Strawberry Plant Buying Guide: What Type of Plants? For What Market Opportunity?
Which format should you choose: refrigerated, fresh, tray-plants, waiting bed, or plugs? Compare yields, costs, and harvest times at a glance.
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Why read this guide?
- Comparison tables: yield (300–600 g/plant), cost & labor.
- Reservation/delivery calendar for each format.
- Minimum order: 20 to 1,000 plants depending on the type.
- Full-field vs. above-ground case studies to maximize margin.
Overview of the 5 professional formats
Fridge
Costs
Tray plant
Waiting Bed
Motte
Detailed comparison of formats
| Format | Yield (g/plant) |
Harvest time | Min. order | Average cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridge | 250 – 400 | 120 days | 20 plants | 0.20 – 0.45 € |
| Costs | 280 – 420 | 140 days | 200 plants | 0.20 – 0.45 € |
| Tray plant | 400 – 600 | 90 days | 500 plants | 0.75 – 0.80 € |
| Waiting Bed | 300 – 500 | 105 days | 500 plants | 0.50 – 0.60 € |
| Motte | 230 – 350 | N+1 | 1,000 plants | 0.35 – 0.50 € |
Delivery schedule
| Plant type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jul | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Motte | ||||||||||||
| Costs |
Which format for which scenario?
Full field controlled budget
Fridge or Fresh : cost 2 x lower than tray plants, planting flexibility.
Above ground in greenhouse
Tray-plants : harvest 90 days after planting, uniform size, reduced labor.
Late planting
Mottes : planting July–August, rapid recovery, harvest the following year.
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