It is not too late to plant them, but realistically speaking, you probably will not get a very large harvest the first year. They should produce a larger harvest next year. My berries are blooming right now and they have been in the ground a couple of years. They're at the wetter end of the garden since more often than not we have drought. I hope this year's nearly constant rainfall won't be too hard on them. Sequoia has produced well for me, and another one I really like is Camarosa, though I've never seen it in stores. You have to order it online and plant it in fall or winter perhaps through early spring because that is when the retailers ship the plants. Earliglow is available from many online sources, including Stark Bros, Park Seed and Johnny's Selected Seeds.

i just bought a new strawberry plant! i live in south texas and was wondering if anyone had any different advice on how to care for the berries! thanks so much!

There are three main types of strawberries, june bearing, ever bearing, and day neutral. June bearing makes its only crop in the spring, from March till May. Ever bearing makes a crop in the spring and another smaller crop in the fall. Day neutral are suppose to bear in the spring through fall. In Texas they produce some in spring and again in the fall. Summers are just too hot. If you can give me the name of the variety you are going to plant I can tell you which type you have. Do you get morning or evening sun. Morning is better but you don't really have any choice. You will want a well drained potting mix (not soil). Strawberries are shallow rooted so you only need a container that is 8 to 10 inches deep, Wider is better than deeper. I would fertilize with a complete fertilizer such as miracle grow. Apply with water at a rate of 1/2 teaspoon per gallon every two weeks. If you use Osmocote realize that it will only last 1/2 as long as it states (4 month only last 2 months). The coating breaks down quicker in hot weather. Water with plain water in between, making sure to water until water comes out the bottom. If you only water a little at a time salts will build up. Some people flush once a week with water to keep the salts down. Strawberries like moisture but do not over water in the winter. If you are able to grow strawberries through the summer you will be ready to move up to figs, blackberries, blueberries, and maybe even raspberries. It really isn't that hard if you are able to tend to them every day during the summer.

Its best to plant Day Neutral plants one time crop per planting its to hot there any other type. The shade help from grape vine but going be tight 25 plants under that vine give plants tight spacing 18" space if can.