Nothing says summertime quite like home-grown strawberries, the very taste of the English kitchen garden!
And the great thing is that strawberries are easy to grow in a range of soils and conditions - but if you want really great crops then try these varieties.
Be prepared for a LOT of strawberries!
The best strawberries for bumper crops
‘Alice’
![Alice](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb4/232e/27cd/9205/e3d0/493f/StrawberryAlice.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
This British-bred mid-season strawberry produces reliable crops of bright red juicy fruit of sweet flavour. Long picking season. Excellent disease resistance.
Tip: Versatile variety that will tolerate a wide range of soil types.
From: www.kenmuir.co.uk Tel: 01255 830181
‘Florence’
![Florence](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb4/2344/3a84/594d/a3ae/1bbe/StrawberryFlorence.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Later cropping variety producing conical matt-red berries of good, rounded flavour on upright plants. Excellent resistance to most diseases and also some resistance to vine weevil.
Tip: Ideal variety to use if growing organically.
From: www.kenmuir.co.uk Tel: 01255 830181
‘Hapil’
![Hapil](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb4/235b/27cd/92c6/aed0/4941/StrawberryHapil.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Good all-round mid-season variety producing large, glossy bright red berries of sweet flavour. Vigorous, but can be affected by verticillium wilt.
Tip: Excellent variety for lighter, drier soil conditions.
From: www.pomonafruits.co.uk Tel: 01255 440410
‘Honeoye’
![Honeoye](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb4/238d/b87b/a932/8948/6f4a/StrawberryHoneoye.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Commercial variety producing reliable early crops of shiny orange-red fruit of large size that are of high quality and good for freezing. Disease resistant.
Tip: Can be grown in the greenhouse to produce earlier crops.
From: www.pomonafruits.co.uk Tel: 01255 440410
‘Mara de Bois’
![Mara de Bois](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5eb4/23a5/ab06/9940/1c69/f25a/StrawberryMaradesBois.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Perpetual variety producing a succession of sweet, aromatic deep red fruit similar to woodland strawberries, but of larger size and greater yield. Resistant to powdery mildew.
Tip: Ideal for growing in pots on the patio.
From: www.pomonafruits.co.uk Tel: 01255 440410