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Mara des Bois Strawberry
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Mara des Bois is an everbearing strawberry. It fruits in a couple of flushes — early summer and again in fall. Strawberries are perennials, usually planted in spring from bare-root crowns — set the crown right at soil level, in full sun. Pinch off the earliest flowers so the plants establish before they fruit.
“Two or three flushes through the season.”
Growing basics — shared by every strawberry
Mara des Bois grows like any other strawberry. The full picture — how deep to plant, spacing, feeding, pests, harvest — lives on the Strawberry page so it's maintained in one place.
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Spacing (in row)
- 12–24 in
- Row spacing
- 36–48 in
- Planting depth
- 0 in
- Soil pH
- 5.8–6.5
- Water
- Moderate
What is Mara des Bois good for?
- Fresh eatingBest warm from the plant. Great
- Jam & preservesA classic use for a glut. Great
- FreezingHull and freeze whole. Great
From how it grows — kitchens vary.
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Cabbage familyTraditional
Flagged on the classic charts, including WVU's. Mechanism murky; the canon is consistent.
The badge is the honesty. Trialed = a published field trial · Practical = a real mechanism · Traditional = companion-chart lore. These pairings hold for every strawberry.
Pairings compiled from West Virginia University Extension.
Growing Mara des Bois — the things that trip people up
- Set the crown right at soil level — bury it and it rots, plant it too high and it dries out. Full sun, rich soil, and steady water make the sweetest berries.
- These fruit on and off all season, so they make fewer runners — keep them picked, fed, and watered and they’ll crop into fall.
Mara des Bois strawberry at a glance
| Type | Everbearing |
|---|---|
| Color | Red |
| Fruit size | Small |
Extra fields from seed-catalog listings and university growing guides. Days to ripe and disease resistance shift with your climate and seed source — double-check with your local extension office before you buy.
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Common questions about Mara des Bois
When does Mara des Bois fruit?
In two or three flushes across the season — roughly early summer and again in fall.
Can I grow Mara des Bois from seed?
Not practically — grow it from bare-root crowns or plants, which fruit far sooner and come true to type.
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