A: Plant strawberries in late October through November. Place strawberry plants in rows 36 inches apart and 12 inches apart within each row. Elevate rows 6” above existing soil to ensure good drainage, whenever possible, use drip irrigation to reduce disease on leaves and fruit. Use pine straw to reduce weed problems and slugs. Specific cultivars recommended by the University of Florida are: ‘Strawberry Festival’ (plant October 10-20); ‘Florida Radiance’ (plant October 5-15); ‘Winterstar’ (plant October 1-5).

Check out the University of Florida publications on strawberries:
Growing strawberries for the Home Garden:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS40300.pdf
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS119900.pdf
Fertilization:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/CV/CV22900.pdf
Diseases:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/PG/PG05600.pdf

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