Seascape Strawberry Plants - Great for Planters - Day Neutral (Heavy Producer) - Bare Root Strawberry Plants from Hand Picked Nursery (10)

I did a lot of research prior to selecting this type of strawberry. As it turns out, this variety across the board was more spending than others so I was concerned about the condition on arrival. I have never ordered bare root before. I already have a robust strawberry patch at the previous owner of my home put in and it produces very sweet but very small fruit so I wanted to mix it up. These arrived in a plastic bag with what I think was some sort of light soil or moss and slightly moist, but not wet. I received 26 plants instead of 25. They were all in excellent shape! I planned on putting them directly in the ground but the directions said to wait until I have a higher nighttime temperature so I planted them as instructed. Most of them had well developed very long roots. Much more than I expected. I did not have enough pots large enough, so I separated them by route length and put the longest roots in the bigger pots that I had. Unfortunately, I failed to take a photo of the package on arrival so all I can say is perfect condition no issues We have had an unusually warm winter in Idaho, so I expect by the time I can actually put these in the ground outside. They’re going to have a lot more growth sitting on my kitchen table. I DO NOT have a green thumb so if they all make it, it will be a fabulous outcome. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier. The product is better than I expected. Larger. More vigorous. Healthy and clearly alive and well. My transplanting… not so much. LOL!

I’ve purchased strawberry plants from Hand Picked Nursery twice now, and both experiences have been excellent. First Purchase: When I first bought their plants, I was completely new to gardening and accidentally planted the crowns too deep. Despite that mistake—and despite growing them under a regular household bulb with no proper grow light—they still managed to flower within a week. The plants were healthy and very easy to grow. Unfortunately, a couple of weeks later the flowers shriveled and the plants died, most likely because of my planting error, not the quality of the plants. Second Purchase: Since then, I’ve improved my gardening setup and skills. I ordered from Hand Picked Nursery again a couple of weeks ago, and they impressed me even more this time. They included an extra plant and even sent a double crown. These new plants are already starting to flower, and now I have the proper equipment to support them and (hopefully) harvest actual strawberries. Why I Keep Buying Here: The quality is consistently high, the prices are very reasonable, and shipping is affordable. I usually buy from Burpee, but their prices and shipping fees are much higher. Hand Picked Nursery gives me great plants without the extra cost. Overall, this is a fantastic product, and I plan to buy all my future strawberry plants from them. I will continue to edit this review to update the status of the plants!

Update: I have to recant my original review (below). Although I got one more root than expected, and the roots all popped up a leaf or two. All but one have died in the first few weeks. I have been gardening for over 50 years, and have a green thumb. I had a very well mixed sand/soil base topped with a soil made specifically for strawberries. I even used a fertilizer designed for strawberries. One plant survived of the 6 and I treated that plant exactly the same way as I treated the other 5. I ordered 5 roots, got 6 - I can't say that will happen to you, but it's always nice to get a bonus. 3 of the roots were already sprouting leaves when I got them. I was a little worried about the other 3 but they just took a week longer so I'm six out of six. I planted them in soil made for strawberries, and I'm using fertilizer made for strawberries as well. People ask me how all of my plants do so well, I feed them what they want and put them in the soil they like! This is a really good value compared to buying plants at the store, and you don't have to put them in a small pot and transplant them later, you can just put them in the soil. I'm caging mine because I live next to a forest so I can have all the berries for myself (the critters have plenty of food to eat in the forest!). I'm going to cover them in straw with a moisture barrier for the winter, so hopefully I can keep this crop going next year.

Shipping was quick! Roots looked to be pretty healthy and a good size as well. I had ordered 15 and I received 16 roots. They included easy step by step instructions and tips. They recommended a 30% sand 70% soil mix, a quality potting mix with some additional pearlite will do the job just fine. We are currently starting them off indoors under a grow light as the weather is a bit hot for the delicate roots. By the next morning I saw some start to sprout and break their dormancy but by the end of day 3 they all had some amount of fresh green growth! My woman and I have had some poor experiences in the past with being sold completely dead bare roots but this is a good trustworthy seller who takes pride in their work and as long as they have the varieties we are looking for we will both be bringing our business here to hand picked nursery for the peace of mind!

I think they’re lovely. They arrived green, untangled and well sorted. As it’s off-season, I need to wait to see how things proceed.

I’ve ordered from here multiple times and generally the condition of the strawberries are good and there are no issues. The last batch that I ordered a month ago did not do so well. I contacted the seller about it and I really got no resolve. So order if you’re OK with you may or may not get a good batch. I just ordered from someone else so I could be done with the situation and get on with growing my strawberries.

These plants (order of 5) arrived 2-3 hours ago and though I've never received bareroot strawberry plants before, I am very happy with how they look. They were shipped in a small bubblewrap envelope, which concerned me when I saw it, but the plants seem to have survived well. They were sent by USPS, which I always prefer, but travel time concerned me in this case. They spent 2+ days in North Carolina (mid August - my choice), zipped across the country, and then spent another 2 days in Washington state. I've since let the roots soak in water for maybe 20 minutes, and planted them in pots. In both cases only the roots were covered. I also cut off any black or badly damaged leaves and runner bits, to minimize rot. It's 83° outside now so I'll keep the plants inside until this heatwave passes. I'll update this review should there be any change. P.S. I did receive a couple extra plants, for a total of 7 healthy-looking plants. Thank you. Update 10 days later: Though 4 of these plants, in 2 pots, were knocked off my rail after 3 days outside (bird), all are thriving. They showed progress almost from day 1. So far: Excellent! Update: Day 13 What's happening!? All of a sudden, every leaf on every plant has become 'lacey'! Existing plants (variety - Montana) 1'-3' away are fine. See photos. I can't imagine how these plants can survive, though the stalks look fine. Extremely disappointed. Update after 1 month: Pretty sure I know what's happening now: earwigs! Letting the dog out at night, I'd noticed that there were a decent number of earwigs around. I learned that they do this sort of damage and like to hide out in damp straw mulch during the day! They're likely responsible for the small holes I've been seeing in every ripening berry on other plants I have as well as munched strawberry flowers! Not all of these plants are likely to survive, but that's my fault. I'm dealing with the earwigs now. I would buy from this seller again. Update mid October: Earwigs were definitely what caused the demise of all 7 of these plants. They later started descimating my established container strawberries. Friit and flowers were heavily targeted, but leaves were not spared either. Soya sauce and vegetable oil traps helped, but nightly hunts with a flashlight finally started knocking back the earwigs. Until they arrived, these bareroot strawberry plants grew amazingly. I'm so happy with the plants I received that I've just ordered more.

This is the second time I've ordered strawberry crowns from Hand Picked. The first time was early spring 2020. They were amazing. I ordered 20, recieved 25. All survived and we enjoyed thorough for several years. Last year decided to change and plant them in a greenstalk. I ordered from a local small nursery, twice, and had less than 50%luck. I rooted runners from the few that did grow and planted in the fall. These were Albion, and I'm not thrilled with. Only had 4 of 20 Seascape survive from this same original order. Those are my favorite. So I ordered 10 more Seascape from Hand Picked to get started in the greenhouse to be ready for fall planting. And again I'm thrilled with what I received in the mail all the way to Oregon. I received 12 crowns. 11 look absolutely amazing and the one that looks meh. Is in great condition just not thriving like the other 11. But I have great hope for it. Anyway, all this to say. As much as I like to support local business's, sometimes quality and service are more important. The youtuber who mentioned fall planting for strawberry starts mentioned how hard it could be to get crowns or starts in the fall but started that Hand Picked still offered strawberry crowns through the summer and I remembered that was where my pandemic strawberries came from. Same quality and service as 6 years ago. Thank you!