Hello,

Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated? Are
there any particular techniques that I need to use?

Thanks for any comments,

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Subject: Harvesting strawberry seeds...?
From: Kenneth
Date: 01/06/2003 14:44 GMT Daylight Time
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Hello,

Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated? Are
there any particular techniques that I need to use?


Well, looking at my grandmother's garden, I'd suggest tripping over a slab edge
and spilling some strawberry tarts all over the border. The very next year she
had a load of strawberry plants there from the fruit she never picked up.
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Hello,

Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated? Are
there any particular techniques that I need to use?

It's worth a try, but the resulting new plants need not come true to the
parent plant. To be sure, set some runners into pots after fruiting has
finished and plant them out when they are established in late autumn.
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"Kenneth" wrote in message
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Hello,

Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated? Are
there any particular techniques that I need to use?

It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Alan
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It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

In article , Coffea ramosa
writes

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

When a strawberry plant flowers, those flowers will (hopefully) become
pollinated, then they will turn into first green, then red fruit - i.e.
strawberries. In the flesh of the fruit are tiny dark specks which are
seeds of the plant, which could be used to propagate further plants.
But strawberries have a secondary method of propagation - by runners.

At about the same time as the flowers are turning into fruit, small
stems with tiny leaves on them can be seen growing out from the base of
the plant. Those stems will quickly grow quite long (i.e. they will
'run') and their small leaves will develop roots. If left to do so, the
node with the leaves on will settle on the ground and the roots will
grow into the soil. Then the runner will continue to grow on to produce
further new plantlets. One plant can produce dozens of runners.

At this point, it is usual to take off the runners so as to divert the
energy of the plant into fruit production. But strawberry plants need to
be replaced regularly, so some of the runners can be kept for that
purpose. We don't let strawberry runners grow in the soil around the
plant, we strike them into pots and let them grow until the stem of the
runner darkens and divides. That will be in about July-September. By
then the potted new plants will be ready to be put into their new
growing positions - or they can be kept in the pots and grown on inside
for early fruit production.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

Basically how i did it was, put a strawberry into a mixer. Fill it up with water and switch the mixer on. The blade should cut the strawberry up into little pieces.

Do this until the seeds have seperated, but no more as you may damage the seed. Then let the seeds settle. The ones at the bottom are the good ones, so scoop off the top and let the ones at the bottom dry out on a piece of kitchen paper.

Whether they grow or not, i do not know as i havnt planted them yet. but will post here when i do and if they come up

Thus spake "Coffea ramosa"


It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

Long, sideways growing stems, which have new little strawberry plants at
their extreme end. These runners will take root when they come into
contact with soil.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"Alan Gould" wrote in message
...
In article , Coffea ramosa
writes

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry
plant?

When a strawberry plant flowers, those flowers will (hopefully) become
pollinated, then they will turn into first green, then red fruit - i.e.
strawberries. In the flesh of the fruit are tiny dark specks which are
seeds of the plant, which could be used to propagate further plants.
But strawberries have a secondary method of propagation - by runners.

An excellent piece

Thank you

Ophelia

Kenneth wrote:

: Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated?

Normally, yes.

: Are there any particular techniques that I need to use?

Not really - most germinate very easily.
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"Kenneth" wrote in message
...

Hello,

Can strawberry seeds taken from fruit be successfully germinated? Are
there any particular techniques that I need to use?

It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

In article , Coffea ramosa
writes

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

When a strawberry plant flowers, those flowers will (hopefully) become
pollinated, then they will turn into first green, then red fruit - i.e.
strawberries. In the flesh of the fruit are tiny dark specks which are
seeds of the plant, which could be used to propagate further plants.
But strawberries have a secondary method of propagation - by runners.

At about the same time as the flowers are turning into fruit, small
stems with tiny leaves on them can be seen growing out from the base of
the plant. Those stems will quickly grow quite long (i.e. they will
'run') and their small leaves will develop roots. If left to do so, the
node with the leaves on will settle on the ground and the roots will
grow into the soil. Then the runner will continue to grow on to produce
further new plantlets. One plant can produce dozens of runners.

At this point, it is usual to take off the runners so as to divert the
energy of the plant into fruit production. But strawberry plants need to
be replaced regularly, so some of the runners can be kept for that
purpose. We don't let strawberry runners grow in the soil around the
plant, we strike them into pots and let them grow until the stem of the
runner darkens and divides. That will be in about July-September. By
then the potted new plants will be ready to be put into their new
growing positions - or they can be kept in the pots and grown on inside
for early fruit production.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

Thus spake "Coffea ramosa"


It's easier and more reliable to use the runners.

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry plant?

Long, sideways growing stems, which have new little strawberry plants at
their extreme end. These runners will take root when they come into
contact with soil.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

"Alan Gould" wrote in message
...
In article , Coffea ramosa
writes

Might be a stupid question, but what is the runners of a strawberry
plant?

When a strawberry plant flowers, those flowers will (hopefully) become
pollinated, then they will turn into first green, then red fruit - i.e.
strawberries. In the flesh of the fruit are tiny dark specks which are
seeds of the plant, which could be used to propagate further plants.
But strawberries have a secondary method of propagation - by runners.

An excellent piece

Thank you

Ophelia