0tterbot wrote:
hello,
would it be a good time now to take out my strawberries' offspring &
replant them elsewhere? or would waiting for spring perhaps be a
better bet?
the last time i moved strawberries i did it in very late winter, but
i think this was not a good idea as they seemed fine at first, but
most of them subsequently died over the summer. i suppose they were
unable to settle in properly at that time as it wasn't warm yet to
help them settle in, but equally they didn't have time to establish
themselves before the warm (and dry) weather arrived - but really,
i'm not sure why they mostly died as they did get water & all.might
have just been bad luck perhaps.
when i actually put them in in the first place, it was spring, so
maybe spring works well..? but i thought that if now is a good time,
then they;d be able to fruit in spring, with luck!!

strawberries generally like it here, i have acid soil although it is
heavy. the winters are pretty cold though - we get frost to minus 6
not as uncommonly as i would like (which hasn't started yet) but such
weather will be coming soon & i'm not sure how a recently-moved small
strawberry would feel about that.

thanks!
kylie

I would wait until spring, after the last frost. Not that they are frost
tender but that is a good indication that the soil is warming up and growth
will get going.

David