Strawberry plants may be of two major types, June-bearing or day-neutral. June-bearing plants are cultured to produce a full crop the season after planting. The ripening season of June-bearing strawberry cultivars ranges from late May to the end of June. Day-neutral type strawberry plants differ from the standard or June-bearing types in that they produce a series of three crops during a season; however, the quantity produced is roughly the same as that produced by June-bearing types. June-bearing types are most popular for the home garden and commercial use and are well worth waiting for because of their flavor and quality.
Recommended Strawberry Cultivars for Kentucky
| Cultivar
| Season
| Productiveness
| Size
| Firmness
|
| June Bearers
| ||||
| Earliglow | early | v. good | medium | v. firm |
| Surecrop | midseason | good | large | medium |
| Redchief | midseason | v. good | large | firm |
| Honeoye | midseason | v. good | v. large | firm |
| Jewel | med. late | good | v. large | firm |
| Allstar | med. late | v. good | large | v. firm |
| Delite | late | v. good | v. large | medium |
| New Cultivars
| ||||
| Delmarvel | early | v. good | v. large | firm |
| Primetime | midseason | v. good | v. large | medium |
| Latestar | late | good | sm-med | firm |
| Day Neutral | ||||
| Tristar | early | good | sm-med | firm |
| Tribute | midseason | good | medium | firm |
