strawberries

sclarke624 · « **on:** June 16, 2007, 16:41 »

I know I asked before but strawberry runners do you think they will take if severed from the mother plant before rooting. Some of mine seem to have shrivelled that I potted like this.

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richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2007, 17:13 »

Usually you don't severe until they have rooted, not sure what the success rate would be if you are severing 1st.

garddwr bach · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2007, 11:39 »

I've always thought that they had to root before cutting loose as well. I did 4 yesterday – sunk the small pots in the soil close to the mother plant and held the runners in place with a piece of bent wire. It would be good to know if it works when they are cut free before rooting!

loubylou29 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2007, 12:43 »

Nah it doesn't work... I guess it might if you really looked after it.. I tried to do this last year as I had some strabs in hanging baskets and wanted to use the runners without bringing the baskets down, left them on untill there were a few tsubs of roots on the base of the plant, then cut and repotted, they all died!
maybe i did something wrong.. maybe if you used hormone rooting powder?? or that gel rooting agent it might work?

Trillium · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2007, 14:05 »

Strawberries are a world of their own. And if they haven't developed reasonable sized roots before severing, then they simply sulk and die. I've never had small-rooted plants live in all the years I've tried, so I simply wait until they're full rooted and then cut and move. If they're growing in the garden, be sure to dig the dirt around them intact and that ensures your success rate. Commercial growers are on sandy soil which makes the difference and the roots are always very large.

WG. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2007, 14:57 »

Strikes me that they'd be very suitable for air layering. A little polythene bag with some moist compost taped around a knuckle. Yes? No?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2007, 15:13 »

Not a bad idea whisky, but you might get rot around the new crowns, what about a jiffy7 and strapped onto that wrapped in a plaggy bag ?

sclarke624 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2007, 17:05 »

Wished I hadn't severed all mine now and tried to root. but I might as well see what they do. The air and jiffy bags sound good ideas.

sclarke624 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2007, 17:08 »

Richy what exactly do you mean there. What is a jiffy7 or is that a typo, I know what a jiffy bag is? And this bit

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and strapped onto that wrapped in a plaggy bag

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what do you mean and what is a plaggy bag

DD. · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2007, 17:20 »

Quote from: "sclarke624"

Richy what exactly do you mean there. What is a jiffy7 or is that a typo, I know what a jiffy bag is? And this bit

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and strapped onto that wrapped in a plaggy bag

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what do you mean and what is a plaggy bag

Jiffy 7

Plaggy bag = Plastic bag - must be Leicestershire speak!

deneview · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2007, 17:37 »

plaggy bag= plastic bag,
jiffy 7- compressed compost in a net bag- rehydrate and serve.

also a derbyshire saying

richyrich7 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2007, 20:05 »

Quote from: "Digger Dave"

Quote from: "sclarke624"
Richy what exactly do you mean there. What is a jiffy7 or is that a typo, I know what a jiffy bag is? And this bit

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and strapped onto that wrapped in a plaggy bag

ta
what do you mean and what is a plaggy bag

Jiffy 7

Plaggy bag = Plastic bag - must be Leicestershire speak!

I'm a chisit

Noticed you knew Dave

I thought everyone called 'em plaggy bags

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