Jake Nospam@invalid wrote in
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You've answered a question for me. Last year my then 2-year old plants
were producing fruit through the autumn but comparatively few runners.
This year, which is probably their last, they fruited copiously in
June/July but that's it. Instead I've got 2 or 3 really good runners
from each plant so I guess it's either a good second crop or good
runners.

Cheers
Jake


Yes Jake, thats how I understand it.
Might be too late now, but one runner per plant.

I have weighted mine in pots to put in a new bed and that's going to be a
week or so now as most runners have got a nice root. Just have to see what
goes on next spring. To be honest, I can hardly wait to see.

For your information, save egg shells and crush them up to put around the
plants so slugs can't get them. And a cage made out of some metal mesh to
keep the birds off.(makes you wonder why we bother growing them)

Don't forget to give them as much compost you can NOW. Failing that blood
fish and bone.

Baz