Cold Climate Gardening . Gardening Tips . Growing Fruit
How to Grow Strawberries in Colorado: Variety Selection, Planting, and Cold-Climate Care
Growing strawberries in Colorado is absolutely possible, and with the right variety selection and frost protection, you can harvest sweet, juicy berries from June through early fall despite our high-altitude challenges. The key is choosing day-neutral or everbearing varieties like Albion, Seascape, or Fort Laramie that tolerate our alkaline soil, dramatic temperature swings, and intense UV exposure at elevations above 5,000 feet.
I’ll admit, my first attempt at strawberries in a high-altitude garden was humbling. I planted June-bearing varieties straight from a big-box store, watched them bloom beautifully in May, and then …
