[mike86]

Picked up a couple of cheap raspberry canes and strawberry plants  today, have i still got time to get them planted out ( maybe a couple of weeks judging by the current weather) ??

Also does anyone have any tips on planting them?

[scattygirl]

I hope there is still time as mine are in the porch at the moment waiting to be planted 

[mumofstig]

get them in as soon as your soil is neither frozen solid or waterlogged 

[gavinjconway]

My first year was last season on the plot and I planted my strawbs out on 25 March and had a bumper crop - even with removing half the flowers.  You still have time as the growing season is late this year already!! Get them in when your ground allows you to.

I just sent you a PM about going to my blog to see how I did mine using weed fabric..

[GrannieAnnie]

My strawberries didn't arrive until early May last year, but I had over 11lbs of strawbs from them, the first ones on 25th June!

I've also got some more waiting in the shed for planting.

[gavinjconway]

I think the strawberry is the most forgiving plant there is... Starve it, Freeze it, forget about it and it will grow.. no matter what..


Now a quick question... I tidied up my plants at the end of summer and now they have more dead brown leaves from the winter.. Should I tidy them up again?

[fatcat1955]

Yes give them a good trim.

[gavinjconway]

Yes give them a good trim.

Thank you.. Gotta wait till I can get into the bed!!