Plant Strawberries In October

October is the perfect time to plant strawberries, and until then you can dry the leaves for tea during winter.

Benefits of Strawberry Leaves 🍓
Please don’t discard your strawberry leaves! They have more health benefits than the berries themselves. Strawberry leaves are completely edible and are high in antioxidants, vitamin C, calcium and iron. You can enjoy the green leaves in your salad or smoothies. My favorite way is to make a caffeine free iced tea.

Recipe:
🍓 Harvest 5-10 strawberry leaves
🍓 Strawberries for garnish
🍓 Wash leaves and berries
🍓 Add leaves to tea pot with water
🍓 Bring to a boil, turn off and cool
🍓 Serve over ice
🍓 Garnish with lemon and strawberry

* I don’t add any sweeteners, but that is up to you.

⚠️ If you eat strawberries you should be able to eat the leaves or make the tea. Consult a physician if in doubt.

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Did you know that October is the perfect time to plant strawberries? How many plants do you see here? Well, actually, I have six if you include runners. I’m separating out the three main plants, but I have runners, which will actually grow into full plants. I simply dig a hole, add a balanced organic fertilizer. I plant them, and then I push the runners into the soil, then simply water, and I will have strawberries in the spring. And then you can also use your leaves for tea.