How much sun do strawberries need?
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Carol
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I live in central Illinois. Want to plant strawberries in raised beds. How many hours of direct sunlight do they need. Thank you.
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The strawberries in our area are in wide open fields so get plenty of hours of sun.
A lot! 8 hours if you can give it to them. These sites will explain in further detail.
https://www.networx.com/article/a-beginners-guide-to-growing-strawberri
https://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-strawberries/
Strawberries need at least 8 hours of full sun each day, and they prefer slightly acidic soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.8. If your strawberry plants produce runners, clip most of them to allow the mother plant to produce more fruit.
HI Carol. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight. Good Luck!
http://www.madaboutberries.com/strawberries/growing-strawberries-in-raised-beds.html
The more the sunlight the better. Strawberries like all day sunlight. If they have daylight most the day they will probably do well.