Bit of a strawberry quandary

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Kleftiwallah

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Bit of a strawberry quandary
« on: July 27, 2018, 14:11 »

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it's time to cut back starwberries so they can make new growth before winter.  My strawberry runners haven't quite good enough roots to support the new plants,  can I still go ahead and trim off the old growth of the parent plants?

Cheers,  Tony.
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Re: Bit of a strawberry quandary
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2018, 14:20 »
I wouldn't, that's all I can say - just a gut feeling with this years conditions.

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Re: Bit of a strawberry quandary
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2018, 12:43 »
I'd get the first rootlet off the runner and peg it down in a pot filled with soil or compost, then cut the rest of the runner off. This helps to conserve the energy of the parent plant. I'd leave it about a month before trimming the parent plan leaves but take off any that are going brown.
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