On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:06:39 -0000, Rewyld
wrote:

On Jun 8, 1:50 pm, wrote:
On-line, I read the following:

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As runners form from the plant crowns, train along the row and space 6
to 9 inches apart. Press the runner gently into the soil, hold in
place with a rock or cover with about 1/2 inch of soil until roots
form. Do not sever the runner from the mother plant.

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But I don't HAVE any room to plant the runners without severing themt
from mother plant. The strawberry patch is tiny and is fenced
in to keep the )*&*&^%$ squirrels out. Some of the plants
went ape shortly after planting, sending out umpty runners.

Is it quite hopeless to try to sever the runners and plant them
elsewhere?

Also, as I am short of room, could I plant them between
rosebushes?

Anxiously awaiting your input.

Persephone

Persephone,

If you have some 4-inch plastic pots, like the ones most plants come
in at the nursery, put some potting soil in there, stick the ends of
your runners in the pots, keep 'em watered for a few days, then snip
and put your "new" strawberry starts someplace safe. Baby 'em for a
little while until their roots really get going, and then put 'em in
the ground just like you brought them home from the garden store.

Hmmm...could be an interesting experiment.

I have 4" clay pots, but no plastic. Guess it doesn't matter.

Things are very crowded in that tiny strawberry plot, but I
guess I could squeeze in a few 4" pots, just as a
scientific experiment.

How many days do you figure until I snip?

Tx

Persephone