In this article, a strawberry farmer from KwaZulu-Natal described the benefits of growing these plants in plastic-covered beds, and the problems she encountered when it came to marketing and selling her fruit.
Using plastic sheeting on the ground when growing strawberries eliminates a number of problems that are otherwise time-consuming and costly to correct.
One of the difficulties in growing strawberries is the control of weeds. The strawberry plants send out runners and also spread out.