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Strawberry Plants Per Acre

Modified: Feb 11, 2022 by Mr. Strawberry · This post may contain affiliate links · 17 Comments

For anyone seriously considering starting a commercial strawberry farm, cost calculations are critical. Most strawberry farms fail due to the farmer’s lack of economic knowledge, not their lack of farming knowledge. One of the basic questions that must be answered when considering the numbers is how many strawberry plants per acre should be planted.

Strawberry field with straw mulch on sunny day

Generally, a new strawberry farm should start small. Calculating the number of strawberry plants per acre is much easier and less risky when the farmer doesn’t jump in with both boots. The first planting for a newbie berry farmer should be around 1/2 acre to 1 acre of planted strawberries. This allows the budding strawberry business to grow as the farmer learns (without suffering a bankrupting loss if the learning is through the school of hard knocks).

Regardless, this chart will help satisfy the curious or give the prospective commercial grower a place to start:

Strawberry Plants Per Acre

The tried and true system for perennial commercial matted row strawberry production encourages rows spaced 4 feet apart with strawberry plants planted 24 inches (2 feet) apart in the rows. This system will require a little less than 5,500 strawberry plants per acre to be planted. There are, however, other spacings and systems that can be used. For handy reference, see the table below.

Table of Strawberry Plants Per Acre Based on Spacing

Row SpacingPlant Spacing within RowsStrawberry Plants Per Acre
48"24"5,445
48"18"7,260
48"12"10,890
42"24"6,222
42"18"8,297
42"12"12,445
36"24"7,260
36"18"9,680
36"12"14,520
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  1. Jonathan Keiya

    April 08, 2022 at 9:16 am

    Im here in Tanzania Iringa, am interested in strawberry farming, my farm have appels, can I mix appels farming with strawberry?

    Reply
  2. Alexa

    October 26, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    Hi!

    Would this information be the same for indoor strawberry growing?

    Reply
    • Rick

      November 07, 2022 at 12:21 am

      Thinking about planting half acre of berries but not on plastic. And plant them 18 inches apart but want to put two rows in one hill. Can thus be done ? I’m in nc

      Reply
  3. simo karitah

    July 12, 2017 at 1:47 pm

    This is a nice forum.. Am planing to start farming strawberries here in Kenya…your ideas are encouraging. Thanks folks.

    Reply
  4. John bunn

    June 24, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    I have 3 acres in east Texas. I would like to start a organic strawberry farm. Can you tell me what my start up cost would. How much profit I can make each year on 3 acres.
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      June 29, 2017 at 10:13 am

      John bunn,
      Check with your local extension agent! The extension agent should be able to give you that information for your area and help you get the process started successfully. Good luck!

      Reply
  5. Jeff

    June 16, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    My wife and I are looking into starting into a small strawberry farm venture up to 3 acres of strawberries in a rotation year one through three on there own acre etc. We live in Just outside of Saskatoon Saskatchewan with a rich light clay loam soil which seems to support almost anything we are growing. It has a ph in the range of 6.5 to 7. We are considered a zone 3. We realize that winter prep will more than likely be a must.

    Is there a particular variety of strawberry you would recommend? Also do you know of any reading materials that help us on our way? We have spent most of our lives in various types of farming and gardening, with only small plots of unknown types of strawberries in our garden.

    Looking forward to your response.

    Jeff

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      June 24, 2017 at 5:29 pm

      Jeff,
      To make it a successful venture, I would definitely recommend getting some professional help as you start up. If there are agricultural extension agents available, they can be a tremendous help in avoiding pitfalls and making sure you start off well. As to variety, see here. Good luck!

      Reply
    • Alex

      June 18, 2022 at 6:15 pm

      There is a variety developed in Washington that is very cold hardy called a Shuksan. They produce nice big berries firm and sweet. We planted 35 plants and didn’t know we should have picked the flowers off so we dodnt. Got a smallish crop tat year. The next for years we couldn’t pick them fast enough. I’m not sure of their disease tolerance or how long they produce as we took the runners and moved our patch to a new location. Good luck. I highly recommend these plants for their berries and volume but I’m not a commercial farmer.

      Reply
  6. Gerald l aldrich

    June 11, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    How well will strawberry grow in Pennsylvania/ohio the great lake area

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      June 12, 2017 at 5:14 pm

      Gerald l aldrich,
      Well! See here for help, and good luck!

      Reply
  7. V Anne Woodland

    August 28, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    I am interested in trying to cultivate some Japanese strawberries…(Amaou) However, they will be growing in large plastic containers (30 gallon, black plastic) in the mid-Atlantic region of the US. Is this a fools errand? I need some cultivation, recommended soil, fertilizer, indoor/outdoor growing tips.

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      August 31, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      V Anne Woodland,
      No, it isn’t a fool’s errand; you can do it! I’d recommend that you start here. Good luck!

      Reply
  8. dustin fuller

    May 23, 2016 at 11:05 pm

    Hello me and my wife are looking to plant 5 acres for you pick and have had a hard time finding BENTON STRAWBERRIES, if you know of any nurseries that have them in bulk, I’d appreciate the information, thank you.

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      May 25, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      dustin fuller,
      All of the suppliers of which I am aware can be found on this page. Good luck!

      Reply
  9. Paul Roberts

    December 13, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    thank you for posting the graph / table, which shows strawberries per acre.

    Reply
    • Mr. Strawberry

      December 14, 2015 at 4:59 pm

      Paul Roberts,
      You are welcome! I’m glad it helped. Good luck!

      Reply

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