Elsanta Strawberry Bushes - Mid Season
This is one of the most common commercially grown strawberries. The big, glossy, dense fruit has great flavour, stores well, while the plants are vigorous and crop heavily.
Your homegrown berries, eaten straight off the bush, will be much better than most specimens that you find in the supermarket!
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Features
- Firm fruit don't bruise easily.
- Great flavour and good yields.
Growing Elsanta Strawberries:
Not suitable for organic growing and it's slightly less hardy than average, so it'll benefit greatly from frost protection during winter. All strawberries need a well drained soil and this is especially true here, as it's prone to root rot on clay soil.
Read our detailed information on how to grow Strawberries here.
History & Trivia
This Dutch variety was bred in the early 1980's from 'Holiday' and 'Gorella', and became the most grown variety in Holland.