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Strawberries Running
IME, strawberry plants don't produce runners until much later in the
year, not before the first fruits have ripened and whilst flowers are still developing. But checking today, I noticed one little plantlet developing and then delving into the foliage a bit more, ended up chopping 15 little runners off. I don't want runners as these are all 1st or 2nd year plants. So if you want plants to put energy into fruiting rather than reproducing, you might want to check the patch or planters over in case yours are also running early. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Ethiopian proverb: When spiders unite they can tie down a lion! Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay. We don't yet have a "dah dah dah dah dah dah dee" theme tune but we're working on it. I can't tell an astilbe from an aranthus but I can from an acanthus! |
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Strawberries Running
Jake wrote:
IME, strawberry plants don't produce runners until much later in the year, not before the first fruits have ripened and whilst flowers are still developing. But checking today, I noticed one little plantlet developing and then delving into the foliage a bit more, ended up chopping 15 little runners off. I don't want runners as these are all 1st or 2nd year plants. So if you want plants to put energy into fruiting rather than reproducing, you might want to check the patch or planters over in case yours are also running early. As long as plants don't throw out too many runners it's not going to noticeably affect next year's crop. My strawb plants have started to produce runners, and I will happily take 2 runners per plant, without worrying about next year's crop. Giving the plants a good feed after cropping is just as important if you want a decent crop next year. |
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Jake wrote in
: IME, strawberry plants don't produce runners until much later in the year, not before the first fruits have ripened and whilst flowers are still developing. But checking today, I noticed one little plantlet developing and then delving into the foliage a bit more, ended up chopping 15 little runners off. I don't want runners as these are all 1st or 2nd year plants. So if you want plants to put energy into fruiting rather than reproducing, you might want to check the patch or planters over in case yours are also running early. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Ethiopian proverb: When spiders unite they can tie down a lion! Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay. We don't yet have a "dah dah dah dah dah dah dee" theme tune but we're working on it. I can't tell an astilbe from an aranthus but I can from an acanthus! Jake, mine have been at it for weeks, I thought it was the floods we had and was just down to that. I have taken off all the suckers/runners I see. You are right, we have had some stonkers, as big as a garlic bulb with feeding with tomato feed and taking off runners. So very sweet too. Baz |
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