ChatterBank23 mins ago
strawberry runners
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About 2-3 weeks ago I noticed my plants had already started producing runners(well before fruiting). I snipped off these presuming that the crop would not be as great if I didn't. The plants are indeed fruiting now.My question is --will there be plenty of runners after cropping has finished,(to use for next year) and was I correct in destoying the "early" runners?
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Loop the runners into a plant pot of good compost or soil so that they can start rooting after a few weeks cut the runner from the main plant and there you should have a new one in the pot. It does no harm to the plant by cutting off runners. It just means it has more energy going into it's own strawberrys .
20:42 Wed 22nd Jun 2011
Loop the runners into a plant pot of good compost or soil so that they can start rooting after a few weeks cut the runner from the main plant and there you should have a new one in the pot. It does no harm to the plant by cutting off runners. It just means it has more energy going into it's own strawberrys .