[fibilou]

Mine have sucessfully germinated and are growing pretty well. They're in the greenhouse at the moment and I have just potted them on.

Does anyone have experience of growing them that can advise me the best place to put them for a permanent home and how to care for them  ? I absolutely adore the fruit so they will be getting the tip toppest care possible and anything they want  

Also, are they the same as ordinary strawberries in that they take 2 years to fruition ?

[woodburner]

My flower borders are full of them

[fibilou]

do you get a good crop ? I've got loads of seedlings, out of the packet of however many seeds, i think they all came up.

[grymalkyn]

Somewhere you don't mind if they take over    They get very carried away and ramble all over the place. I get good crops from mine but I also go round each year pulling 50% out from places I don't want them.

As they're called "strawberries of the wood" in French they are happy enough in shady places that get some dappled sun. Will "naturalise" there well and give you a treat to eat as well.

[gobs]

Mine have sucessfully germinated and are growing pretty well. They're in the greenhouse at the moment and I have just potted them on.

Does anyone have experience of growing them that can advise me the best place to put them for a permanent home and how to care for them  ? I absolutely adore the fruit so they will be getting the tip toppest care possible and anything they want  

Also, are they the same as ordinary strawberries in that they take 2 years to fruition ?

Alpine strawberries don't have runners and they are very fast to mature a few months, all it is.

[gardgydja]

I have just spent two days pulling up (and re-homing) wild strawberries. Whoever had my plot before me loved them! They seem to do quite well all by themselves, in pretty poor soil. I moved a few to under the shady bit on my plot and I´ll let you know how they get on.

[fibilou]

Excellent. We've got a hedgerow on one side of our lottie complete with dog roses, may trees, bluebells and cobnuts, so I will plant them in that area, it's unused at the moment so this will be great

[GetOutCat]

out of the packet of however many seeds, i think they all came up.

How did you germinate them fibilou? I had mine in the fridge in damp vermiculite for a while, then out in a pot (and some indoors) but only one germination.

I'm sure I'm doing it wrong - what's the secret?  :roll:

[fibilou]

well, i tried them last year and they did nothing so i didn't have much hope for them this year.

All I did was get a seed tray filled with compost and manure mix, chuck the seeds on it and covered very lightly with a bit more compost. Left them in the greenhouse. They do take a very long time to germinate. I had totally given up when I saw the tiny seedlings complete with seeds on the leaf coming up. I sowed them in February - it's taken that long for them to get to this size

 

[gobs]

Very strange leaves, may I ask, what variety are they and where is the seed from?