Climbing Strawberries

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,138

  January 2015

  I'm bemused by Thompson & Morgan's description of Mount Everest as 'climbing'.  Yes you can train the runners up a framework and tie them in, but so you could with virtually any strawberry plant - they don't 'climb' as a clematis or sweet pea does.

  I imagine that the tasty Mara des Bois would suit this method as it sends out lots of runners which could be tied up a framework.

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

  April 2021

  https://www.ebay.co.uk/sme/saveonprice/ hi I was also searching for info on strawberries and found this ,if the address isnt correct its on Ebay for climbing strawberries, the pics look a bit iffy though ,just a thought

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  April 2021

  I agree with Dove - there's no such thing as a climbing strawberry. It's just a marketing gimmick.
  
  Yes, the runners of any type of strawberry could be tied in to a frame, but would the runners produce fruit if their roots are hanging in the air or just slowly die?

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• philippasmith2 Posts: 3,738

  April 2021

  Agree with @Pete.8 - the runners are there to eventually produce new plants - hanging about in mid air is not their idea of fun
  
  Climbing strawberries are just another version of Hanging Strawberries ( often promoted for baskets ) - either way, the result is the same........the main plant is the one which will produce the fruit and the runners will eventually die off.

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