Just wanted to start off saying hey. I'm a gardener from USA. I was hoping yall could help point me in the right direction.

So I've been looking to add a strawberry patch to my garden and in doing some research the Royal sovereign variety seems to be what I want as it's an old cultivar with as if read amazing flavor.
The trouble is that it is impossible to find anyone growing them in US or Canada
And from what I've seen not very many places in the UK sell them. The ones who do sadly don't ship outside UK.

I was wondering why does it seem that such an amazing strawberry has such limited regional and global distribution. Is it particularly hard to grow or is its quality over stated? Or just a nich plant that only some people are interested in?

Sorry for the long winded first post. Hope yall are having a great weekend.

I don’t see why it would. FB probably have a receptor for a particular chemical that brassica produce and home in on this. This process won’t be affected by putting a strong smell on top. Worth a try though, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Mine went out today on the plot and the greenhouse ones were potted into their builders buckets.  I’ve had tumblers out in containers for a week or so now and they are growing away like crazy, the weather is predicted to stay as it is - warm, showers, some sun and everything would have needed potted on next week. 

I reckoned it was time to go for it 

They got into my greenhouse in late winter and ripped open and devoured a bag of bird seed lol, they are smart and I would assume they wont eat anything that harms them, unlike me lol

Jacket potato, cheese, coleslaw and corned beef (special request from himself).