hi this year im growing 6 pot bought along with 6 that grow wild in my garden, cant wait to see the difference, aleady the shop ones look bigger and stronger
Steven, strawberry plants should flower and set fruit within about 5 months from sowing seed. However, much depends on the rate of growth and conditions. Plants from seed form a small crop in their first year, but larger crops as their crowns develop in future years.
hi ive got a load of strawberrys growing and they have loads of flowers on the plants and they are producing the runners as well, is it best to cut the runners of while the strawberrys are forming to put more taste and energy into them, or is it ok to leave the runners on and pin them down. thanks for your help in advance. thanks neil bowden.
what exactly does 'peg down runners mean'? i have 3 runners on my strawberry plant, I'm assuming they stay on the main plant to work. but does the end of the runner go under the soil or sit on the surface and held down?
Kazamus, just lay the root side of the runner on the soil or onto a pot of compost so roots can develop. Do not detach from the parent plant at this stage
By pegging down we securely simply mean holding the runner in the soil/compost until it has rooted. Runners can root without doing this, but I prefer holding them firmly by pushing an upturned U-shaped piece of wire (or similar) down into the soil over the runner.
Only when the runner is well-rooted should it be detached from its parent.
Hi, I wondered if anyone can help! I've started to grow my first strawberry plant and they been doing well so far, I've had it for a bout 2months but I noticed recently that ive started to get tiny little black blobs around the top of some of my strawberries and some ants. I did have a spider on one but it didnt seem to be any bother however, over the weekend that strawberry went rotten. Ive had a few small green ones fall off aswell, I'm not sure what I should do the birds dont seem too interested but I cant be sure. Any ideas? Thanks!
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they well do all yar round hope good crop off them thish year they easy to doo did last year
thanks for your help in advance.
thanks neil bowden.
By pegging down we securely simply mean holding the runner in the soil/compost until it has rooted. Runners can root without doing this, but I prefer holding them firmly by pushing an upturned U-shaped piece of wire (or similar) down into the soil over the runner.
Only when the runner is well-rooted should it be detached from its parent.
Any ideas? Thanks!