Strawberry Runners
Last year I planted up about 50 strawberry plants.
Now it's an unruly mess. I assume I just trim off all the runners. Is now the time of year to do it or doesn't it matter when? mark |
Strawberry Runners
"mark" wrote in message o.uk... Last year I planted up about 50 strawberry plants. Now it's an unruly mess. I assume I just trim off all the runners. Is now the time of year to do it or doesn't it matter when? mark You can use those runners to make new plants. They will do the job for you if left in situ, or you can sink pots of compost in the ground where the runners are producing new plantlets, pin the baby plants down in the compost and, when they've rooted, separate them from the parent plants. Either way, you'll get new plants. Strawberry plants are generally discarded after 3 yrs when they begin to deteriorate and become prone to disease. If you make new plants now, you could start another strawberry patch elsewhere so you're not cultivating the same crop on the same soil. If you really don't want new plants yet, then you can certainly trim away the runners. Now would be fine if you need to clear up. Spider |
Strawberry Runners
"Spider" wrote in message ... "mark" wrote in message o.uk... Last year I planted up about 50 strawberry plants. Now it's an unruly mess. I assume I just trim off all the runners. Is now the time of year to do it or doesn't it matter when? mark You can use those runners to make new plants. They will do the job for you if left in situ, or you can sink pots of compost in the ground where the runners are producing new plantlets, pin the baby plants down in the compost and, when they've rooted, separate them from the parent plants. Either way, you'll get new plants. Strawberry plants are generally discarded after 3 yrs when they begin to deteriorate and become prone to disease. If you make new plants now, you could start another strawberry patch elsewhere so you're not cultivating the same crop on the same soil. If you really don't want new plants yet, then you can certainly trim away the runners. Now would be fine if you need to clear up. Spider Thanks for that. I didn't know about the 3yr life span so I'd best get another patch on the go. mark |
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