Jeanne Stockdale wrote:
you should find a vast improvement. In theory they should be replaced in the
fourth year - not 100% convinced of this but if you keep taking runners,
then you do have the opportunity of replacing at regular intervals.

This is what's suggested on the seed packet of my alpine strawberries. I
don't quite belive it either as this is their third year and they have
got better and better. I don't quite believe they will either suddenly
die off ot not produce anything next year. (OK I've potted up some new
ones this year just in case)


They do need lots of feed - suggest high potash content.

I quite agree. I give them a dusting once in a while.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons about the four year thing. Demanding
feeders burn out the energy supply in the immediate area???



BTW I *really* like these alpine ones. Small but very strong and they
can take a huge amount of various weather conditions.

For example, last summer on the hotest couple of days I forgot to water
them. They whole lot flaked out and all the plants were flat on the
floor. A quite water and into partial shade. A few days later it was
like it had never happened.