Raise your hand if you love strawberries!

These sweet, juicy, red berries are one of the most popular kinds of fruit. And how could they not be? They’re delicious and nutritious — a healthy treat even picky youngsters can appreciate. Strawberries are an economically and culturally important crop in Louisiana, and they’re our official state fruit.

If you’d like to grow some of your own, it’s easy to do — and October through mid-November is the best time to get your plants in the ground. You can grow them in containers and raised beds, too.

Plant now, and you can expect a harvest in March and April.

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Strawberry plants are typically sold bareroot, meaning they’re not potted up in containers. When you go shopping at your local garden center, the plants will look like a cl

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