Strawberry plants first timer

kazziecon2 · September 2016

Hi all!

I'm new to growing strawberries as I have always been allergic to them but suddenly the allergy has disappeared after 40+ years!! Anyway, I've been growing some in a strawberry planter pot and, although not many fruits, the plants are looking healthy.

I wondered what to do with them overwinter? Do I leave the plants outside (I'm on the South Coast) or take the pot into the greenhouse?

Thanks

Last edited: 12 September 2016 17:14:36

Fairygirl · September 2016

Hi kazzie - great that you're able to enjoy them again

They're hardy, so no need to take them undercover. I find these traditional strawberry pots awkward ( if that's what you have) as they seem to dry out a lot and they don't have much soil around the plants. I don't know if you've found the same issue. Mine are all in pots or troughs and I just keep them tucked in against a wall out the way overwinter, to avoid the worst of the rain here. I remove any dead or tatty leaves, and just leave them till spring when I tidy them up and refresh the compost for another year, and I give them a feed when they start into proper growth.

You can also take runners from them to add to and replace older stock.

Fairygirl · September 2016

I'm considering doing exactly that next year philippa - lots of slugs but lots of fence, so it should be good combination...

kazziecon2 · September 2016

Thanks both for your advice

I agree with you, Fairygirl - those strawberry pots are nice to look at but I have noticed that the lower plants have died. I think I will repot them and I have a nice corner of the garden which gets winter sun and is quite sheltered.

K

Last edited: 13 September 2016 15:42:47

Fairygirl · September 2016

I had one of them in a previous garden, but I didn't find it useful at all. I put it down to being too small, but as I learned more over the years, I realised it was really the design. We get plenty of rain, but even in very wet spells, the whole thing was dry and I could never seem to keep it well enough hydrated.It would have been fine for sempervivums or succulents

I chucked it out and have used pots and troughs ever since.

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