Eversweet Everbearing Strawberry | Gurney's Seed & Nursery

Bred for the South!

Large, deep red berries
Tolerates temperatures above 100 degrees F
Can be grown in containers and raised beds
Ripens in summer, sets fruit into fall
Disease-resistant plants

While bred for the warm southeastern United States, many in northern regions like snacking on these exceptionally sweet and flavorful berries. Eversweet Everbearing Strawberry bears a large crop of large, deep red berries in early summer and then produces berries through fall. The disease-resistant plants tolerate temperatures above 100 degrees F. with no loss of fruit quality. Eversweet Strawberry can be grown in the garden, raised beds and containers. Self-pollinating. Zones 5-8.

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
3A-4A	4/29/24 - 5/31/24
4B	4/29/24 - 5/31/24
5A	4/8/24 - 5/31/24
5B	3/25/24 - 5/31/24
6A	3/11/24 - 5/31/24
6B	2/26/24 - 5/31/24
7A	2/22/24 - 5/31/24
7B	2/19/24 - 5/31/24
8A	2/12/24 - 5/31/24
8B	2/13/24 - 5/12/24
9A & B	2/6/24 - 5/12/24
10A & B	2/6/24 - 5/12/24
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7B: 5/29/24 Zones 8A-10B: 5/8/24

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule

ZONE

All Other Perennials & Potted Plants

3A-4A

4/29/24 - 5/31/24

4/8/24 - 5/31/24

3/25/24 - 5/31/24

3/11/24 - 5/31/24

2/26/24 - 5/31/24

2/22/24 - 5/31/24

2/19/24 - 5/31/24

2/12/24 - 5/31/24

2/13/24 - 5/12/24

9A & B

2/6/24 - 5/12/24

10A & B

2/6/24 - 5/12/24

Last Order Date

Zones 3A-7B: 5/29/24
Zones 8A-10B: 5/8/24

Botanical Name: Fragaria ananassa 'Eversweet'
Height: 8 - 10 inches.
Spacing:12 - 24 inches.
Depth:Set with crowns just below soil level.
Spread:8 - 12 inches.
Light Required:Full Sun
Pollinator:Self-pollinating. Requires bees for pollination.
Yield: Approximately 1 - 2 pints. Bearing age: 1-2 years.
Color: 1/2-inch, white flowers.
Size: 25, No. 1, 1 Yr Plants
Blooms: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
Fruit: Very large, deep red berries.
Zone: 5-8

Form: Fruit, Small Fruit, Strawberry, Everbearing
Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Growth Rate: Vigorous growth rate.
Pruning: Root only 5 or 6 runners from each plant and remove the rest. Arrange the runners to the ground and plant and remove the rest. Arrange the runners so they're about 6 inches apart. Everbearers should not bear fruit with the first flush of flowers since they need their strength to establish the main plant and to sprout runners. Pinch or cut off the first flowers that form, allowing the flowers later in the season to produce fruit.
Foliage: Deep green foliage.