SPERLI
Pelleted seed · annual · Fragaria x ananassa
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For your sowing
Compost, propagation accessories and fertiliser that suit this variety – from sowing to harvest.
Fine seed compost for sowing – low in nutrients so seedlings develop strong roots.
Propagator with lid: keeps warmth and humidity even for raising seedlings indoors.
Peat-free vegetable compost for beds, containers and raised beds.
Strawberry fertiliser for aromatic fruit all season long.
Sowing guide
All key facts from the original seed packet – at a glance, as a sowing calendar and step by step.
Times follow the details on the original seed packet and may shift by a few weeks depending on region and weather. Sow outdoors only after the last frosts (usually from mid-May) where frost-sensitive.
Water seedlings gently from below or with a fine spray; feed only once the young plants are established. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.
Variety knowledge
Strawberries from seed that fruit in their first year: Elan F1 flowers white and bears red fruit from June to October – in containers too.
Our garden strawberry is younger than you might think: it arose in 18th-century France as a cross between two American wild species – the scarlet strawberry from North America and the Chilean strawberry, whose plants a French officer had brought back from Chile. The epithet ‘ananassa’ refers to its scent, said to recall pineapple.
Elan F1 suits containers and raised beds in sun or partial shade. As pelleted seed, the tiny seeds are coated and can be picked up and placed one by one. Fed with strawberry fertiliser (Erdbeer-Dünger), you pick from June to October.
In medieval painting the strawberry stands for paradise and purity. Hieronymus Bosch let giant strawberries grow in his ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’.
The true fruits of the strawberry are the tiny nutlets on its skin – the red part is only the vessel that carries them. Sometimes what matters most lies where we do not look first.
Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.
Contents: 1 packet – enough for approx. 5 plants. Germination rates vary with conditions; sowing a little extra is normal.
This variety is started indoors (January–March) and planted out once it is warm enough.
Harvest: June–October. According to the seed packet; times vary with region, weather and sowing date.
Check temperature and moisture first: germination takes 14–21 days at 15–20 °C. Soil that is too cold or dries out, or seeds sown too deep, are the most common causes. Use fresh seed compost and resow if necessary.
Cool, dry and dark – ideally in the closed packet in a tin or jar at around 5–15 °C. Opened packets keep best when tightly closed. Use by the date printed on the packet.
Seeds in the original SPERLI seed packet – not a plant. The product image shows the packet.
Seeds are not intended for consumption. Store cool, dry and dark and out of the reach of children. Sowing instructions are on the seed packet and in the sowing guide.
