Almanac (t.y.) Strawberries: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Strawberries at Home. Erişim adresi: https://www.almanac.com/plant/strawberries (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- West Coast Seeds (t.y.) Companion Planting. Erişim adresi: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/companion-planting (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Riotte, L. (1998) Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing.
- Polat, M. (2008) 'Ankara (Ayaş) Koşullarında Organik Çilek Yetiştiriciliği', Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(3). doi:10.1501/Tarimbil_0000001031.
- T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı (t.y.) Çilek. Erişim adresi: https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/GKGM/Belgeler/Uretici_Bilgi_Kosesi/Dokumanlar/cilek.pdf (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Atatürk Bahçe Kültürleri Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü (t.y.) Organik Çilek Yetiştiriciliği. T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Yalova. Erişim adresi: https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/yalovabahce/Belgeler/Yayinlar/103-organik.cilek.pdf (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).