On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 10:49:23 PM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 9:44:21 PM UTC-7, Higgs Boson wrote:

Late with everything this year, so bought some strawberry plants.

2 Sequoia ever-bearing (I think) - standard here in So. Calif.


2 June bearing. Nursery guy said not limited to June in this climate.

The Junies have runners galore. I was taught that one should cut off the runners for plant to retain "strength", and that runners could be planted to get new plant.Or should I plant them far apart so runners can root themselves?



Nursery guy thought don't cut off runners. Does he know what he's talking about?


Been a few years since I grew strawberries. Rusty as to best practices..

EHow says: Strawberry growers often plant June-bearing strawberries in a matted row system with about 4 feet of space between each row to allow runners to develop. Everbearing strawberries can grow effectively in a hill system with plants growing closer together with runners removed as they appear.


Whathethell is a "matted row system"??

TIA for any info.

Thanks to all for useful suggestions!



HB

Followup:

Concerned because beaucoup runners but zip strawberries. Tried to ascertain on-line whether allowing runners inhibist fruit production, but no clear reply. One sites suggested cutting off runners first year.

I guess I could set up an experiment, cutting off runners in Group A and allowing them in Group B.

But I planted the damn things to get fruit NOW!

Any comment on runners vs. fruit?

HB