There are people who follow advice and people who are sceptical and ask questions. I am in the second group. My mother told me that as a small child, I didn't believe her that a stove is hot and had to try. There are people who have to burn themselves. Most of the time, they suffer for their distrust of authorities but sometimes they find new and innovative ways how to do things. I don't remove strawberry flowers, the cost of losing the fruit seems too much no matter the reward. So the strawberries won't be growing as quickly as they could. So what. I am with you Sabina13, I've never done it and my strawberries never seemed to struggle. But maybe, if I were able to sacrifice the first berries, there would be significantly more later. I don't know.
Haha edhelka you've got me! But I don't necessarily need to try something myself to learn, I learn a lot from others experiences too (once I've seen it)! I'm a scientist by nature and I can never accept something just because it's said, I need to understand it. And when something is understood it can be manipulated ie put through scientific tests
I have 20 strawberry plants so if I did believe removing first years flowers helped here I could try it with some of them.. I just don't feel convinced it does at all with these specific plants because of the rate they're currently growing at. I do think they must be a type to fruit in 8 weeks as mentioned earlier in the thread.
Last year I grew F1 strawberries from bare root (which I completely forgot about until I looked back at my plant pics last night, maybe because it was only 3 plants) and those definitely didnt need flowers removing.. which just cements in my mind out of the thousands of varities of strawbs, there are different methods of growing them! Stupidly I let the plants die because I got tired of watering the hanging basket they were in
As a philosopher once said, real knowlwdge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
Right ... got it now ... you're not looking to the long term with your plants then?
Two or three years dove as I mentioned on the first page.
Edit: Possibly even 1 year for up to half of them depending on the taste... as I've discovered an early strawberry with the most big beautiful flowers that I've got my eye on AND (this will be shock horror to some) a new (2017) basket variety of blackberries that fruit on *new wood*... which I've also got my eye on!
Like I've said previously only I know my exact specifications and am best placed to 'enthusiastically dismiss' or not certain practices based on all the information I have
Every day I'm researching and learning new things I've got to have if only I had the space to accommodate it all without having to replace plants!
You really don't understand do you ... I was referring to you stating that your other strawberry plants died because of you getting tired of watering them.
'Nuff said.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You really don't understand do you ... I was referring to you stating that your other strawberry plants died because of you getting tired of watering them.
'Nuff said.
Were you trying to make a little dig because you're so offended your words of advise (first post) wernt treated as little nuggets of gold and that activated the intelligence inferiority complex that seems to have guided all the immature brash ignornant behaviour in this thread? So now I should feel ashamed that *I* myself openly said I let a plant die because I couldn't be bothered to water it
If I had such weak disposition, faith in myself and my abilities that that fact would leave me ashamed I wouldn't have mentioned it love.
Now clearly, as you're intent on shadowing the behaviour of your friend here, please do us all a favour and just dont. I would say grow up but I have a feeling you already are, just not in mind.
Now that's how you throw shade just come out and do it - dont hide behind little digs. I'll end this in a language you understand, *snigger snigger snigger*
I was explaining my comment. Nothing more nothing less.
I shall know better next time you ask. 😞
I do agree, utterly ridiculous, how two grown women can't understand sharing their wisdom and knowledge is just that; and recipients using that kndowledge in an informed way (as a pose to "we hear and obey oh masters") isnt a personal attack on them.
You didnt need to explain your comment, I did understand you wanted to have a little jibe and insulate my plants die quickly LOL what you didnt understand is I chose to ignore your ill covered attempt at derision, rose above it and attempted to continue in a civil manor.
So I had the same question, is it to late? Then I read all the take of the flowers spat. 3 pages of it and no return the next year with the results so did it work we dont know. what we do know is there are some touchy types here.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I have 20 strawberry plants so if I did believe removing first years flowers helped here I could try it with some of them.. I just don't feel convinced it does at all with these specific plants because of the rate they're currently growing at. I do think they must be a type to fruit in 8 weeks as mentioned earlier in the thread.
Last year I grew F1 strawberries from bare root (which I completely forgot about until I looked back at my plant pics last night, maybe because it was only 3 plants) and those definitely didnt need flowers removing.. which just cements in my mind out of the thousands of varities of strawbs, there are different methods of growing them! Stupidly I let the plants die because I got tired of watering the hanging basket they were in
As a philosopher once said, real knowlwdge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Edit: Possibly even 1 year for up to half of them depending on the taste... as I've discovered an early strawberry with the most big beautiful flowers that I've got my eye on AND (this will be shock horror to some) a new (2017) basket variety of blackberries that fruit on *new wood*...
Like I've said previously only I know my exact specifications and am best placed to 'enthusiastically dismiss' or not certain practices based on all the information I have
Every day I'm researching and learning new things I've got to have
'Nuff said.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Were you trying to make a little dig because you're so offended your words of advise (first post) wernt treated as little nuggets of gold and that activated the intelligence inferiority complex that seems to have guided all the immature brash ignornant behaviour in this thread? So now I should feel ashamed that *I* myself openly said I let a plant die because I couldn't be bothered to water it
If I had such weak disposition, faith in myself and my abilities that that fact would leave me ashamed I wouldn't have mentioned it love.
Now clearly, as you're intent on shadowing the behaviour of your friend here, please do us all a favour and just dont. I would say grow up but I have a feeling you already are, just not in mind.
Now that's how you throw shade
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You didnt need to explain your comment, I did understand you wanted to have a little jibe and insulate my plants die quickly LOL what you didnt understand is I chose to ignore your ill covered attempt at derision, rose above it and attempted to continue in a civil manor.