{"product_id":"sperli-80690-erdbeere-elan-f1","title":"Erdbeere Elan F1 – Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrawberries from seed that fruit in their first year: Elan F1 flowers white and bears red fruit from June to October – in containers too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe story\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigins \u0026 history\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUses\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMeaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn medieval painting the strawberry stands for paradise and purity. Hieronymus Bosch let giant strawberries grow in his ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA thought for giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 packet for approx. 5 plants\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fragaria x ananassa\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e annual\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e sunny, partial shade\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for containers:\u003c\/strong\u003e yes (raised bed, container)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSow indoors:\u003c\/strong\u003e January–March\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e June–October\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0–0.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–20 °C\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14–21 days\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRow spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed type:\u003c\/strong\u003e pelleted seed\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF1 hybrid:\u003c\/strong\u003e yes\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to sow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eSow indoors from January to March in the PRO24 propagator (Anzuchthaus PRO24): just press the pellets in or cover by no more than 0.5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAt 15–20 °C the seeds germinate in 14–21 days.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePlant the young plants out in sun or partial shade once the frosts are over.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpace 25 cm apart with 30 cm between rows, ideally in peat-free vegetable compost (Gemüseerde torffrei).\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eManufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/saatgut\"\u003eDiscover more seeds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPERLI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60230550126976,"sku":"SPERLI-80690","price":5.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/2868\/5696\/files\/sperli-80690-originalpackung.jpg?v=1793097168","url":"https:\/\/www.green24.de\/en\/products\/sperli-80690-erdbeere-elan-f1","provider":"GREEN24","version":"1.0","type":"link"}