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when is the best time of year to plant strawberries?

madam green fingersmadam green fingers Posts: 72
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I am thinking of planting strawberries and i would like to know when is the best time of year to plant them? Would i be able to plant them now?

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,063

    I don't see why not if they've been grown in pots and you water them well til they get established.   Prepare the soil well by adding plenty of well rotted garden compost and/or manure as they are hungry plants.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,327

    If you want to start with rooted runners (eg from a neighbour - free plants!) you're best to plant them in September because they'll establish before winter, and will give you a crop the next summer.  But if you want to be quite sure not to import diseases, and have the money, potted plants are great and can be planted any time.

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • madam green fingersmadam green fingers Posts: 72
    Thank you
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