I Want Bigger Strawberries!

[DarceyK123]

Ive been trying my hand at growing strawberries this year but am finding they are only getting to the size of a fingernail before going red and stopping growing.

How can i get them to grow to normal size or do they just get bigger next year?

[Ellipsis]

Fertiliser, water, sunlight, pest prevention ...

[brian j john]

Don't we all

[DarceyK123]

Ive been feeding and watering and obviously sunlight is not a problem at the moment.

[Buenchico]

This seems to cover just about every possible reason:
https://strawberryplants.org/what-causes-small-strawberries

[johnk]

Mine were small this year but not that small, have you planted the right variety?

[Redhelen72]

If you have just planted them is it not too late in the season?
All my plant have fruited finished and sent runners out.
The first year I planted they were small but this year I got some decent sized fruit

[Chipchopper]

I've grown the alpine variety, small but sweet and tasty.
I think many would struggle in this heat.

[1ozzy]

I want the juiciest, sweetest strawberries.
Quality, not quantity..

[DarceyK123]

I dont know what variety they are as they were given to me as a gift pack back in May for my birthday, they have been grown from seed but planted months ago.

I dont mind them being small but fingernail size is not even a bitesworth!!

[Redhelen72]

I think it’s because their juvenile plants Darcy.
That’s why you are having fruit late on in the season.
Strawberries are very hardy, so leave be just now , plant the runners if you fancy more plants, but I would be tempted to snip them off.
Tidy them up in the autumn and next year you will get bigger better plants and berries