AllotmentMax. I don't know which variety my original strawberry plants were, they too were given and back then, before the age of internet chat, I had no idea what to do with them and so they were planted under a conifer tree. They grew for Britain and I had a bowl full fruit every morning once they came into harvest. I'm confident you'll get a good result trying different methods.
Thanks for the tip. Will let them do their stuff naturally and see what I get. Half the fun is the waiting to see what happens! Will be great to eat home grown strawberries. I remember my nan always grew loads way back when I was little. She would have been proud of my 'slightly' green fingers!!!
I've read that you shouldn't raise new plants from strawberry runners because this risks propagating viruses ... Is this right, or does it only become a problem after a few years?
You've got to water your strawberries regardless of whether the straw is there or not. Otherwise your fruit won't swell, so yes, water and continue to water.
Any fruiting plant requires a steady supply of water after pollination. This rule applies to veg as well if you want better, healthier and longer lived crops.
Thanks for this. I will be doing this today. I have a medium sized strawberry bed from plants my mum did last year from the runners so this is a great 'how-to' for me...
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AllotmentMax. I don't know which variety my original strawberry plants were, they too were given and back then, before the age of internet chat, I had no idea what to do with them and so they were planted under a conifer tree. They grew for Britain and I had a bowl full fruit every morning once they came into harvest. I'm confident you'll get a good result trying different methods.
If you plants are healthy- the runners will be healthy- there was a recent post from someone who was still propagating from plants bought 40 years ago
You've got to water your strawberries regardless of whether the straw is there or not. Otherwise your fruit won't swell, so yes, water and continue to water.
Any fruiting plant requires a steady supply of water after pollination. This rule applies to veg as well if you want better, healthier and longer lived crops.