[Grubbypaws]

On a rainy Bank Holiday Sunday I have been looking in to how best to feed my new Strawberries. There are lots of articles on line which I have tried to bring together and this is what I have come up with. I would love to hear opinions from those who are happily growing their strawberries.

1. Knowing when to fertilize strawberries is key to getting a good harvest. For best results, fertilize strawberries in early spring, and then again in autumn with a balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer (see comment below)

2. Container grown plants will need a high potassium liquid feed, such as tomato feed, from first flowers during their growing season.

OK so then I started looking into balanced 10-10-10 fertilizers which is when my headache began! Growmore 777 has a NPK ratio of 7-.1-5.8 so is high in nityrogen and not balanced  Similarly Miracle grow all purpose has a ratio of 24-8-16  The closest that I have found to a balanced fertilizer is Vitax Q4 with a ratio of 5.3-7-10.

Why does everyone say to use a 10-10-10 fertilizer when it doesnt exist?

[New shoot]

I grow some every year in containers and this year have moved more that way as they seem to do so much better than the same variety planted in raised beds at home.

There is no complicated feeding regime for me I am afraid, but I can tell you what I do.  I tend to repot runners every year and freshen up the compost.  That usually means mixing some of the old compost (which is a John Innes and multi-purpose mix I blend myself) with some new stuff and some chicken manure pellets.  They get going on that in the late summer or autumn, get a top up scattering of chicken manure pellets in spring, then onto tomato feed as soon as I see flowers.

Works for me 

[Goosegirl]

I recently transplanted some strawbs and sprinkled BFB around them and all is looking ok so far. I plan to use a liquid tomato feed with seaweed extract when the flower buds appear, along with some dilute molasses as per my OH's wishes which he read in a book by James Wong. We're growing Finesse, Elegance and Mara du Bois.

[Offwego]

A few handfuls of 6x soon brings them on !

[Goosegirl]

A few handfuls of 6x soon brings them on !

Ta. Just got some of that so will give it a go this year.

[Wilyingeld]

I grow some every year in containers and this year have moved more that way as they seem to do so much better than the same variety planted in raised beds at home.

There is no complicated feeding regime for me I am afraid, but I can tell you what I do.  I tend to repot runners every year and freshen up the compost.  That usually means mixing some of the old compost (which is a John Innes and multi-purpose mix I blend myself) with some new stuff and some chicken manure pellets.  They get going on that in the late summer or autumn, get a top up scattering of chicken manure pellets in spring, then onto tomato feed as soon as I see flowers.
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Works for me 

It's crazy how tricky it can be to find that perfect balance. I've also been eyeing Vitax Q4 for my container strawberries.
Anyone else have experience with it?

[Goosegirl]

My strawbs are in concrete blocks which edge my raised beds. They have a centre which is hollow and do very well. I use Vitax Q4 with them with maybe a watering of seaweed feed in mid-season.