Cleaning up strawberry plants
shazzbat wrote:
"cliff_the_gardener" wrote in message
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Would endorse Steve's comments - but would have done that after they
had finished fruiting
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Astonishingly, I got a strawberry this week, long long after I thought
they'd finished. And I've got several flowers, but don't know if they'll
have long enough to fruit. This is on the runners that I put in pots and
forgot about all through the drought in July.
I've no idea how they survived, let alone fruited, but it came in handy
because the Mrs is in hospital at the moment, so I was able to take her a
freshly picked strawberry from the allotment. She was impressed.
Steve
As posted, as soon as fruiting finished remove all leaves, taking care
not to damage the crown of the plants. It always amazes me as to how
quickly lovely new leaves grow.
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