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Strawberry

NewnorthernIrishgardenerNewnorthernIrishgardener Posts: 52
in Fruit & veg
Hello

does anyone have any experience in growing sweet colossus strawberry
almost seem too good to be true?
Sweet, Juicy and massive or have i fallen for the marketing?

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  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I did fall for the hype once and bought large Strawberry starts ( no idea which variety now) were they big, no, but they did do well and years later I am still growing them from runners I plant up each autumn to replace about a third each year. 🙂
  • NewnorthernIrishgardenerNewnorthernIrishgardener Posts: 52
    thanks @purplerallim do you grow in raised beds? We have a few rabbits around us and think the little blighters would go mad for some strawberry's 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Yes as my mobility is restricted , no kneeling, I have the beds at knee height and they work fine
  • EB123EB123 Posts: 23
    I got some strawberry seeds recently but nothing at all has happened, not sure what I did wrong. My grandad used to grow them successfully but I found out recently he used to get small plants rather than grow from seeds.
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Strawberries are usually grown from the year before s runners . Either that or bought plants . I never knew anyone who grew from seed .
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    You can grow alpine strawberries (with small fruit) quite easily from seed, but named varieties of large-fruited strawberries will be hybrids, and so won't be the same as the parents if grown from seed, @EB123.  Your best bet is to buy small plants, or beg some rooted "runners" from a friend.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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