ime ▁m olds . ▁The ▁crown ▁and ▁roots ▁may ▁fall ▁victim ▁to ▁red ▁ste le , ▁vert ic ill ium ▁w ilt , ▁black ▁root ▁rot , ▁and ▁n emat odes . ▁The ▁f ruits ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁damage ▁from ▁gray ▁m old , ▁rh iz opus ▁rot , ▁and ▁le ather ▁rot . ▁To ▁prevent ▁root - rott ing , ▁st raw ber ries ▁should ▁be ▁plant ed ▁every ▁four ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁bed , ▁at ▁a ▁different ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁plants ▁can ▁also ▁develop ▁disease ▁from ▁temperature ▁extrem es ▁during ▁winter . ▁When ▁water ing ▁st raw ber ries , ▁advice ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁water ▁only ▁the ▁roots ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁leaves , ▁as ▁mo ist ure ▁on ▁the ▁leaves ▁encourag es ▁growth ▁of ▁fung us . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁cultiv ation ▁▁ ▁St raw ber ries ▁are ▁popular ▁and ▁reward ing ▁plants ▁to ▁grow ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁environment , ▁be ▁it ▁for ▁consumption ▁or ▁exhibition ▁purposes , ▁almost ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁best ▁time ▁to ▁plant ▁is ▁in ▁late ▁summer ▁or ▁spring . ▁Plant ▁in ▁full ▁sun ▁or ▁d app led ▁sh ade , ▁and ▁in ▁somewhat ▁sand y ▁soil . ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁man ure ▁and ▁a ▁bal anced ▁fert il izer ▁a ids ▁strong ▁growth . ▁Alternatively ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁plant ed ▁in ▁p ots ▁or ▁special ▁plan ters ▁using ▁comp ost . ▁F ib re ▁m ats ▁placed ▁under ▁each ▁plant ▁will ▁protect ▁f ruits ▁from ▁touch ing ▁the ▁ground