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Strawberrys

KweeglyKweegly Posts: 104
in Fruit & veg

I had a couple of strawberry plants that had grown many off shoots with what looked like roots and new plants a even gaps.

I cut these shoots off  and planted them but they have all wilted like they are dying even though I have kept the water moist.

Have I cut the right part off the mother plant?

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  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Did you ensure the runners were growing well on their own roots before you cut them adrift? It sounds as though you cut them off too soon.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    These are called "runners" and you need to let them root into a pot while they are still attached to the mother plant.  After a few weeks they will have grown their own roots and you can cut the connection.  There's a video showing you how to do it on youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3cEljuKJ64

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  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Oh well, dont worry, they may still make it, you never know image



    FYI if you live anywhere near wolves, you can have some of mine image
  • KweeglyKweegly Posts: 104

    Woops! my runners were hanging over the side of the pot for a few weeks and I just cut them off image

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    More runners should soon appear Kweegly, so don't worry. image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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