Alpine strawberries are a beautiful plant for containers. However, you will want to ensure the soil doesn’t dry out. The pot must also drain well so the roots don’t become waterlogged.

Alpine strawberries will continue to flower and fruit until the first frost. Sufficient sunlight and water will keep your plants healthy and fruiting all summer. They are considered day-neutral strawberries. Which means they will bear fruit even when days are shorter or longer. It’s the cold that eventually makes them stop bearing fruit.

Strawberries need lots of visits from pollinators for the flowers to fully develop into a berry. If you consistently have fruit that isn’t fully formed, then you need to attract more pollinators to your garden. Try planting wildflowers or borage around your strawberry plants.

Pick the ripened strawberries to harvest your seeds from. Separate the seeds from the berries by mashing by hand or scraping with a knife. Rinse the seeds well and spread them out to dry. Once fully dried, store them in a cool, dark location to plant again another season.